Latest News
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3PB's criminal law barrister Tom Acworth, who is instructed in general crime, regulatory crime and police law, acted for FBD at first instance and in this Court of Appeal hearing. FBD had been convicted of 13 sexual offences, which were committed against five children in the late 1990s. He was sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment. The Court of Appeal agreed with Tom’s submissions that the sentence was manifestly excessive and reduced the overall term of...
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Patrick Heneghan, head of commercial law at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is set to join Bond Solon’s Expert Witness Conference 2025. The conference, which is taking place on Friday 7 November, both in-person at a London venue and online, is one of the UK’s largest gatherings of expert witnesses. Patrick will be joining an illustrious panel of speakers covering topics across all areas of the expert witness community and will be joined by Gunja...
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3PB attended the University of Winchester Law Fair 2025 yesterday. This was an excellent opportunity to explore and network with firms across all areas of the legal field and beyond. We were delighted to participate and support this fair. 3PB has previously supported students by offering a six-month placement to a student from the University of Winchester. During this placement, we provided the opportunity to shadow professionals in the Court of Appeal, visit prison cells,...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that Jon Ward has joined its seven-office Property and Estates team, further strengthening Chambers’ nationwide reputation and expertise for chancery, real property and agricultural law. Jon joins from Magdalen Chambers in Exeter, where he retains an affiliate membership and close links. Jon (pictured here) was called to the Bar in 2019 (Middle Temple) after practising as a solicitor from 2016 as a partner in a respected...
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Events & Seminars
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In-Person
Construction Law Q&A: EOT assessments - are CAs/EAs getting it right?
Dates: 9th Sep (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) 6th Nov (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) Venue: 3PB Bristol / 3PB Birmingham 3PB's Construction and Engineering team invites you to join us for a Q&A session discussing EOT assessments and whether CAs and EAs are "getting it right". The session will offer the opportunity to hear from 3PB’s expert construction law barristers on the form, content and extent of an EA's/CA's EOT award recommendation, as well as ask questions on this important topic. Speakers include barristers James Davison, Patrick Heneghan, Jon Shaw and William Charlesworth. The seminar will…
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Women in Family Law - 12 November 2025, Birmingham
Date: Wednesday 12th Nov 2025 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Venue: 3PB Barristers Colmore Building 20 Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham B4 6AT Women in Family Law invites you to an evening of networking sponsored by VWV Birmingham and hosted by 3PB Barristers on Wednesday 12 November, 5.30-7.30pm. Our guest speaker is Nikki Alderson, Specialist International Coach, TEDx Speaker and Author, and former Barrister, as she explores practical strategies for resilience, mental health, and wellbeing for family lawyers. Drawing on her own experience at the Bar and her work coaching lawyers, Nikki will share honest, actionable insights on setting boundaries,…
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Online
Education Law for Local Authorities - A webinar series
Dates: 17th Sep (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) 7th Oct (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) 19th Nov (11:00 am - 12:00 pm) Venue: On Zoom. You are invited to attend 3PB's webinar series on Education Law for Local Authorities, presented by members of 3PB's specialist Education Law Team. Each webinar will last for one hour. Time will be set aside for Q&As. You can register for all 3 sessions at once or choose to attend only 1 or 2. For more information please contact Practice Manager Gemma Faulkner. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom. ------------- Webinar 1: EOTIS - Reflections and…
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Hybrid
3PB Pupillage Open Evening 2025
Date: Thursday 20th Nov 2025 Time: 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Venue: London (Inner Temple), 3PB Birmingham, 3PB Bristol, Zoom Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers! 20 November 2025 | 5:30pm-7:30pm. 3PB offers the chance for pupils to experience many different areas of law across our seven national locations. During the evening, you will have the chance to find out about pupillage at 3PB and hear what life is like as a barrister at our set, including opportunities to live and…
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