Sunyana Sharma writes for The Barrister on parenthood at the Bar
19th October 2023
3PB’s specialist regulatory and inquest barrister Sunyana Sharma has written for The Barrister on returning to the Bar following parental leave and how she has come to balance her work and family responsibilities.
In her feature “Kids, Court and Caffeine … How to survive having a baby at the Bar”, Sunyana has combined her own personal experiences as a mother of young children with that of colleagues, to put together 14 top tips for juggling parenting and work responsibilities. Sunyana has offered guidance on areas such as setting expectations with Chambers before taking leave, how to manage practising certificates and insurance, government maternity allowances and expecting changes in time management following a return to work, and as children get older.
To read Sunyana’s full article, please click here
Sunyana Sharma is a regulatory and inquest barrister, practicing in professional disciplinary work, maritime and fishing law, health and safety law and all areas of regulatory compliance and consumer protection. Sunyana sits as an Assistant Coroner for Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth and as a Deputy District Judge in Civil and Family law.
To instruct Sunyana, please contact Practice Director David Snook via email or telephone 020 7583 8055.
Related News
-
National chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has increased its annual pupillage award for its current recruitment for 2026 to £60,000 from £40,000, joining other prominent barristers’ chambers in announcing increases this year. This comprises a £30,000 grant and £30,000 in guaranteed earnings, paid monthly in advance. Additional benefits are valued at approximately £17,000 and include Private Health Insurance, IT support with discounts on technology, and access to online legal resources (LexisNexis PSL+, Lexis+ Ai, Westlaw...
Continue reading -
3PB's commercial and property barrister Alex Whatley has written an analysis of Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry & Ors v Uniserve Limited & Ors [2024] EWHC 1725 (Ch), in which The High Court considered the circumstances in which an agent could bind its principal in making representations and variations in commercial contract agreements. The Claimant, (“Hitex”), was a manufacturer of face masks used during the Covid pandemic. The Defendant, (“Uniserve”), had agreed to purchase 80...
Continue reading -
3PB specialist property & housing law barrister, Oliver Nunn, delivered two guest lectures to several hundred Land Law undergraduate students at the University of Leicester, on 28 November 2024. The lectures delivered were on a topic of how the law, both as it currently stands and in reform proposals contained in the Renters Rights Bill tries to balance the competing interests between landlords and tenants, in claims for possession of privately rented residential property, so...
Continue reading -
The Employment Tribunal has dismissed a claim against a local authority brought by an 'as and when' or 'sessional' social worker. The respondent, Harrow Council, hired the claimant on a casual basis and worked on a variety of projects over a period of 11 years for the youth justice team. The respondent accepted that the claimant was a 'worker' but denied that he had become an 'employee', entitled to bring a claim for constructive dismissal following a...
Continue reading
