3PB’s Anthony Bingham is a regularly contributor and has written for Building Magazine titled ‘Let’s sort out the payment rules’. The article criticises the payment rules in the Construction Act, arguing that they are overly complex and full of legal technicalities that create pitfalls for contractors. It highlights the recent case of Placefirst Construction Ltd vs CAR Construction (North East) Ltd, decided in the Technology and Construction Court on 24 January, as an example of...
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Rebecca Farrell, specialist commercial and insolvency barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has written an article exploring three recent Insolvency Appeals and their potential impact. In her article, Rebecca addresses the Supreme Court decision in El Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4 which was handed down last week. This Appeal concerned the interpretation of Section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“the Insolvency Act”). In its analysis the Supreme Court supported a...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) commercial and insolvency barrister Aaron Luxton is set to speak at this year’s Commercial Litigation Association Spring Conference, taking place in London on Wednesday 19 March. The annual conference offers delegates a chance to hear from industry experts on a broad range of topics of interest to commercial dispute resolution lawyers. In his talk, Aaron will be offering practical guidance on how practitioners can work effectively with Counsel. To learn more...
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Commercial and construction barrister Christopher Edwards (pictured here) was one of the speakers at the Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA) "Advocacy and Appeals" seminar, alongside Selena Plowden KC and HHJ Blohm KC, the Designated Civil Judge for Avon Somerset and Gloucester, based in Bristol. The seminar was organised for both professional negligence and clinical negligence practitioners and looked at appeals from the County Court through to the Supreme Court, and heard insights on advocacy in...
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