3PB's members have been operating internationally for over 30 years notably in, Middle East (such as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar), Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, , South Korea, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, the USA, Caribbean islands of Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Maarten, Montserrat, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sudan, Egypt, Botswana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Ethiopia and South Africa.
Our members are frequently instructed in complex, high-profile and substantial commercial, construction and private client disputes, advising a wide range of clients, from directors, shareholders and joint venture partners to business professionals and ultra-high net worth individuals. Our work spans a range of sectors including Real estate, Construction, Finance, Technology, Energy & Natural Resources, Transport (aviation, shipping, and travel), Retail, Property, Media, Insurance and Sport.
3PB International services include:
- International Arbitration, Adjudication and Dispute Boards
- International Commercial Litigation and Advisory
- International Construction Disputes
- International Public Private Partnership Disputes
- Energy Arbitration
- International Employment Disputes
- International Expert Witness services
- International Family Disputes
- Islamic Law and Finance Advisory
- Jurisdiction and Conflicts of Law
- Public International Law
- Private Wealth
- White Collar Crime and Fraud.
Our barristers are available to conduct advisory and advocacy work in many international venues as well as draw on the services of members resident in Sydney, Lahore, St Petersburg and Beijing.
Our services include advisory work, advocacy and representation in courts and tribunals around the world. 3PB offers specialist and experienced advocates who can act as lead advocates or can deal with and/or assist with specific tasks. Our barristers can also assist more generally with discrete instructions, for example, juniors are able to work on disclosure or research; and more experienced counsel acting as expert witnesses on English or Sharia Law.
Members have also worked together in teams with counsel from other local law firms or chambers and consequently have developed good working relationships with other counsel across the world.
Our work includes acting as counsel in international arbitrations, international tribunals and other tribunals such as dispute boards.
You can instruct our barristers to act as counsel in proceedings or as co-counsel with local counsel in international tribunals such as DIFC. We routinely take instructions directly from businesses and governments as well as cases referred from law firms.
Our work on behalf of international clients includes advocacy in the UK courts. We are able to respond quickly to obtain urgent Court relief to preserve assets, obtain freezing and search orders, or in support of arbitrations. We can advise you on the suitability of urgent relief, and guide you through the tactics and procedure of obtaining it.
Our members sit as arbitrators, adjudicators ,dispute boards, mediators, and early neutral evaluation (where we can provide an impartial assessment of the merits of your case before you embark on legal proceedings).
Our arbitrators are regularly appointed by ICC, DIAC, LCIA as well as party appointments Three of our arbitrators are on the FIDIC President’s List of Dispute Adjudicators. Our members also act as adjudicators, mediators, conciliators and chairmen or members of dispute boards for international construction, energy and infrastructure projects.
3PB's International Clerking and Support Team has an excellent understanding of the international market and will guide you through all necessary logistics of an international dispute including terms of engagement. We will work with you to put together the right team and/or individual(s) as we understand that in each dispute there is a role to play whether that be as counsel, co-counsel, advisory, expert, arbitrator, neutral or mediator.
Our international team includes a number of multi-lingual members in languages such as:
English, Arabic, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Greek, Danish, Swedish
Legal Services in the Middle East
3PB's members have been working in the Middle East for over 30 years. We are committed to the region and fully understand the business and local culture, Civil and Islamic Law (Shari’ah) which are at the core of many of the region's laws as well as the interface with common law. Dubai in the UAE is now one of the seven main global dispute resolution seats.
We have access to offices in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Jeddah), Dubai and Abu Dhabi. 3PB have advised clients and conducted disputes throughout the [MENAT] GCC region including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey.
Our barristers and professional associates in Chambers have rights of audience in Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”), and Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) and the Qatar Financial Centre (“QFC”).
Languages spoken, in addition to English, include Arabic, French, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Spanish, Japanese, Italian, Romanian, Hindi and Urdu.
Our International Barristers...
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3PB's Chief Executive Simon Astill is one of the keynote speakers this coming Friday 15 November 2024 at Dubai's Hyatt Regency in the UAE. Speaking on "Cross-border commercial contracts: strategic approaches to dispute resolution clauses and international enforcement," Simon is one of four speakers at this legal and business conference organised by the Dubai Chapter of the ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India). He joins Syed Mujtaba Hussain, the founder and Managing Partner of...
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Some of 3PB's commercial and construction arbitrators - and their specialist clerking/management support - will be in Dubai at Dubai Arbitration Week between 10-15 November 2024. Please get in touch - by emailing [email protected] or calling him on 020 7583 8055 - if you’d like to meet up. Attending from 3PB are: David Berkley KC David Parratt KC (Scot) the Rt.Hon. Michael Tomlinson KC Patrick Heneghan Dr Zhen Ye Simon Astill Joe Townsend Matthew Scanlan...
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3PB are pleased to announce that barristers Alice Horn, Jack Felvus and Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley (pictured here, left to right) have successfully completed their twelve-month pupillages and become members of the 250-barrister, national chambers. Former Prince of Wales and David Karmel Scholar Alice Horn (call:2022) joins following a ten-year career in industry internationally. Alice is a much-in-demand barrister with significant experience in both County Court and High Court matters and specialises in commercial litigation, adjudication and...
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3 Paper Buildings (3PB) is delighted to announce that leading barrister and silk Rachel Best KC (2006 call) has joined chambers as an associate member. Rachel specialises in employment and discrimination disputes, judicial reviews, inquests and personal injury cases. She was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2006, the Bar of Ireland in 2021 and was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2022. She was promoted to Silk in 2024....
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, is celebrating this year again its rankings - totalling 167 - in the Legal 500 2025’s edition published today, a 15% increase on last year’s 145. The set is ranked in 23 areas of law, across 4 UK Circuits: London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands. 3PB’s barristers are also ranked in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. The Legal 500 acknowledges 3PB...
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Former Solicitor General in England and Wales, the Rt.Hon. Michael Tomlinson KC (call:2002) is returning to 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) to practice as a barrister after more than 9 years as an MP and becoming one of UK’s top law enforcement officers. Michael was the first newly appointed King’s Counsel in 2022 and was sworn in as a member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council in February 2024. Michael will be based in the...
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Former WilmerHale commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer Kevin Pettican, who practised for nearly twenty years from commercial chancery chambers in London, is set to relocate to Birmingham and join national chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) where he will continue to develop his growing practice in the Midlands alongside his existing practice in London and internationally. Kevin Pettican (call: 1994) joins today, Monday 12 August 2024, and will work alongside 3PB’s recent experienced commercial and international...
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3PB (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that family law silk Liz McGrath KC has taken over as Head of Chambers as of Friday 5th July, and that David Parratt KC, a commercial and construction silk will serve as Deputy Head of Chambers. Chambers owes a huge debt of gratitude to David Berkley KC for his leadership over the past five years and to his deputy Gavin Hamilton. Both will continue in full time...
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