Family News for: Nick Davies

Welcome to the 3PB family law newsletter Our fifth family law group newsletter brings you a wealth of 3PB family news including Liz McGrath QC's experience of the last 18 months, heavily marked by Covid 19. We bring you a round up of our March, April and June family law brunch talks with links to our presentations, notes and videos. Our hosts over the time period were Emma Griffiths and Aimee Fox; Liz Hudson and Theresa...

Ségolène Lapeyre and Hugh-Guy Lorriman on the recognition of French PACS under the amended Civil Partnership Act 2004

2nd July 2021

3PB Family barrister Ségolène Lapeyre and Civil law barrister Hugh-Guy Lorriman have co-authored an article for Rayden Solicitors’ Anglo-French blog on the recognition of French PACS under the amended Civil Partnership Act 2004. The article highlights the significance of including opposite-sex couples in the definition of “civil partnership”, brought about by the Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, on the recognition of one type of “overseas relationship": the French pacte civil de solidarité (PACS). Ségolène...

June family law brunch recording - out now!

25th June 2021

Specialist family law barristers Emma Griffiths and Aimee Fox hosted our family law brunch via Zoom on Tuesday 15 June. Emma Griffiths presented 'Re HN: Scott's demise?' and Aimee Fox examined 'Covert recordings in family proceedings’. Download our barristers' presentation slides and useful links here. Contact Practice Directors Robert Leonard and Ian Charlton for more information.

Matiss Krumins shortlisted for “Barrister of the Year”

11th June 2021

3PB is delighted to announce that family law barrister Matiss Krumins (pictured here) has been shortlisted for “Barrister of the Year” in the Worcestershire Law Society Awards after a record number of nominations this year. Matiss Krumins was called to the Bar in 2008 and qualified as a solicitor in 2011, specialising in public law children proceedings and judicial review. He joined 3PB in 2017 to pursue a career at the bar and is ranked...

Poonam Bhari appointed to the Family Procedure Rule Committee

9th June 2021

3PB is proud to announce that family barrister Poonam Bhari has been appointed by The Lord Chancellor to the Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC). She has been appointed alongside solicitors Tony McGovern and Graeme Fraser, children's social worker Bill Turner and fellow barrister Rhys Taylor. The Lord Chancellor also reappointed Melanie Carew, as the Cafcass nominated member, for a second two year term. Poonam Bhari is a family law barrister called in 1999, specialising in...

Sarah Langford featured on cover of Counsel magazine, “Called to the Baa!”

4th June 2021

3PB’s barrister-author Sarah Langford features on the cover of this month’s Counsel magazine, after an interview with Chris Henley QC, former Chair of the Criminal Bar Association, about the parallels between farming and farmers, and the law and barristers, and the dilemmas of combining young children with continued practice at the Bar. As the feature explains, Sarah Langford’s brilliant first book “In Your Defence: Stories of Life and Law” was published in 2018 and her...

Louise Worton delivers an insight into TOLATA matters for YRes Oxfordshire

4th June 2021

3PB’s specialist property and family law barrister Louise Worton (pictured here) recently delivered a webinar on TOLATA issues to young family lawyers group YRes in Oxfordshire. Louise gave members of YRes in Oxfordshire an insight into TOLATA (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996) applications. The presentation included a detailed overview of the types of trusts, provisions of the act, procedure and costs involved. Click here to view Louise's presentation. Louise advised the...

Andy Street visits 3PB Birmingham to film new BFriends charity campaign

28th May 2021

Last week saw Andy Street, the recently re-elected West Midlands Mayor, interviewed at 3PB Barristers’ Birmingham office – and saw their Colmore Building offices transformed into a film set for the afternoon to make a video in aid of BFriends and Birmingham Children’s Trust’ ‘‘Future You campaign’’. Abba Loughran at Birmingham Children’s Trust set up the ‘‘Future You campaign’’ to help support children and young adults leaving care  - by sharing their achievements to inspire...

Amy Beddis is guest speaker about costs in financial remedy proceedings

11th May 2021

3PB’s specialist family finance barrister, Amy Beddis (pictured here) has recorded a webinar on costs in financial remedy proceedings for MBL (Management, Business, Law). In this recorded webinar, Amy outlines the new cost provisions in the Family Procedural Rules and discusses the issue of costs within financial remedy proceedings. MBL is a leading force in learning and development for professional services and MBL subscribers can watch the recorded webinar on costs in financial remedy proceedings here. To instruct...

3PB Family takes on two new junior tenants

1st April 2021

Midlands family barrister Ria Herbert (call:2017) and recent 3PB family law pupil Sam Pentony (call:2019) have both joined 3PB’s 70-strong family law team. Ria Herbert  is a junior barrister from Northampton Chambers who is teaming up again at 3PB with their chambers’ senior clerk Adam Gayton. A former in-house advocate with a mid-sized law firm in Milton Keynes, she is used to attending a large variety and number of public law and private law hearings....

  Welcome to the 3PB family newsletter In our fourth family group newsletter, we bring you a round up of our brunch talks and topical articles, news, and details of our forthcoming events. We hope you enjoy reading this and please do contact us if we can help with further information or enquiries. Details of upcoming events here Lucy Hendry QC enjoys her first days as newly-appointed Silk  Family barrister Lucy Hendry QC started her first day as Queen's Counsel...

3PB’s Simon Lillington successful in mansion dispute between businesswoman and her millionaire former partner

16th March 2021

3PB family barrister Simon Lillington (pictured here) has helped his client businesswoman Sharon Blades win half of the £2.5m mansion that her former partner paid for, but registered in both their names. The dispute – which attracted widespread media coverage including this feature in the Daily Mail - between Dr Chris Rowland and Sharon Blades centred on who owned the 'large and elegant country house' which he bought for £1.6m in March 2009 - namely...