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National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has 69 barristers ranked - including 10 new rankings - across London, South East, Western, Midlands and Northern Circuits and in 11 categories of law in the latest Legal 500 rankings of UK lawyers. The success follows hot on the heels of 3PB Barristers being shortlisted as Chambers of the Year in both the 2018 British Legal Awards and the 2018 Personal Injury Awards. Simon Astill, Chief Executive at...

3PB Barristers, Nick Cotter, Elisabeth Bussey-Jones and Adam Norris, have represented defendants in Birmingham Crown Court in relation to a conspiracy to bring drugs and other contra-band items including mobile phones into a variety of prisons across the UK by using of drones.  The “Drone Conspiracy” has been described as the largest ever seen in the UK. It involved various participants playing different roles in the use of drones to steer and navigate perimeter fences and deliver cannabis,...

Third six pupil Ikeni Mbako-Allison examines the implication of the Supreme Court's judgement in the case of Gavin Edmondson Solicitors Ltd v Haven Insurance Company Ltd on protection for solicitors against direct settlement out of costs when acting under a CFA Lite in RTA Protocol cases. Click here to read Ikeni's analysis.

3PB Barristers are delighted to have been shortlisted for “Chambers of the Year” at the British Legal Awards as well as for the Personal Injury Awards, organised by Proclaim Eclipse. Simon Astill,3PB's Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted that our continued success and efforts to be pioneering has been recognised by two Awards that so command the respect of both the legal and claims industries “ The 2018 British Legal Awards will be held on...

Chambers is delighted to announce that our personal injury group has been shortlisted for Chambers of the Year at the 2018 Personal Injury Awards. Mark Lomas, 3PB's Head of Personal Injury, said: "This is fantastic news on the back of a record year. Looking forward to the Awards evening. Lots of our insurer and solicitor clients are there again - some also shortlisted too - so a great night out anticipated."    The Eclipse Proclaim...

3PB’s members and staff would like to thank you for your generous donations in support of Oxford legal charities, helping the most disadvantage access legal assistance. Our team of barristers and staff raised £2,100 (plus Gift Aid: £2,320). 230 people took part in the walk organised by London Legal Support Trust, and raised a stunning £13,000 in sponsorship so far. If you would like to donate to this very important cause, please click here. The...

3PB Employment barrister Oliver Isaacs analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: Practice and Procedure – Office Equipment Systems Ltd v Jane Hughes (2018) EWCA Civ 1842 Amendments – Pruzhanskaya v International Trade Exhibitors (JV) Ltd (2018) UKEAT/0046/18/LA Philosophical Belief – A Gray v Mulberry Co (Design) Ltd (2018) UKEAT/ 0040/17/DA Unlawful Deduction of Wages - Meena Agarwal v Cardiff University (2018) EWCA Civ 2084 Practice and Procedure - X v Y Ltd (2018) UKEAT/0261/17/JOJ Click here to read Oliver's analysis.

3PB Employment barristers Colin McDevitt, Simon Tibbitts and Joseph England are delighted to have teamed up with RadcliffesLeBrasseur to deliver a Mock Employment Tribunal in London on 2 October 2018. There has been a significant increase in the number of Employment Tribunal claims brought by claimants.  A mock Employment Tribunal provides a unique insight into the experience of participating in a tribunal hearing, the process, what it's like to be questioned and how to give evidence...

A team of 13 barristers and staff from 3PB will be taking on the Oxford Legal Walk next month. The Oxford Legal Walk is a 10km after work walk that raises funds for legal advice agencies in Oxfordshire. The 2018 Walk will be on October 8th starting at 5.00.p m from the combined court. It will be led by HH Judge Vincent and the Sherriff of Oxford. Bob Nightingale, founder of LLST, commended the lawyers...

We are delighted to welcome Antonietta Grasso to our Property and Estates team. Antonietta is consistently recognised in the legal directories as a Leading Junior in the field of Property Law. The Legal 500 directory describe her as “a feisty, excellent and stalwart advocate”. She specialises in all property related matters including: landlord and tenant (both commercial and residential) housing boundary disputes land law adverse possession easements and restrictive covenants. She is experienced in all forms of dispute resolution,...

Following 3PB’s recent appointments to several large personal injury and clinical negligence panels across the UK, our well-known personal injury and clinical negligence groups are recruiting for new practitioners – of all levels of seniority – to join any of our six offices: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, London, Oxford or Winchester. Applications from PI and Clinical negligence teams or small groups with a mix of experience led by a senior member are also welcome. You will...

3PB Employment barrister Sarah Clarke analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: An employee can still rely on the victimisation legislation even where the allegations were untrue AND there was an ulterior motive for making the allegations, according to the EAT’s decision in Saad v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust UKEAT/0276/17/JOJ Can a lengthy notice period constitute affirmation of the employment contract? Yes, say the High Court in Brown & another v Neon Management &...