Latest News
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X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) UKSC/2025/0039 is being heard in the Supreme Court today. The case, which revolves around whether a court has jurisdiction to set aside a valid adoption order other than by way of appeal, features 3PB family barristers Dorian Day and Samantha Smith for the applicants, led by Nick Goodwin KC and instructed by Emily Boardman at Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP; and Kara Cann for one of the...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has signed the NHS Mindful Employer Charter as part of our ongoing commitment to wellbeing and mental health across chambers. Being a signatory to the Charter demonstrates our ongoing commitment to health and wellbeing across chambers. It reflects the importance we place on enhancing a supportive and inclusive culture, while committing to practical measures such as raising awareness of mental health, providing appropriate training, and ensuring that wellbeing considerations are...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that leading employment and public law barrister Emma McIlveen has joined chambers as an associate member. Qualified in four jurisdictions, Emma is frequently instructed in cases in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Emma is a popular choice for high-stakes and landmark litigation, often involving vulnerable individuals, public bodies and cases with significant reputational/regulatory risk. She provides practical advice on resolving complex...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome Sara Lewis KC as a new member of chambers and its 90-strong Family Law Group, which now boasts seven KC's. Sara was called to the Bar in 1996, took silk in 2021 and joins 3PB today from her former chambers, where she was its last of Head of Chambers until the beginning of 2026. Ranked as a Leading Silk by Legal 500 since she became a...
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Events & Seminars
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Online
3PB Family Law Brunch - Thursday 26 February - 11am on Zoom
Date: Thursday 26th Feb 2026 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom The 3PB Family Law Team would like to invite you to attend our next Family Law Brunch on Thursday 26 February at 11am for one hour. This webinar will be hosted by 3PB family law barristers Davinia Riley and Esther Lieu. Esther Lieu will consider 'New Year, New Rules: Understanding the New PD27A Ahead of its Implementation.' Davinia Riley will present 'Privileged, Stolen or "Accidentally Found”: When Curiosity Kills the Case'. What solicitors must do when clients obtain…
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In-Person
Acquiring the woods and the trees: a practical workshop on adverse possession and proprietary estoppel
Date: Thursday 5th Mar 2026 Time: 12:00 pm - 4:15 pm Venue: 3PB Birmingham, Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT 3PB are pleased to offer a practical seminar and workshop. Our speakers and panel will be drawn from specialist members of our Property and Estates Group which includes The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC, Andrew Nicklin, Charles Irvine, Matthew Cannings and Jamie Johnston. Using a fictional problem, the team will offer expert talks followed by group workshops on best preparation of an adverse possession application and objection and the formulation of and tactics in pursuing and defending a proprietary estoppel claim. Join us for lunch served promptly…
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Online
Higher Education and Civil Claims: a webinar series
Dates: 24th Feb (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) 12th Mar (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) 22nd Apr (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) Venue: On Zoom. You are invited to attend 3PB's webinar series on Higher Education and Civil Claims, presented by members of 3PB's specialist Education Law Team. Each webinar will last for one hour. Time will be set aside for Q&As. You can register for all 3 sessions or choose to attend only 1 or 2. For more information please contact Practice Manager Gemma Faulkner. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom. ------------- Webinar 1: 'Safeguarding Issues and Fairness in Investigations…
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In-Person
3PB's Family Law Group Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference
Date: Thursday 23rd Apr 2026 Time: 9:45 am - 5:00 pm Venue: Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG 3PB's Family Law Team invites you to its fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference, taking place on 23 April 2026 in Birmingham. The Avengers may have once graced this big screen, but now 3PB’s expert family barristers and industry experts will Assemble in Millennium Point’s Auditorium – formally the West Midlands’ first IMAX theatre - to cover a range of blockbuster topics covering subjects across both private law children and financial remedies.…
Areas of Expertise
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Clinical Negligence
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Commercial
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Construction and Engineering
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Crime and Regulatory Crime
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Education Law
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Employment and Discrimination
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Family Law
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Intellectual property
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Personal Injury
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Property and Estates
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Public and Administrative Law
