News for: Charles Irvine

The Presumption of Advancement and How to Defeat Orders for Sale: The position after Kroll Agency Services Ltd v Inlustrem Maritime Ltd [2026] EWHC 1453 (KB)

22nd July 2026

3PB’s property barristers, Charles Irvine and Kinza Wahid, have written an article titled “The Presumption of Advancement and How to Defeat Orders for Sale: The position after Kroll Agency Services Ltd v Inlustrem Maritime Ltd [2026] EWHC 1453 (KB)”. They discuss how family members often contribute to the purchase of a home, but informal arrangements can lead to disputes over ownership, which judgment creditors seeking to enforce a final charging order should be wary of...

Charles Irvine and Rachel Bale explore the impact of Hudson v Hathway on constructive trusts

14th July 2026

3PB’s property barristers, Charles Irvine and Rachel Bale, have written an article titled ‘Sign Here (Sort Of): What Hudson v Hathway Really Settled for Constructive Trusts — and What It Didn't'. They discuss the recent decision of Reid-Roberts v Mei-Lin [2026] EWHC 49 (Ch) which provides a helpful gloss on the Court of Appeal case of Hudson v Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ 1648. Hathway clarified the requirements for creating a constructive trust through a post-acquisition...

Property and Estates Law Newsletter - Out Now!

21st April 2026

In the first edition of our Property and Estates Law Newsletter edited by Antonietta Grasso, we welcome Carl Geary to our team.
Our expert contributors Ashley Blood-Halvorsen TEP, Jack Webb and Michael Vora share their analysis of Kars v Brown and ors [2026] EWHC 31 (Fam); s.21 of the Housing Act 1988 ahead of the implementation of the Renters' Rights Act 2025; and the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 which has marked a significant development in the treatment of digital assets under English law.
Our grateful thanks to our instructing solicitors for the high profile, thought-provoking and inspiring cases they have instructed on: from adverse possession and constructive trusts to a final push towards the s21 notices before 1 May 2026, we include snippets of cases handled by our members - Charles Irvine, Robert Weatherley and Oliver Nunn.
Enjoy our newsletter!

James Davison and Charles Irvine appointed as Heads of Groups at 3PB

22nd January 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce the appointment (pictured here, left to right) of James Davison as the new head of the Construction and Engineering Group, and Charles Irvine who becomes the new head of its Property and Estates Group. Charles will be supported by Louise Worton and Andrew Nicklin who were elected as deputy heads of the Group. James' election follows the end of Peter Collie's tenure and Chambers wanted to...

3PB’s Commercial barristers have been rewarded with 6 rankings in this year's Chambers UK edition across the specialist areas of Commercial Law and Professional Negligence. Head of group Patrick Heneghan commented “I am delighted that our barristers continue to be acknowledged for their advocacy and their ability to deal with complex matters expertly. My thanks go to the clients who never fail to take part in the directories’ research.” Our many congratulations to Alexander Whatley,...

3PB’s national Property and Estates Group is delighted to have achieved 11 individual rankings in Chambers and Partners’ latest set of results. The rankings span the set’s Real Estate Litigation, Chancery, Construction, Planning and Social Housing expertise. The team maintains its ranking in Band 2 for Real Estate Litigation in South Eastern. While our barristers are lauded for their advocacy, technical skills and commercial awareness across the board, our clerks, headed by Chambers Director Mark Heath,...

We are delighted to announce a total of 21 rankings (from 15 last year) for our property, estates and chancery specialists in the Legal 500 2026 edition. Retaining our member rankings in Property and Construction and Private Wealth, Probate and Tax on the South Eastern and Western Circuits, we are delighted to have also been recognised for Agricultural Property, Social Housing and Property and Construction on the Midlands Circuit. Our team has been quoted as...

3PB is delighted to announce that its Commercial group has welcomed 4 new rankings in this year's Legal 500 edition, achieving a total of 14 rankings for 8 of our barristers across the areas of Commercial Litigation, Company and Insolvency and Professional Negligence in the Midlands, South Eastern and Western. Our Professional Negligence team in particular is praised as a ‘solid set of chambers’ for its work. Clients appreciate '3PB’s strong multi-disciplinary chambers with excellent...

3PB’s Commercial and Intellectual Property barristers have been rewarded with 9 rankings in this year's Chambers UK edition. While the commercial group gained one more individual ranking in Commercial litigation, our Intellectual Property specialists obtained one more accolade in the regions. Our professional negligence experts have retained their rankings in Western and London. Head of group Patrick Heneghan commented 'I am delighted to read that our barristers’ continued accomplishments and excellence is attracting such praise...

3PB’s national Property and Estates team has been rewarded in Chambers and Partners’ latest set of results with 11 rankings spanning its Real Estate Litigation, Chancery, Construction, Planning and Social Housing expertise. While our barristers attract praise for their knowledge, commercial awareness, advocacy and client skills, our real estate litigators earn a team ranking in Band 2 in South Eastern. Headed by Chambers Director Mark Heath, the clerks are complimented for being 'very responsive and...

3PB is delighted to announce a total of 15 rankings for its property, estates and chancery specialists in the Legal 500 2025 edition. The team retains its Tier 2 ranking for Property and Construction in South Eastern; and its Tier 3 ranking for Property and Construction in Western. New rankings have been gained for social housing; agricultural property work; and property and construction work. The team is acknowledged as "‘an excellent set’ with ‘a number of excellent...

3PB is delighted to share that its Commercial group has earned 4 new rankings in this year's Legal 500 edition, achieving a total of 16 rankings for 11 of our barristers across the areas of Commercial Litigation, Company and Insolvency, Intellectual Property and Professional Negligence in London, South Eastern and Western. With 3 of its barristers ranked for Professional Negligence in Western (+2 compared with 2024), the team now has a Tier 2 ranking and...