3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is one of the UK's oldest chambers and is the third largest set of barristers in the UK.

3PB provides a comprehensive legal advocacy and advisory service to individuals and businesses alike both in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Our 270 plus barristers offer legal representation and advice across the UK from seven locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Manchester, Oxford and Winchester.

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    3PB brings in experienced international arbitration and commercial litigation barrister Lucy Keane

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) announced today that senior international arbitrator and commercial litigator Lucy Keane FCIArb, who is qualified in five jurisdictions, has joined their London office in the Inner Temple as an associate. Lucy brings substantial experience in international commercial arbitration and litigation as well as extensive advocacy experience before the English (and other) courts, adding further senior advocacy firepower to the national chambers' global disputes practice. Lucy joins from 33BR, where she...

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    Rob Dawson successfully challenges the Court’s jurisdiction to hear an application under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) commercial and construction barrister Rob Dawson appeared for the Defendants in a recent case in the High Court (Technology and Construction Court). The Defendants successfully obtained an arbitration award in their favour and were represented in that arbitration by 3PB’s Dr Zhen Ye. The Claimant sought to challenge the arbitration award under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. The central issue before the Court was whether the Claimant was entitled...

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    Mark Wilden acts for successful claimant ValueLicensing in trial against Microsoft before CAT

    3PB’s specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden acted for the successful claimant, JJH Enterprises (trading as ValueLicensing), in a claim before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in a case involving the legality of selling pre-owned Microsoft Office and Windows software. In a judgement handed down yesterday as [2025] CAT 75 the tribunal found for the claimant on all substantive issues. The hearing resolved the key question of whether Microsoft's Windows and Office fall outside the...

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    November Employment Law Newsletter - Out Now

    Welcome to our November employment law newsletter edited by Stephen Wyeth. We announce great results in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners.
    Analysis is provided by Stephen Wyeth, Robin Pickard, Alex Leonhardt and Grace Nicholls on the following cases:
    - Davidson v National Express Ltd [2025] EAT 151
    - Huntley v Siemens Healthcare Limited [2025] EAT 152
    - Sogbodjor v WKCIC t/a Capital City College Group 2219358/2024
    - Abel Estate Agent Ltd & Ors v Elizabeth Reynolds [2025] EWCA Civ 1357
    We hope you enjoy our newsletter.

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Events & Seminars

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    Education Law Conference 2026

    Date: Thursday 5th Feb 2026
    Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
    Venue: IET London: Savoy Place

    3PB's Education Law Team is delighted to announce that its third annual conference will be held on Thursday 5 February 2026! This full-day event will include presentations on a variety of topics of interest to education practitioners. We will hear from a number of 3PB's specialist education law barristers, including: 3PB's Head of Education Charlotte Hadfield, John Friel, Lachlan Wilson, Katherine Anderson, Emma Calvert (née Waldron), Ben Amunwa, Alice de Coverley, Jim Hirschmann, Alex Leonhardt, Liz Adams and Olivia McGonigle. A…

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    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 Group is pleased to announce that it's fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference will be taking place on 23 April 2026 at Millennium Point, Birmingham. Event details to come.

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