3PB’s ‘first rate’ employment law team achieves another Circuit ranking in the Legal 500 2026

1st October 2025

3PB’s ‘best in their field’ employment and discrimination law team is delighted to have joined a select few chambers to be ranked in the Midlands in this area of law. The leading team retains its top tier team rankings in the Western and South Eastern Circuits.

Clients comment on 'an exceptional chambers, from the first point of contact with the clerks through to the end of the matter’ with ‘their growth a testament to their success and breadth and depth of experience.'. ‘Excellent with a wide range of barristers who are superb at employment law', '3PB is a first port of call for assistance on employment law matters given the size of the chambers and high calibre of the barristers available.’

Chambers Director Russell Porter, described as ‘a legend amongst clerks’, leads a team of ‘clerks [who] are always inordinately helpful and creative in finding solutions.’ 'The quality of advocates, and the number thereof, is testament to the practice that 3PB has built over a number of years. Everybody from the clerks to the Head of Employment are first rate and it is a privilege working with them.'

The team has 16 of its 27 juniors ranked in the publication, totalling a record 31 individual rankings across the South Eastern, Western, London and Midlands Circuits.

The team remains top tier in Western with 12 individual rankings and top tier in South Eastern with 6 rankings. 3PB achieve a tier 2 ranking in the Midlands for the first time with a total of 4 juniors ranked. In London, 9 3PB barristers are now acknowledged for their expertise in employment law.

Head of 3PB’s Employment team, Karen Moss, commented: “It is a privilege to lead this team, which continuously strives to go above and beyond for our clients and attracts impressive plaudits as a result. I thank our clients for taking part in the research and our clerks for their continued outstanding support.”

Our many congratulations to our ranked members: Head of group Karen Moss, Deputy Head of group Andrew MacPhail, Craig Ludlow, Sarah Clarke, Katherine Anderson, Sarah Bowen, Gareth Graham, Mark Green, Matthew Curtis, Simon Tibbitts, Stephen Wyeth, Joseph England, Daniel Brown, Grace Nicholls, Grace Holden, and Naomi Webber.

Click here to read 3PB's employment team results.

To see the full list rankings in Legal 500 2026 and read the comments about 3PB's highly recommended barristers, please click here.