Military/Courts Martial
3PB has a long history of representing and defending serving officers, men and women in the different service tribunals and members of chambers maintain close links with all three Services and the Ministry of Defence. A number of members of chambers have military backgrounds having formally served within the Armed Forces. Barristers from 3PB regularly appear in the different Court Martial Centres (“CMCs”), The Court Martial Appeal Court, Military Inquests and Service Inquiries, the Summary Appeal Court and the Service Civilian Court. across the whole range of military and civilian offences – including allegations of torture, murder, attempted murder, rape, fraud, serious violence and drug offences. We have appeared in CMCs abroad, Court Martials established on operations, and CMCs in the UK. Chambers also acts for family members of service personnel.
Both Queen’s Counsel and barristers from 3PB have acted for members of all three Services Members of chambers have enjoyed significant success in representing service personnel and associated civilians.
Members of chambers are routinely involved in proceedings from an early stage, and are often instructed at the ‘pre-charge’ stage and we have success in making written representations to the Service Prosecuting Authority resulting in proceedings being discontinued against the suspects at this early stage. We can also draft representations to the Armed Forces Criminal Legal Aid Authority (AFCLAA) to secure funding for expert witnesses and professional litigators.
Recently, with changes in the way barristers can accept instructions directly from members of the public, members of chambers have been instructed directly through a dedicated page (‘Public Access’) on this website. This has meant that Service personnel have instructed members of chambers in respect of Service Complaints in written submission before single Service Boards.
Barristers from 3PB are also frequently involved in Inquests arising from military matters and act for and represent parties to a Board of Inquiry. It is inevitably advantageous to instruct counsel early prior to a Inquest or Inquiry being heard.
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Criminal law specialist, Holly Fagan, pictured here, has become a member of chambers and will work from 3PB's Winchester office. She will be supported by 3PB's new criminal law and regulatory pupils Kate Davies and Jack Felvus. With a strong following and active client base for a barrister of her level of call, Holly has a busy practice both prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court across the Western Circuit. Holly has...
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3PB Barristers has welcomed top Silk Kevin McCallum QC (Scot), pictured here, a former criminal defence solicitor and a Procurator Fiscal Depute in Scotland - who specialises in criminal defence work, fatal accident inquiries and inquests - to the national chambers. He will work from its Inner Temple offices in London. Appointed as a Senior Advocate Depute in November 2006; Kevin was responsible for the preparation and conduct of a significant number of intensive, large...
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3PB property and financial remedies barrister Louise Worton and criminal law barrister Daniel Sawyer have today both been appointed Recorders in the announcement today, 7 October 2020, from the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Louise Worton (call: 2000) will be sitting on the South Eastern Circuit dealing with Family matters. Louise has also recently been appointed as a part-time judicial office holder in the First Tier Tribunal, in the South Eastern area, sitting in the Social...
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3PB Barristers have created a dedicated webpage on its website to act as a hub for the many articles, briefings and webinar and podcast recordings about lockdown laws and regulations as well as practical issues like court attendance, e-bundles, remote and hybrid hearings. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to create employment, contractual and other legal challenges which are in many ways unprecedented. The impact of the virus is being felt, and in response, 3PB have...
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3PB’s Head of Chambers Nigel Lickley QC leading David Richards prosecuted an army officer for offence of gross negligence manslaughter and another officer and a warrant officer for negligent performance of duty arising from the death of soldier Michael Maguire on Castlemartin Ranges, West Wales in May 2012 during a live firing training exercise. The 8 week trial was both factually and legally complex. The case concerned the planning, organisation, and running of live firing ranges. Additionally,...
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