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Intellectual property specialist Victoria Jones will speak to CITMA delegates at an event today about trade mark cases of interest to date so far in 2018. From EUIPO Torpedoes to the renowned red sole, Victoria will explore cases of note and the issues arising from them including: locality of goodwill and the section 11(3) defence, the future for colour and shape marks, reputation for the purposes of Art.9(2)(c), website targeting and jurisdiction, invalidity for imprecise...

Louis Weston, Head of the 3PB Sports Group, represented the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in the prosecution of the top players Zulfadli Zulkiffli and Tan Chun Seang for match fixing and point fixing. Following a hearing in February in Singapore, the two players, who contested the charges were found in breach and suspended for 20 years and 15 years respectively, as well as fined. The case involved the evidence of a player who had been...

3PB barristers Sarah Bowen and Craig Ludlow analyse the latest employment law cases, covering the following topics. Click here to read their update 6 year time limit for recovery of compensation does not apply to Unauthorised Deductions from Wages Claims: AM Coletta v Bath Hill Court (Bournemouth) Property Management Ltd [2018] UKEAT/0200/17/RN (29 March 2018) Failure to pay enhanced shared parental pay to a male employee was not sex discrimination: Capita Customer Management Limited v (1) Ali (2) Working Families...

3PB’s Sports Group is happy to announce that Gareth Graham and Head of Sports Group Louis Weston have been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators. These appointments demonstrate the strength and depth of the 3PB Sports Law Team. Sport Resolutions is the independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport in the United Kingdom. Established by the main stakeholder groups in sport, their aim is to provide an expert, speedy and cost effective alternative to internal...

Chambers is delighted to announce Simon Tibbitts' promotion to the Attorney General’s Regional Panel B of Counsel to the Crown for a period of five and a half years commencing on 3 April 2018. Chambers has seven members on the Attorney-General’s civil panels; they are: London A Panel: Mathew Gullick London B Panel: William Hansen, Rupert Jones, Richard Wheeler, Caroline Stone London C Panel: Mark Green Regional Panel B: Simon Tibbitts

Berenice Mulvanny successfully defended a man of good character charged with rape of a 16 year old and rape of a 12 year old. Both allegations were non recent and involved young witnesses and extensive complaint evidence. The defendant had significant mental health vulnerabilities which required adaptations to the trial process. The Jury returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty on all counts after a six day trial. Click here to view Berenice Mulvanny's profile.

East Sussex County Council v JC Lachlan Wilson recently represented the parents of a young man with significant mobility impairments before the Upper Tribunal. The dispute related to the provision and use of a powered wheelchair. Mr Wilson argued for the parents that the wheelchair provided as much education and training to their son, “W”, as a communications device; he had to learn how to use the powered wheelchair and exercise independent decision making about where and when he wished to go....

Following the new AGFS coming into force on 1st April 2018, members of the crime group at 3PB have decided that they will not accept instructions in cases in which the representation order is dated from 1st April 2018.  We have taken this difficult decision in order to support our fellow professionals in the latest stage of the constant fight to maintain and uphold the highest standards in the Criminal Justice System and at the...

Former British army soldier, Frankie Wood will be boxing at the Bournemouth International Centre on Saturday 7 April in boxing matches to raise money for Cancer Research. Frankie, who is a now a barristers clerk at 3PB Barristers,works from its Bournemouth office. Work colleagues and friends will be there to provide very vocal support. Frankie is boxing as part of UWC Boxing, which has already raised nearly £250,000 in Bournemouth for Cancer Research UK. UWC...

Three London drug dealers were jailed for more than 30 years each today following unanimous convictions for attempted murder. 3PB Barristers Adam Feest QC, who heads its Crime Team, led Jodie Mittell for the Prosecution in the six-week trial at Winchester Crown Court. The case involved a revenge shooting by the three male defendants against a rival drug network after a robbery at their own drug base in Hampshire. They travelled in convoy from London to the Crookhorn area...

In this edition of the Newsletter, 3PB brings you the following articles. Click here to read our newsletter. Henrietta Hughes, who recently joined the PI Team on successful completion of her 3rd six pupillage, summarises a recent Appeal in which the Claimant slipped on ice in an unmanned car park.  No doubt litigators will see a rise in claims after the disruption caused by the Beast From The East and so the article should hopefully remind practitioners of some of...

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Local Government on 22 February 2018. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. Local Government analysis: Sarah Jennings examines the case of M v St Helens Borough Council, which considered the approach of medical witnesses when dealing with rare or unknown conditions in cases of suspected non-accidental injury. To read Sarah's analysis, click here.