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.

Latest News

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    November Family Law Newsletter - Out Now !

    Welcome to the latest and final newsletter for 2025. It comes hot off the press of some fantastic results for Chambers in the legal directories with record results for the family team. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who gave up their valuable time to provide the feedback, it is very much appreciated.
    I hope you have enjoyed our newsletter this year. We thank you for following us in 2025 and we will be back with more updates, articles and innovative ideas in the new year! Please do get in touch if you would like to get involved.

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    3PB continues partnership with Bridging the Bar for 2025

    3PB celebrates its continued partnership with Bridging the Bar for another year. 3PB has been a partner of Bridging the Bar since July 2022. Bridging the Bar aims to support aspiring barristers from a range of statistically underrepresented groups at the Bar. Founded in 2020, Bridging the Bar believes that the “bridge” between the Bar we see today and the Bar that is best reflective of our society can be achieved through three core objectives:...

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    3PB’s International Services Team to attend Dubai Arbitration Week

    A group of 3PB’s commercial and construction arbitrators, along with specialist clerking and management support, will be attending this year’s Dubai Arbitration Week, taking place next week, 10-14 November 2025. In attendance this year will be 3PB’s Head of International Services Peter Collie, Deputy Head of Chambers David Parratt KC (Scot) and the Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC, alongside Chambers’ Chief Executive Simon Astill and Senior Practice Manager Joe Townsend. If you would like to...

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    Alice Horn appointed Rapporteur to the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC)

    3PB's commercial litigation and arbitration barrister Alice Horn has been selected to serve as Rapporteur at the 6th Full Meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), taking place tomorrow and Sunday in New Delhi, India, and hosted by the Delhi High Court. The event is attended by senior jurists from around the globe. Fifty-nine jurisdictions, across 6 continents, will be represented, including specialist commercial courts, as well as some of the established...

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Events & Seminars

  • In-Person WiFL 12 Nov 25

    Women in Family Law - 12 November 2025, Birmingham

    Date: Wednesday 12th Nov 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Venue: 3PB Barristers  Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6AT

    Women in Family Law invites you to an evening of networking sponsored by VWV Birmingham and hosted by 3PB Barristers on Wednesday 12 November, 5.30-7.30pm. Our guest speaker is Nikki Alderson, Specialist International Coach, TEDx Speaker and Author, and former Barrister, as she explores practical strategies for resilience, mental health, and wellbeing for family lawyers. Drawing on her own experience at the Bar and her work coaching lawyers, Nikki will share honest, actionable insights on setting boundaries,…

  • Online Education Law for Local Authorities 2025

    Education Law for Local Authorities - A webinar series

    Dates:
    17th Sep (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
    7th Oct (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
    19th Nov (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
    Venue: On Zoom.

    You are invited to attend 3PB's webinar series on Education Law for Local Authorities, 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 at once 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: EOTIS - Reflections and…

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    3PB Pupillage Open Evening 2025

    Date: Thursday 20th Nov 2025
    Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Venue: London (Inner Temple), 3PB Birmingham, 3PB Bristol, Zoom

    Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers! 20 November 2025 | 5:30pm-7:30pm. 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 life is like as a barrister at our set, including opportunities to live and…

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    Hague Convention: debate on a short case study

    Date: Thursday 20th Nov 2025
    Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Venue: On Zoom

    The 3PB Family team are pleased to invite you to a Hague Convention panel debate on a short film case study. Following the viewing of the short film case study entitled Not Coming Back, Stephen Wildblood KC will chair a panel of international abduction law experts consisting of Kim Lehal (RWK Goodman), Philippa Morgan (Lyons Davidson), Valentina Shaknes (Krauss, Shaknes, Tallentire and Messeri), Dorian Day (3PB), Laura Scott (3PB) and Gemma Chapman (3PB). The panel will be asked to consider a number of questions in relation to Not…

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