• Paul Newman

    Paul Newman to speak at the Northern Ireland Chapter of the CIArb (Irish Branch) AGM

    Paul Newman BL, specialist construction law barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), will be the guest speaker at the Northern Ireland Chapter of the CIArb (Irish Branch) AGM in Belfast on 2 May 2024. Paul’s presentation, "Expert Witnesses in Adjudication – Lessons from Case Law", will take place at Law Society House, 96 Victoria Street, Belfast BT1 3GN. Paul Newman (pictured left) is an experienced construction law barrister, accredited mediator, and skilled arbitrator. Paul...

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    3PB shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at Bar Pro Bono Awards

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to have been shortlisted for the Pro Bono Chambers of the Year award at this year’s Bar Pro Bono Awards. These awards are an annual event to recognise the contribution and success of individuals and chambers who do pro bono legal work. The events are broken down into nine categories celebrating legal professionals, chambers and social initiatives. The Bar Pro Bono Awards are organised by Advocate (link), the...

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  • Nicole Bollard, Mark wilden

    Nicole Bollard and Mark Wilden obtain strike-out of IPEC copyright claim by clothing designer

    3PB’s intellectual property barristers Nicole Bollard and Mark Wilden (pictured here) acted for the defendants, Jack Hill Culture Company and its director Shan Lu, in a claim for copyright infringement brought by clothing designer Ivana Basilotta. Ms Basilotta had previously been unsuccessful at trial in a claim for sums allegedly owed as part of a contractual arrangement between her and the Defendants. Ms Basilotta brought a second claim in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC)...

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    3PB celebrates two nominations at 2024 Bar Pro Bono Awards

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce two nominations at this year’s Bar Pro Bono Awards, which recognise individuals and chambers for pro bono achievements of the Bar in England and Wales. 3PB has been nominated in the “Pro Bono Chambers of the Year” category, with specialist commercial barrister Mariya Peykova (pictured here) receiving a nomination in the “Junior Pro Bono Barrister of the Year” category. The shortlist of nominees is set to...

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  • Legal directories results 2024

    3PB Property and Estates team celebrates 22 accolades in the latest Legal Directories publications

    3PB is delighted to announce excellent rankings for its Property and Estates team across both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. The team achieved a total of 22 individual rankings across four of our core circuits (Western, South Eastern, Midlands and London), as well as the team celebrating Tier 2 rankings for Property and Construction in South Eastern; Tier 2 rankings for Chancery, Tax and Probate in the Midlands and a Tier 3 ranking...

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  • Legal directories results 2024

    3PB's Commercial Group secures strong rankings in Chambers UK and Legal 500

    In this year's Chambers UK and Legal 500 rankings, 3PB's Commercial Group has once again demonstrated their commitment to excellence and proficiency in the legal world. Notably, several outstanding barristers within the group have received well-deserved recognition for their dedication to providing high-quality legal services in four key practice areas: commercial litigation, intellectual property, insolvency, and professional negligence. Alexander Whatley, Charles Irvine, Gavin Hamilton, Joseph Giret KC, Nicole Bollard, Rebecca Farrell, Richard Whitehouse, Seb Oram,...

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    Strong results for 3PB’s Education Law team in Chambers and Partners 2024

    3PB celebrates its specialist Education Law team’s achievements in the latest set of results published by Chambers and Partners today. The team is once again ranked in Band 3 with 7 of our barristers attracting top marks for their talent, skills and dedication. In the words of clients, there is little 3PB’s education law barristers cannot achieve be it in terms of strategy, advocacy and pleadings, understanding of vulnerable clients, drafting of procedural issues and...

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    Another bumper for 3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team in this year’s legal directories

    3PB’s Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team has a lot to celebrate this month. Fresh from organising their inaugural PI and Clin Neg conference in Southampton this month – an all-day conference attended by 140 solicitors – the team can now enjoy its excellent set of results in legal directories the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2024. Achieving a total of 18 rankings across four Court Circuits (London, the Midlands, South Eastern and Western),...

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    3PB Criminal Law team remains in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500’s TOP TIER

    3PB is proud to announce that its Crime team has retained its TOP TIER ranking in the Legal 500 for Crime (General and Fraud) in the Western Circuit with 11 individual rankings. The team has also retained its Band 1 ranking for Crime in the Chambers and Partners’ edition published today. The Legal 500 also ranks the team in Tier 2 for Business and Regulatory Crime (incl. Health and Safety) on the Western Circuit, recommending...

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    3PB’s Employment Team celebrates increased individual Chambers & Partners rankings and retaining Band 1 rankings in 2 Circuits

    3PB Barristers congratulates its Employment and discrimination law team for achieving 3 new rankings in the Midlands, while retaining its Band 1 ranking in two Circuits (Western and South Eastern) in Chambers and Partners’ 2024 edition published today. The team increases its rankings to a total of 18 individual rankings, up from 15 last year, in London, Western and South Eastern, and adds the Midlands as a Circuit in which its expertise is recognised. Client...

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    3PB’s Family Law Team exceeds expectations in Chambers & Partners 2024

    3PB Barristers’ Family Law team has been rewarded with 22 individual rankings in this year’s Chambers and Partners edition published today. The team is once again rewarded with Band 1 rankings for both Family Children and Family Finance in the Midlands. Our barristers also retain their Band 2 ranking in Western. To well-deserved accolades in the London Bar, the team now also adds a ranking in South Eastern. 3PB’s national team thanks the clients and...

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    3PB celebrates 81 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2024

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) breaks another record in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 81 accolades. The national set is rewarded with rankings in 18 areas of law, in the London Bar as well as in the South Eastern, Western and Midlands Circuits and exceptional comments on its service delivery, including praise for its “sublime service” and its "ability to manage matters in a professional and comprehensive manner second...

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