Family barrister Poppy Watson joins 3PB
27th May 2026
Poppy May Watson (call 2020), a family barrister based in Southampton, has joined 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) and will practice from the national chambers' Bournemouth and Winchester offices.
Poppy has a busy caseload and practises exclusively in child law - be that private law, care proceedings or adoption - so acting in both privately funded and publicly funded cases. Her workload routinely involves cases with allegations of Parental Alienation, Non-Accidental Injury (NAI, NAHI and death cases), Sexual Abuse and Care proceedings and Adoption.
Poppy has already appeared in two well-known recent published cases: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council v A Mother & Ors [2025] EWFC 322 (B) and A Local Authority v Mrs H (Mother to V) & Ors [2025] EWFC 316.
Vanessa Meachin KC, who leads 3PB's 90-strong group of barristers, said: “We are delighted to welcome Poppy to 3PB. I look forward to her contributing to our excellent children team here and seeing Poppy's career develop with us.”
Ms Watson added: “I am really excited to be joining 3PB. The team's reputation for quality and supportiveness is second to none. I look forward to working with my new colleagues and benefiting from a great clerking team and management support service.”
To contact Poppy, please email [email protected]. To instruct her, or see about her availability, please contact either of her clerks Sarah Jenking on [email protected] or Robert Leonard on [email protected] o.uk or by calling them on 01202 292102.
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