• 3PB provide specialist legal and practical tips training for law firm Irwin Mitchell

    Ten specialist members of 200-strong 3PB Barristers will today be training more than 50 lawyers from leading law firm Irwin Mitchell’s highly-regarded Medical Negligence, Family Law, Court of Protection/Public Law and Travel (Serious Injury) teams at 3PB's Colmore Building offices in Birmingham.    

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  • Post Adoption Contact considered in Court of Appeal

    RE B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29 The issue of post-adoption contact was recently considered by the Court of Appeal in the case of Re B (A Child) (Post-Adoption Contact) [2019] EWCA Civ 29. The appellants were the natural parents represented by Vanessa Meachin QC and Sarah Jennings instructed by Phil Storey and Karen Bailey of Bailey Wright & Co Solicitors. In this matter the birth parents sought on-going direct contact with...

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  • 3PB’s Liz McGrath QC shortlisted for Lawyer Monthly’s Women In Law Awards

    The voting has now closed for the 2019 Women in Law Awards. Leading family barrister Liz McGrath QC is one of a select few to be nominated by voters for the Lawyer Monthly’s annual awards dedicated to women in the legal sector. With the legal profession traditionally being male-dominated, Lawyer Monthly aims to recognise the struggles female lawyers overcome, in order to be the best for their clients. Likewise, 3PB are proud to be one...

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  • 3PB’s Sarah Jennings appointed as First Tier SEC Tribunal Judge

    3PB’s family barrister Sarah Jennings has been appointed by the Senior President of Tribunals as a part-time Judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber). She will be hearing matters encompassing social security and child support, criminal injuries compensation, and asylum support. Sarah – who was called to the Bar in 2009 – is highly regarded for her work as a family barrister. She will no doubt be able to use her extensive experience of...

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  • 3PB recruits family barrister Henstock-Turner for its 68-strong family team

    Family barrister Sarah Henstock-Turner has joined national chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) from College Chambers in Southampton. Sarah, who has 14 years experience, is instructed in cases involving contact, residence, prohibited steps and removal of children from the UK or overseas jurisdiction. She has substantial experience with cases involving domestic violence, emotional, physical and sexual abuse allegations, and has acted in cases involving parents, the children themselves, grandparents and step-parents. Sarah has also developed a...

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    3PB recruits childcare family barrister for Birmingham team

    3PB Barristers are proud to announce the recruitment of a new family barrister specialising in children for its Birmingham office and national family law team. Rebecca Franklin – called to the Bar in 2001 – joins from another leading Birmingham chambers and provides representation in private law children matters, public law and domestic violence/injunctions. Rebecca has a wealth of experience in representing the most vulnerable clients, including those with learning disabilities and mental health difficulties,...

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  • 3PB’s Hamish Dunlop wins unanimous 5-0 verdict from Supreme Court today for husband in the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case

    Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB Barristers Family Law Group, led by Nigel Dyer QC, and instructed by solicitors Hughes Paddison of Cheltenham, again represented the husband and respondent Hugh Owens in the Supreme Court’s hearing of the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case. The Supreme Court today, Wednesday 25 July, delivered its verdict on the application from the appellant and wife Tini Owens challenging the earlier rulings by the Court of Appeal and the original trial...

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  • Education and Family Law specialist joins 3PB Barristers

    Aimee Fox has joined 3PB Barristers’ leading Education and Family law teams from St Ives Chambers. Called to the Bar in 2007, she is well-known as a specialist in education law and private law and family finance cases. Aimee’s education practice sees her regularly appear in the First Tier Tribunal. She acts for all parties including local authorities, schools, parents and young people. Aimee’s education experience includes judicial reviews; discrimination and equalities claims; special educational...

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  • 3PB Family Law Team adds another top junior barrister

    Rhiannon Wilcock today joined 3PB Barristers from St Philips Chambers,  and will work alongside her former family law team colleagues like recent recruits Poonam Bhari, Mark Calway, Dorian Day and Michael George as well as founder members of 3PB’s ever-expanding Birmingham office Liz McGrath QC, Vanessa Meachin QC and Lawrence Messling. Rhiannon, who was called to the Bar in 2012 and completed her pupillage in 2014 at a leading family set in London,  practises in...

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  • 3PB expands family team with trio recruitment

    3PB Barristers yesterday announced the recruitment of two new family barristers. College Chambers senior matrimonial finance expert Simon Lillington, who specialises in financial remedy cases involving business, trusts and foreign assets, joins 3PB alongside colleague childcare and trusts and maintenance disputes expert Adam Langrish, who specialises in care proceedings, serious abuse and secure accommodation orders. Both have now started work  at the large national chambers’ Bournemouth office.  Today Birmingham family barrister Stephen Abberley joins the team. Simon Lillington (1981 call)...

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  • Abberley joins 3PB Barristers

    Leading Midlands family barrister Stephen Abberley has joined 3PB at their Colmore Buildings office in Birmingham. Stephen Abberley was called to the Bar in 2000 and brings with him a wealth of experience in public law children cases. His expertise lies in cases involving sexual abuse, fabricated illness and cross jurisdictional issues, representing local authorities, parents and children in the County Court, High Court and at appellate level. He has particular strength and expertise in cases involving complex...

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  • 3PB’s Hamish Dunlop in Supreme Court today representing husband in the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case

    Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB Barristers Family Law Group, led by Nigel Dyer QC, and instructed by solicitors Hughes Paddison of Cheltenham, has represented the husband and respondent Hugh Owens in the Supreme Court’s hearing of the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case. The Supreme Court today, Thursday 17 May,  will consider an application from the appellant and wife Tini Owens challenging the earlier rulings by the Court of Appeal and the original trial judge...

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