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    November Employment Law Newsletter Out Now

    Welcome to our November 2024 employment law newsletter, edited by Gareth Graham, featuring news from Ben Amunwa, and celebrating our results in Chambers and Partners.
    Our newsletter includes analysis from Gareth Graham, Karen Moss and Andrew MacPhail of the following cases:
    - Xie v E’quipe Japan Ltd [2024] EAT 176
    - De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1291
    - MacLennan v The British Psychological Society [2024] EAT 166

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    Alex Whatley writes for Lexis Nexis on Alphier Capital LLP v Blyvoor Gold Capital Ltd

    3PB's commercial and property barrister Alex Whatley has written an article called 'After the gold rush - chasing debts' (Alphier Capital LLP v Blyvoor Gold Capital Ltd)' for Lexis Nexis. In the article Alex analyses this High Court judgment concerning two cross applications for strike-out and adding a party, the primary dispute related to an unpaid debt for investment consultancy services and the assignment of the sums due. The court decided that the prohibition of...

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    Oliver Nunn delivers advocacy training for the MOJ’s Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service providers

    Oliver Nunn teamed up with Browne Jacobson’s Leah Jones, Naomi De Silva and Samantha Harms to deliver in Cardiff on 21 November a day’s training for the Ministry of Justice Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service providers, as part of the HLPAS Support Service. While Samantha Harms considered the benefits of embedding O Shaped values in working practices, Oliver Nunn provided a legal update, an analysis of current trends in possession work in the County Court...

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    Alex Whatley has written an analysis of Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry & Ors v Uniserve Limited & Ors [2024] EWHC 1725 (Ch)

    3PB's commercial and property barrister Alex Whatley has written an analysis of Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry & Ors v Uniserve Limited & Ors [2024] EWHC 1725 (Ch), in which The High Court  considered the circumstances in which an agent could bind its principal in making representations and variations in commercial contract agreements. The Claimant, (“Hitex”), was a manufacturer of face masks used during the Covid pandemic. The Defendant, (“Uniserve”), had agreed to purchase 80...

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    High Court upholds article 3 ‘systems’ challenge to public funds delays

    On 21 November 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in R (SAG & others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2984 (Admin), an expedited judicial review challenge to the government’s ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) system, following a hearing on 13 and 14 November 2024. The default position of the Home Office is to grant UK visas subject to a NRPF condition that prohibits most migrants from accessing welfare...

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    Hannah Bush appointed District Judge to sit in Birmingham

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that family barrister Hannah Bush will officially be appointed as a District Judge from next Monday 18th November 2024. District Judge Bush will sit on the Midlands Circuit and be based at the Birmingham Combined Court Centre. Hannah was called to the Bar in 2007 and was appointed as a Deputy District Judge and a fee-paid First Tier Tribunal Judge in May 2020. Teaching advocacy part-time...

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    Jonathan Underhill delivers advocacy workshop at Bournemouth University

    3PB’s specialist criminal and regulatory barrister Jonathan Underhill delivered a lecture on on "How do you win for your client?" last Friday at Bournemouth University. In this advocacy masterclass, Jonathan explained to students the art and science of persuasion. He outlined to students how to research, prepare, structure, deliver, and self-analyse advocacy. Additionally, exposed the students to his profession and why they might want to join the Bar in the future. To find out more...

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    Matthew Cannings appointed as a Recorder on the Western Circuit

    The 270-barrister national chambers, 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), is delighted to announce that Matthew Cannings - who heads 3PB's Property and Estates Group - has been appointed by His Majesty the King as a Recorder on the Western Circuit. His part-time judicial appointment takes effect from next Monday 18 November 2024. Matthew was called to the bar in 2006 and was appointed as a part-time Deputy District Judge in 2019. Matthew has nearly twenty...

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    Simon Astill speaks at the ICAI's Legal Jurisdictions and Business Governance conference in Dubai

    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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    RIP - Rowan Planterose

    3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has very sadly reported today that construction and engineering barrister Rowan Planterose passed away last week  after six months' illness. An exceptional barrister, he will be remembered for his dedication to his clients and to 3PB in equal measure. 3PB’s Head of Construction and Engineering Group, Peter Collie, said: “Rowan was a highly valued member of our Chambers, and our London office, and was greatly respected by the barristers in our...

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    3PB team of barristers and staff at Dubai Arbitration Week in November 2024

    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 is excited to welcome Robin Pickard to its employment and discrimination team

    Employment and discrimination law specialist, Robin Pickard, pictured here, has become a member of chambers and will work from 3PB’s London office. Robin has a busy practice and regularly appears for claimants and respondents in preliminary and final merits hearings (including open preliminary hearings, e.g., in relation to disability status). Robin’s recent highlights include a successful appeal before the President of the EAT (in Ballerino v The Racecourse Association Ltd [2024] EAT 98) and securing...

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