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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    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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    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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Events & Seminars

  • 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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    3PB Family's 2025 Care Conference

    Date: Friday 21st Nov 2025
    Time: 8:45 am - 4:30 pm
    Venue: The Harbour Hotel, 5 Maritime Walk, Southampton SO14 3QT

    The 3PB Family team are pleased to share the agenda for our full-day Care Conference chaired by Lucy Hendry KC. We are delighted to announce and are extremely grateful that our keynote speaker on Friday 21 November will be Lord Justice Jackson. Other presentations will be made during the day by members of the 3PB family team. We are also pleased to be joined by independent social worker Amy Bartram as well as Dr Freda Gardner…

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