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Five members of 3PB’s crime and regulatory crime team represented the three defendants in a fraudulent trading trial at Reading Crown Court, arising from Operation TEG, each of whom has been found not guilty. Nick Robinson and Anna Leathem represented LS. Jonathan Underhill, with Lucie Taylor of Pump Court Chambers, represented LA. Thomas Evans and Rebecca McKnight represented EF. The charges, under section 993 of the Companies Act 2006, concerned four companies which sold call-blocking...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family law barrister Gemma Chapman has successfully represented the Respondent in 'Ellana (a child) (Fact-Finding: Head Injury), Re Neutral Citation Number [2026] EWFC 272 (B)'. Gemma represented the mother of a 15 month old baby who was in her sole care when she sustained both a subdural haemorrhage and spinal subdural haemorrhage. While the medical evidence was strongly in support of this being an abusive shaking injury, it was the...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has broken its previous record of individual rankings in the latest, 2027 edition of Chambers and Partners. The national chambers' rankings rose by 20% to a total of 123 separate ratings (104 last year), including 24 new rankings, for 94 of its barristers. The 2027 guide saw accolades for 3PB in 23 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern, Western and...
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3PB Barristers’ Family Law team has achieved 42 individual rankings (+9 compared with 2026), in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners published today. 35 of our family law barristers are ranked across 5 Circuits: in London, the Midlands, North Eastern, South Eastern and Western. Our team retains its Band 1 rankings for both Family Children and Family Finance in the Midlands, and its Band 2 ranking in Western. Clients comment that "The engagement of...
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Events & Seminars
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In-Person
3PB Family Public Law Conference
Date: Thursday 12th Nov 2026 Time: 8:45 am - 4:00 pm Venue: The Harbour Hotel, Southampton, SO14 3QT 3PB's Family Law Group presents our Annual Public Law Conference on Thursday 12 November 2026, 8:45am - 4pm at The Harbour Hotel, Southampton. We are delighted to announce our amazing line-up of speakers for our 3rd Annual Public Law Conference in Southampton on Thursday 12 November and to confirm our programme. From 3PB’s specialist family law team, conference will hear from: head of group Vanessa Meachin KC, June Venters KC, Lucy Hendry KC, Gemma Farrington KC, co-heads of 3PB’s children group Gemma Chapman and Matiss Krumins, Mark Calway, Emma…
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In-Person
Boardroom Battles: Company, Insolvency and Internal Corporate Disputes - Birmingham Workshop - 17 November
Date: Tuesday 17th Nov 2026 Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Venue: 3PB Birmingham, 20 Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT Join barristers from 3PB’s Commercial and Insolvency teams for a half-day practical, interactive workshop in Birmingham, examining the legal and practical challenges arising from shareholder disputes, corporate breakdowns and insolvency. Chaired by Cheryl Jones, our speakers and workshop facilitators will include Charles Irvine, Max Islam, Zhen Ye and Aaron Luxton. The workshop will start with focused presentations on key legal principles and authorities, followed by a practical case study and problem questions, which our attendees…
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Hybrid
Pupillage Open Evening 2026
Dates: 17th Nov (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) 19th Nov (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) Venue: London | Birmingham | Bristol | Teams SAVE THE DATE! Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers! Bristol and Teams - Tuesday 17 November 2026 London and Birmingham - Thursday 19 November 2026 3PB offers the chance for pupils to experience many different areas of law across our seven national locations. During the evening, you will have the chance to find out about pupillage at 3PB and hear what…
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In-Person
Construction ADR, benefits and pitfalls: Q&A session
Dates: 4th Nov (5:00 pm - 7:30 pm) 19th Nov (5:00 pm - 7:30 pm) Venue: 3PB Birmingham | 3PB Bristol 3PB's Construction and Engineering team invites you to join us for a Q&A session discussing the pros and cons of construction law ADR. The evening will offer the opportunity to hear from 3PB’s expert construction law barristers on the subject, as well as ask questions on this important topic. The Q&A in Birmingham will be presented by James Davison, Zhen Ye, and Rob Dawson. This session will be chaired by Gavin Hamilton. The Q&A in Bristol will…
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