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3PB Barristers’ clients acquitted of fraudulent trading at Reading Crown Court

19th October 2026

Five members of 3PB’s crime and regulatory crime team represented the three defendants in a fraudulent trading trial at Reading Crown Court, arising from Operation TEG, each of whom has been found not guilty. Nick Robinson and Anna Leathem represented LS. Jonathan Underhill, with Lucie Taylor of Pump Court Chambers, represented LA. Thomas Evans and Rebecca McKnight represented EF. The charges, under section 993 of the Companies Act 2006, concerned four companies which sold call-blocking...

Gemma Chapman successful in child head injury case

19th October 2026

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family law barrister Gemma Chapman has successfully represented the Respondent in 'Ellana (a child) (Fact-Finding: Head Injury), Re Neutral Citation Number [2026] EWFC 272 (B)'. Gemma represented the mother of a 15 month old baby who was in her sole care when she sustained both a subdural haemorrhage and spinal subdural haemorrhage. While the medical evidence was strongly in support of this being an abusive shaking injury, it was the...

3PB posts a 20% increase in its rankings in Chambers and Partners’ 2027 edition

15th October 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has broken its previous record of individual rankings in the latest, 2027 edition of Chambers and Partners. The national chambers' rankings rose by 20% to a total of 123 separate ratings (104 last year), including 24 new rankings, for 94 of its barristers. The 2027 guide saw accolades for 3PB in 23 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern, Western and...

3PB Barristers’ Family Law team has achieved 42 individual rankings (+9 compared with 2026), in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners published today. 35 of our family law barristers are ranked across 5 Circuits: in London, the Midlands, North Eastern, South Eastern and Western. Our team retains its Band 1 rankings for both Family Children and Family Finance in the Midlands, and its Band 2 ranking in Western. Clients comment that "The engagement of...

3PB’s employment and discrimination law team celebrates a well-earned new team ranking in London in recognition of the high-profile cases its members represent clients in, and the great results they achieve. Impressively, the team’s individual rankings in London have increased from 1 to 5 ranked members in 2 years. The team retains its band 1 rankings in South Eastern and Western and the band 2 ranking it achieved last year in the Midlands. It’s another...

3PB Barristers’ Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team welcomes an impressive set of results in Chambers and Partners’ 2027 edition published today, with its team achieving a well-deserved Band 2 team ranking for its personal injury barristers in Western. Our Clinical Negligence barristers retain their Band 2 ranking also in Western. The team earns one new individual ranking each for personal injury and clinical negligence, with 5 barrister rankings for personal injury work (4 in...

3PB Barristers’ celebrated London Education Law team is pleased to announce two barrister rankings in Chambers and Partners’ new Education section in the Regions. The team remains ranked in Band 3 at the London bar with 6 individual rankings. Our barristers are in turn described as “ferociously intelligent”, “phenomenal”, “able to unpick complex matters quickly” and “deeply experienced” by clients and peers. The Education clerking team is praised for its outstanding support: "Tom Cox, senior...

3PB’s Property and Estates Group is delighted to welcome 5 new rankings across its national practice, achieving a total of 16 individual rankings in Chambers and Partners’ latest set of results. Our barristers are recognised for their expertise in Real Estate Litigation, Chancery, Construction, Planning , Social Housing and Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The team maintains its ranking in Band 2 for Real Estate Litigation in South Eastern. While our barristers are described as “first-rate”,...

3PB Barristers’ criminal law team retains its Band 1 ranking in the Western Circuit in the latest Chambers and Partners edition published today, with 9 of its practitioners ranked for their expertise. Meanwhile 3 of its barristers have been ranked for Health and Safety also in Western; and one accolade has been received for Financial Crime. Our barristers are praised for the strength of their advocacy, invaluable advice and strategic thinking. Clients comment that "3PB...

3PB’s Commercial barristers have been rewarded with 6 rankings in this year's Chambers UK edition across the specialist areas of Commercial Dispute Resolution, Professional Negligence and Restructuring/Insolvency. Our barristers are described as “phenomenal”, “approachable”, “thoughtful and considered”, and are lauded for their advocacy. Our many congratulations to Christopher Edwards, Charles Irvine, Rebecca Farrell, Richard Whitehouse and Aaron Luxton on their rankings. Click here to read the Chambers and Partners results. For more information, please contact...

3PB’s Public and Administrative Law barristers are delighted to have obtained four individual rankings in Chambers and Partners’ 2027 edition published today for Administrative and public law, Inquests and inquiries and Professional discipline. While Head of Team Ben Amunwa is described as “consistently brilliant", clients laud Sunyana Sharma for being "exceptionally thorough, combining a strong grasp of legal principles with a conversational style of advocacy, making her arguments clear, accessible and easy to understand. She...

3PB’s Intellectual Property team welcomes 1 new ranking in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners. While head of team Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard. Faizul Azman and Mark Wilden remain ranked in London for their expertise in Intellectual Property, Mark Wilden is now also ranked for Media and Entertainment. Clients describe Victoria Jones as "the font of all trade mark info and really knows her stuff.” "She is particularly good and technically strong."Nicole Bollard is praised as “super-bright and great to work with. She is equally...