3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is one of the UK's oldest chambers and is the third largest set of barristers in the UK.

3PB provides a comprehensive legal advocacy and advisory service to individuals and businesses alike both in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Our 270 plus barristers offer legal representation and advice across the UK from seven locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Manchester, Oxford and Winchester.

Latest News

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    3PB celebrates First-tier Tribunal appointments

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that 3PB family law barristers Nicola Frost and Paul Froud have been appointed as Fee-Paid Judges of the First-tier Tribunal. Nicola Frost is assigned to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).  Paul Froud is assigned to the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, within the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal. Their appointments are effective from 22nd September and will run on four-year renewable...

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    September Education Law Newsletter - Out now!

    Welcome to 3PB’s September Education Law Newsletter. Edited by Jack Felvus, this edition features analysis from Katherine Anderson, John Friel, Alice de Coverley and Jim Hirschmann on
    - The legal and practical implications for schools of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
    - Artificial Intelligence in Education and EHC Plans
    - Phelps v The London Borough of Hillingdon [2001] 2 A.C. 619; [2000] E.L.R revisited 25 years on.
    Find out more about our Education for Local Authorities webinar series and our forthcoming 3rd Education Law Conference and lots of Education sector news.

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    Join us at the Winchester Legal Walk on 2nd October

    The Recorder of Winchester is organising Winchester's first 10K Legal Walk in support of Citizens Advice Winchester District, aided by 3PB's Gemma White. Join us on Thursday 2nd October at 4:45pm at Winchester Crown Court or RSVP [email protected] by 2pm on Thursday 25th September. Click here to donate.

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    One off acts with ongoing consequences – an analysis by Joseph England

    Joseph England analyses the case of Mr N Ahmed v Capital Arches Group Limited  EAT 133, in which the EAT considered an ET’s decision that claims were presented out of time and the refusal to extend time on the ‘just and equitable’ basis. In doing so, the EAT analyses the distinction between events that occur as one off events with ongoing consequences and conduct extending over a period. This judgment will be of particular interest...

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Events & Seminars

  • Online 3PB Family Law Brunch 25 September 2025

    3PB Family Law Brunch on Thursday 25 September at 11am

    Date: Thursday 25th Sep 2025
    Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Venue: On Zoom

    The 3PB family law team would like to invite you to our next family law brunch on Thursday 25 September at 11am for one hour. Our webinar will be hosted by 3PB family law barristers Esther Lieu and Matiss Krumins. Matiss Krumins will consider 'Judicial Review/Human Rights Claims in Family Cases.' Esther Lieu will present a 'OS v DT [2025] EWFC 156 (B) and Other Stories: a Financial Remedies Case Law Review'. The webinar will include time for questions…

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    Coastal and Maritime Inquests - 8 October - Southampton

    Date: Wednesday 8th Oct 2025
    Time: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
    Venue: Voco Hotel, Herbert Walker Avenue, Southampton SO15 1AG

    3PB's Inquest team invite you to attend a free half-day seminar focused on Coastal and Maritime Inquests. Delegates will hear from a number of 3PB's specialist inquests barristers, including 3PB's Head of Inquests Sunyana Sharma who will be presenting "A Coroner's Perspective: Hints and Tips". 3PB's Richard Wheeler will examine "Deaths Abroad and At Sea - Jurisdiction and Evidence". Industry experts joining us on the day will include Dr Simon Boxall, Principal Teaching Fellow at the School of Ocean and Earth…

  • In-Person 3PB RBC Brewin Dolphin 15 10 2025 Family Law Event

    Pensions on Divorce Family Law event with RBC Brewin Dolphin

    Date: Wednesday 15th Oct 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Venue: The Paul Woodhouse Suite, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9LS

    The 3PB Family Law team are delighted to invite you to attend this in-person Family Law event organised by RBC Brewin Dolphin on Wednesday 15 October in Winchester. The event will focus on Pensions on Divorce, and will be hosted by 3PB Barrister Imogen Robins MCIArb and RBC Brewin Director of Strategic Partnerships George Mathieson. Timings 16:30 - Arrival 17:00 - Discussion followed by Q&A 18:00 - Networking reception with drinks and canapés 19:00 - Close…

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    3PB Employment Law Conference 2025

    Date: Thursday 16th Oct 2025
    Time: 10:30 am - 5:15 pm
    Venue: 3PB Birmingham - Colmore Building, Colmore Circus, Birmingham, B4 6AT

    Join 3PB’s employment and discrimination group for employment talks and interactive sessions. Our team of barristers will share the topics and issues that they are increasingly encountering in the ET and offer some practical tips and insight to help you to navigate the tribunal more effectively. Topics Opening Remarks with Mathew Gullick KC Navigating Neurodiversity and Stress Neuro-atypicality, mental health and stress in employment disputes - tips on how to navigate the issues that can present…

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