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      April Employment Law Newsletter Out Now

      Welcome to our employment law team’s April newsletter, edited by Alex Leonhardt. This month’s newsletter features analysis from Alex, Katherine Anderson, Mark Green and Michael Smith on the following cases:
      - For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16
      - Mr A E Madu v Loughborough College [2025] EAT 52
      - F v J [2025] EAT 34
      - And Barbosa Dethling v The Metropolitan Police Service [2025] EAT 58

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      March Employment Law Newsletter - out now!

      Welcome to our employment law team’s March newsletter, edited by Joseph England, featuring analysis from Joseph, Gareth Graham, Colin McDevitt and Matthew Curtis on the following cases:
      - Kau Media Group Ltd v Hart [2025] EWHC 553 (KB)
      - Gourlay v West Dunbartonshire Council [2025] EAT 29
      - W v Highways England and others, 18th February 2025, [2025] EAT 18, Lord Fairley
      - Kostrova v McDermott International INC and CB&I UK Ltd, 13th March 2025, [2025] EAT 35, Lord Fairley
      - Kamphues v Venator Materials UK Ltd, 19th March 2025, [2025] EAT 30, HHJ Tayler
      - Kinch v Compassion in World Farming International, 26th March 2025, [2025] EAT 41, Lord Fairley
      - Impact Recruitment Services Ltd v Korpysa [2025] EAT 22

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      Education law newsletter - March 2025

      Naomi Webber edits the 12th edition of our education law newsletter featuring analysis from our barristers Alice de Coverley, Ben Amunwa, Olivia McGonigle, Naomi Webber and Alex Leonhardt. We look back at our team's 2nd education law conference in February and highlight recent involvement of our barristers in important cases and upcoming events.

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      Charlotte Hadfield and Alice de Coverley publish second edition of ‘A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to School Exclusions’

      3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist education law barristers Charlotte Hadfield (Head of 3PB’s education law group) and Alice de Coverley have published a second edition of their successful book ‘A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to School Exclusions’. The law relating to school exclusions is complex, often mixing public and regulatory law, anti-discrimination and human rights, statutory guidance and, when relating to independent schools, principles of commercial contract and tort. The book,...

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    • 3PB increases its annual pupillage award to £60,000

      National chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has increased its annual pupillage award for its current recruitment for 2026 to £60,000 from £40,000, joining other prominent barristers’ chambers in announcing increases this year. This comprises a £30,000 grant and £30,000 in guaranteed earnings, paid monthly in advance. Additional benefits are valued at approximately £17,000 and include Private Health Insurance, IT support with discounts on technology, and access to online legal resources (LexisNexis PSL+, Lexis+ Ai, Westlaw...

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    • 3PB’s Education Law Team celebrates 7 rankings in Chambers & Partners’ latest edition

      3PB Barristers are pleased to confirm that 7 of its specialist education law barristers are now ranked in Chambers and Partners 2025. The group has retained its London Band 3 ranking in the publication, its barristers drawing much appreciated praise from its clients and peers, as well as recognition for its 'second to none', 'very responsive' clerking team. Group Head Charlotte Hadfield said: 'We are delighted with our latest results in Chambers and Partners’ 2025...

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    • 3PB’s Education Law Team a Leading team in this year’s London Legal 500 results

      3PB is delighted to report that its Education law team has retained its Tier 3 ranking in London. The team has attracted a total of eight rankings in the Legal 500’s 2025 edition published today: seven of our barristers are ranked in London, one of them is also recommended for their work in the Midlands. The directory acknowledges the team “cover[s] the complete range of education disputes, including acting in tribunal claims and judicial reviews...

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    • July 2024 3PB education law newsletter

      Education law newsletter - July 2024

      Jim Hirschmann edits the 11th edition of our education law newsletter, packed full with team news, awards, book launches, events and analysis from our barristers Charlotte Hadfield, Lachlan Wilson, John Friel, Alice de Coverley, Matthew Wyard, Emma Waldron, Alex Leonhardt, Caroline Stone, Mark Green, Sunyana Sharma, Katherine Anderson, Ben Amunwa and Rosa Thomas, to name a few.

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      3PB shortlisted in 8 categories in The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024

      We are delighted to announce that 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has been shortlisted for 8 awards at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024, including 4 Juniors, a Silk, 2 Sets of the Year and Chambers Leader of the Year, in the following categories: "Intellectual Property Set of the Year": Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard, Mark Wilden, Faizul Azman  "Set outside London of the Year" : Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth, Oxford, Winchester "Chambers Leader of the Year": CEO...

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      24 November - Black Friday discount on ‘A Practical Guide to EHC Plan Appeals' by Katherine Anderson

      Law Brief Publishers have announced a one-day ‘Black Friday’ discount of 25% on Katherine’s detailed practitioner’s guide to this fast-growing and changing area of law, launched in June this year. The book, which usually retails for £69.99, will be on sale for £52.50. If you want to access the discount on ‘A Practical Guide to EHC Plan Appeals,' please click here anytime on Friday 24 November. About the book: This is a detailed practitioner’s guide to...

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    • Employment and discrimination law newsletter - November 2023

      Employment and discrimination newsletter - November 2023

      Welcome to our November 2023 employment and discrimination law newsletter, in which we celebrate more rankings in the latest Chambers and Partners edition and call for applications for talented employment law barristers to join our team. Edited by Charlotte Hadfield, our newsletter features analysis from Charlotte, Head of Group Craig Ludlow and Alex Leonhardt - covering the following cases: Omar v Epping Forest District Citizens Advice (EA-2021-000595-JOJ), Steel v Spencer Road LLP [2023] EWHC 2492 (Ch), ONEA v Contingent and Future Technologies Ltd [2023] EAT 125, and Virgin Active Ltd v Hughes [2023] EAT 130.

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      Charlotte Hadfield and Alice de Coverley successful for parent against London Borough in appeal over EHCP

      Charlotte Hadfield, head of 3PB’s nationally ranked specialist education law team, led fellow member of chambers Alice de Coverley in successfully representing the Respondent parent in this recent appeal brought by London Borough of Camden regarding the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) put in place for a teenager with a range of additional needs. The appeal concerned the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) authorised by the First-tier Tribunal for the claimant's son, P, a child...

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