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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...

Oliver Nunn to speak at the upcoming Devonshire's Housing Management Update

6th October 2026

3PB Barristers' Oliver Nunn will be speaking at the upcoming Devonshire's Housing Management Update on Thursday 15 October, where there will be insightful discussions on the latest legislative and case law developments affecting housing management. Oliver will be joining a panel of specialist speakers from Devonshire's housing management and property litigation team, chaired by Baljit Basra. He will be speaking about the new trend of Equality Act challenges in housing claims, post possession order, at...

Senior family clerk Anthony Burgess moves to 3PB

5th October 2026

Senior family law clerk Anthony Burgess has joined 3PB's award-winning family team as Senior Practice Manager, dividing his time between 3PB's Birmingham and Manchester offices. Anthony brings nearly 20 years' specialist experience in family law clerking and joins from his role as acting head of family clerking. He will support 3PB's team of around 90 family law barristers nationally and lead the family clerking function in Manchester. Anthony will work closely with barristers to support...

3PB welcomes four new pupil barristers for its twelve-month pupillages

5th October 2026

The national chambers has four new pupil barristers starting twelve-month pupillages with 3PB today, 5th October 2026. The pupils (pictured clockwise from top left) are: Kareena Talwar, who recently worked as a trade union representative with the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU), will be focusing on personal injury and clinical negligence; Peter Eliot, the former head tribunal advocate working in the property and land tribunals for a not-for-profit organisation, will be focusing on...

3PB breaks through the 200 rankings ceiling in the Legal 500’s 2027 edition 

2nd October 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, has this year again surpassed all expectations in the latest Legal 500 UK Bar rankings achieving a record number of 203 rankings, including 20 new rankings. 128 of 3PB’s barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500. The set is ranked in 28 areas of law across London, Midlands, South Eastern, Western and in the Middle East. This year, the national chambers gains a...

3PB’s formidable family law team once again tops the Legal 500 rankings with a total of 78 individual rankings – including 9 new individual rankings - across the London, Midlands, South Eastern and Western Circuits. 49 of our barristers are ranked for their Children and Domestic Abuse cases expertise; 28 are acknowledged for their Financial Remedies expertise and one of them is ranked for Private FDR judges and arbitrators expertise. 3PB’s family law team remains...