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Rachel Bale, one of 3PB's chancery and property barristers, provided an in-depth seminar to thirty members of law firm Pennington Manches Cooper's Real Estate and Family team on "All matters TOLATA". The interactive seminar involved a comprehensive overview of trusts arising in both domestic and commercial contexts, updates on key precedents such as Hudson v Hathaway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648 as well as a review of the court's approach to equitable accounting. Rachel also gave...
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3PB insolvency, commercial and property litigation barrister Rebecca Farrell assists landlord to set aside liquidator’s decision to reject proof of debt raising interesting points including (a) the appropriate measure of damages for a breach of covenant claim and (b) whether a landlord can seek its costs of proving for a debt within the proof of debt in the circumstances. In Brown v Ulrick (as the liquidator of S.A.L. Holdings Ltd) S.A.L. Holdings Ltd (in members’...
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Former WilmerHale commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer Kevin Pettican, who practised for nearly twenty years from commercial chancery chambers in London, is set to relocate to Birmingham and join national chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) where he will continue to develop his growing practice in the Midlands alongside his existing practice in London and internationally. Kevin Pettican (call: 1994) joins today, Monday 12 August 2024, and will work alongside 3PB’s recent experienced commercial and international...
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3PB is pleased to announce William Webster and Robert Weatherley, barristers within chambers' Property and Estates team, have released a second edition of their successful book titled Restrictions on the Use of Land, published by Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing Ltd. This informative book comprises of sections on easements, village greens, public rights of way, restrictive covenants, assets of community value and planning enforcement. The authors are grateful to Lord Neuberger (former President of the Supreme Court)...
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3PB's contentious probate, commercial and property disputes barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen (pictured here) is now a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) having qualified as a trust and estate practitioner. Ashley had been earlier awarded merit grade in their "Taxation of Trusts and Estates" exam which covers income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. She obtained a merit overall in her STEP Diploma. This follows the news that Ashley's fellow...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist chancery and property law barrister Oliver Ingham (pictured here) has been shortlisted for the “Star Junior” award at this year’s Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Awards, taking place tonight, 11 July, at the National Gallery, London. The annual awards celebrate the legal firms and individuals who have led in serving high net worth clients in achievements such as legal work and expertise, strategic growth and innovation and excellence in...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) expert commercial, costs and property law barrister Cheryl Jones and pupil barrister Jack Felvus have written on the relevance of Part 36 offers in the legal costs arising from probate litigation. In the article, Cheryl and Jack look at the recent case of Leonard v Leonard [2024], which revolved around a dispute between the late Mr Leonard’s children from his first marriage and his second wife, and the overturning of a second Will...
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3PB Barristers’ commercial and property law specialist Alexander Whatley has successfully represented the Respondent Company in the recent case of Fitzroy Place Residential Limited & Others v Lovitt & Others [2024] UKUT 63 (LC), heard in the Upper Tribunal by Deputy Chamber President Martin Rodger KC. The issue concerned the meaning of a standard form of lease used in a large and prestigious development in Central London comprising both residential and commercial premises. The case specifically...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist Court of Protection barrister Matthew Wyard (pictured here) analyses the recent Court of Protection property and affairs decisions of PSG Trust Corporation Ltd v CK [2024] EWCOP 14 and Re: P (Statutory Will) [2024] EWCOP 12. In PSG Trust Corporation Ltd v CK [2024] EWCOP 14, the Court considered how a property and affairs deputy should approach the issue of whether to inform P of the value of a...
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3PB's Cheryl Jones, a specialist traditional chancery and commercial barrister, and Jack Felvus, one of 3PB's pupil barristers, have co-authored an article about Will-writing for LexisNexis PSL (Private Client) which Lexis accountholders can now access here. The article, entitled “A limitation lacuna, mortgages and the importance of clear Will drafting,” analyses the decision of HHJ Matthews, sitting as a Judge of the High Court in the Chancery Division, in the case of Pierce and Another...
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3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) specialist chancery and estates barrister Oliver Ingham is today appearing in the Supreme Court alongside Danielle Pawson and Katie Alsop of Wright Hassall and Counsel Brie Stevens-Hoare KC and Cameron Stocks of Gatehouse Chambers. To read more about the full details of the case history, please click here to visit Wright Hassall's website. To contact or instruct Oliver Ingham, please speak to Practice Director David Fielder via email or by...
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3PB is delighted to announce excellent rankings for its Property and Estates team across both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. The team achieved a total of 22 individual rankings across four of our core circuits (Western, South Eastern, Midlands and London), as well as the team celebrating Tier 2 rankings for Property and Construction in South Eastern; Tier 2 rankings for Chancery, Tax and Probate in the Midlands and a Tier 3 ranking...
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