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 […]

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 […]

Louis Weston, Head of the Sports Group, acted for the RFU in the prosecution of Matthew Hart, an agent, for breaches of the betting rules and non-co-operation.  The case was the first of its kind in English Rugby and led to his suspension for 22 months. The full decision can be found here.  The case is […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

In recent weeks snow and ice have swept across the UK. The appeal case of Mr Ivor Cook v Swansea City Council [2017] EWCA Civ 2142 concerns a claim arising from slipping on the latter. To read Henrietta's analysis, click here. View Henrietta's profile here.

In Nicholls v The Ambassador Theatre Group, Luke Ashby successfully defended an appeal and secured a finding that the Claimant reasonably exited the EL/PL Portal and should escape the associated costs regime. Click here to read Luke's analysis.