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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...

3PB Barristers shortlisted at this year’s Personal Injury Awards in two categories

15th October 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to have been shortlisted at this year’s Personal Injury Awards in two categories. 3PB has been nominated for 'Barristers' Chambers of the Year', while one of our specialist personal injury and clinical negligence barristers, Febienne Green, has been shortlisted for 'Young Achiever of the Year'. Michelle Marnham, 3PB's Head of Group comments "I’m absolutely delighted to see our Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team receive the recognition it...

Joshua Dubin offers briefing on his recent case involving adverse possession

14th October 2026

3PB’s property barrister, Joshua Dubin, has written an article entitled 'Mowing the grass: is it sufficient for adverse possession?' in which he discusses a recent case where he acted for a homeowner when the possession of a grass verge between two properties on an open-aspect estate was called into question. Joshua's clients had been caring for the grass verge since they moved into the property in 1983. In late 2016, the neighbours began to construct...

Holly Fagan successful in four Crown Court trials in September 2026

13th October 2026

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist criminal law barrister, Holly Fagan, successfully defended three trials and prosecuted one trial in the Crown Court in September 2026. Holly’s first client, Mr F, was charged with coercive and controlling behavior, ABH, intentional strangulation and intentional suffocation. Holly’s meticulous review of over 1000 pages of medical records identified evidence which she deployed at various stages of the trial to critically undermine the prosecution case. This, coupled with a...

Simon Astill

9th October 2026

After 11 years with Chambers, our Chief Executive, Simon Astill, is moving on to pastures new. Chambers has developed hugely since Simon came through the door and we can be grateful to him for superintending such a long and sustained period of growth during his time with us. We are grateful to Simon and he leaves with our very best wishes and thanks. We wish him well for the future.

3PB's Berenice Mulvanny client acquitted of Manslaughter

9th October 2026

Berenice Mulvanny, 3PB Barristers' specialist criminal law barrister, represented LC who, along with his father DC, was charged with manslaughter. The issue for trial was whether LC was acting in defence of another after his father, DC, was punched by the deceased. The deceased was then punched to the head and died from a bleed on the brain. The Jury heard that LC was a hard working family man who had never been in involved...

Two more pupil barristers with arbitration backgrounds join 3PB on shortened pupillages

7th October 2026

Two barristers with arbitration backgrounds - Neil Boothroyd and Ayman Saey (pictured left to right) - are starting shortened six-month pupillages with 3PB this October, joining the four pupil barristers  announced earlier this week as starting twelve-month pupillages. Both Neil and Ayman have received exemptions from the BSB because of their significant professional casework in their previous careers in the UK and internationally, and will be based from 3PB's Inner Temple offices in London. Neil...