• Simon Astill

    3PB achieves a record 145 rankings in this year’s Legal 500

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report this year again an outstanding number of rankings - totalling 145 - in the Legal 500 2024’s edition published today, a 12% increase on last year’s 130. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 areas of law. 3PB is also ranked in...

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  • Michelle Marnham and Jeremy Warner review important clinical negligence case of Malik v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    3PB's Head of Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Groups, Michelle Marnham (pictured here), together with future 3PB pupil barrister Jeremy Warner (who joins in April 2024) have reviewed the case of Sidra Bilal, Hassaan Aziz Malik (Administrators on behalf of the estate of Mukhtar Malik, deceased) v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, [2023] EWCA Civ 605. This Court of Appeal decision offers an interesting insight into the post-Montgomery landscape. It provides further clarification on...

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  • Clinical negligence and personal injury newsletter

    Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Newsletter

    David Kemeny edits our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence newsletter, with analysis from Michelle Marnham, David Kemeny, Paul Newman and Dr Tagbo Ilozue of the following cases: Jenkinson v Hertfordshire CC [2023] EWHC 872 (KB); ABC and others v Derbyshire CC and CC Derbyshire Constabulary [2023] EWHC 1337 (KB); Bilal and Malik v St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2023] EWCA Civ 605; and Blair v Jaber [2023] EW Misc 3 (CC).

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  • Michelle Marnham

    Novus Actus Interveniens: a critical analysis of Jenkinson v Hertfordshire CC [2023] EWHC 872 (KB)

    3PB head of Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Group Michelle Marnham (pictured here) analyses the case of Jenkinson v Hertfordshire CC [2023] EWHC 872 (KB), a case which presents us with an intriguing change in clinical negligence law, with Baker J challenging the long-standing notion of the ‘specific rule’ in medical negligence cases. With the ruling sparking debate regarding the existence and applicability of the novus actus interveniens doctrine in this area, Michelle Marnham examines...

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    Two new pupil barristers Lucy Bill and Rosa Thomas join 3PB

    3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) are delighted to announce that two pupil barristers have joined the national chambers today to undertake 12-month specialist pupillages. Lucy Bill is doing a specialist pupillage in personal injury and clinical negligence, whilst Rosa Thomas is combining education and employment in her pupillage. Both are pictured here, left and right respectively. Lucy is a First Class LLB graduate from Queen's University Belfast with an American Business Administration Certificate from Mary...

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  • March 2023 Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence law newsletter out now

    All the latest news and case analyses from our specialist PI and clinical negligence barristers ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌...

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  • Personal injury and clinical negligence newsletter - OUT now!

    Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence News Welcome to our December newsletter  Welcome to our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence newsletter, packed full with team news and achievements, and analysis of some recent, interesting cases. Earlier this year, we congratulated Darren Walsh for his appointment as a Circuit Judge and celebrated with Luke Ashby his appointment as District Judge. The team has welcomed Sharan Sanghera as deputy head of the group. Our group will be expanding further next...

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    Sharan Sanghera appointed Deputy Head of 3PB's Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Teams

    3PB Barristers are delighted to announce the appointment of Sharan Sanghera as Deputy Head of its Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Teams Chambers expresses its many thanks to Luke Ashby who passes on the baton to Sharan following his move to become a District Judge. Both 3PB’s PI and clinical negligence teams attract praises from their clients through the legal directories who acknowledge them as ‘a very helpful, supportive set, with a breadth and depth...

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  • Luke Ashby appointed District Judge to sit in Bournemouth

    We are delighted to announce that the King has appointed 3PB personal injury and clinical negligence barrister Luke Ashby (pictured here) to be a District Judge with effect from Monday 31 October 2022. District Judge Ashby will sit on the Western Circuit and be based at Bournemouth County Court. Luke Ashby was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 2007 and appointed as a Fee-paid First-tier Tribunal Judge, assigned to the Social Entitlement Chamber in...

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  • Simon Astill

    3PB excels with 73 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2023

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...

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  • Legal 500 2023

    3PB Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team doubles its Legal 500 rankings in 2 years

    3PB Barristers congratulates its Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team on doubling its Legal 500 rankings since 2021 to a total of 16 rankings this year (up 3 since 2022) across 4 Circuits (London, the Midlands, South Eastern and Western). The team has achieved a Top Tier ranking for Personal Injury in the South Eastern Circuit and a Tier 2 ranking in the Western Circuit. Recognised as a “’go-to chambers’ that acts for claimants and defendants...

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  • Simon Astill

    3PB triumphs in latest Legal 500 ratings of the UK's best barristers  

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023’s edition published last night, up 12% on last year’s 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first rankings...

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