Legal 500 2021: 3PB becomes the first chambers ever to be ranked in both England and Wales for education law
7th October 2020
The new Legal 500 2021 Bar directory has ranked 3PB’s well-known Education Team for both English and Welsh education law: a first for any chambers in this specialist area of practice.
Seven members of the team were ranked individually as leading juniors or rising stars, a record for the Education Team.
These results confirm 3PB’s status in both countries. The team is well-placed to tackle issues arising from the substantial forthcoming changes to the Welsh education system, as well as continuing to advise clients across England.
3PB’s Education Team specialises in all aspects of education law. Members of the team have cross specialisms in diverse areas such as public law, judicial review, discrimination, community care, inquests, personal injury and employment law.
Charlotte Hadfield, Head of 3PB’s Education team, said “I’m so pleased to see the team’s hard work reflected in this year’s rankings. We’d like to thank all of those who helped 3PB to achieve this success by taking the time to provide testimonials.”
Profiles of our ranked members, including what the directories say about them, can be found here.
Click here to view Chambers’ overall results with a record 75 members ranked this year across our specialisms.
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