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3PB Barristers has received a record-breaking fifth consecutive accreditation by Investors in People
3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been recognised again by Investors in People (IiP) in 2026 for the fifth consecutive time. 3PB was one of the very first barristers chambers to achieve Investors in People accreditation back in 2010 - and has successfully maintained this recognition for the past 16 years, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to supporting and developing its people. The award, which independently evaluates workplace culture every three years, was delivered after assessors...
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3PB's specialist commercial, personal and corporate barrister, John Jessup, has written two articles on the recent Court of Appeal decisions on s. 994 petitions (June 2026). John explores Court of Appeal case, Magic Investments SA v Broadbent and The Greater Good Fresh Brewing Co Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 711, where a contractual term has more than one possible meaning. He looks at how the court concluded interpretation best fits the contract as a whole and...
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3PB Barristers is delighted to welcome property, planning and environmental law barrister Victoria Hamblen back to chambers, following her return from secondment at the beginning of June 2026. Victoria recently completed an eight-month secondment with the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), where she worked on pivotal advice pieces to government, reports on the implementation of diverse areas of environmental law, advised on complaints and investigations, and undertook a wide range of environmental law research. Alongside her...
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We are delighted that Nicholas Cotter is nominated for Junior of the Year in Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory. Chambers has also earned a nomination for Southern Set of the Year. Best wishes to all of those shortlisted in all categories. We look forward to celebrating excellence at the Bar with all of you on 22nd September!
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) specialist regulatory barrister, Louise Hartley, appears as a guest on ‘The Inner Temple Movers and Returners Podcast’, supporting barristers with practical advice to navigate change confidently. Hosted by Simon Regis, this episode features Louise and Alexandra Sutton of the Inner Temple, who share practical guidance, professional insights and trusted resources on moving between the employed and self-employed Bar. A candid and insightful look at navigating career transitions at the Bar,...
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3PB Barristers’ specialist criminal defence barrister Nick Robinson has successfully defended his client ME, who was charged with rape. Nick’s client was arrested on suspicion of rape following an incident in Bournemouth in 2025. The complainant alleged ME had raped her after she changed her mind and refused to perform a sex act on him after having agreed to do so for money. The defence case was that the sexual activity was consensual, agreed in...
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3PB Barristers is pleased to announce that criminal barrister Berenice Mulvanny has been appointed as a Recorder from today, 8 June 2026, as published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Berenice will be sitting on the Western Circuit, dealing with criminal matters. Berenice Mulvanny is a specialist crime barrister, regularly instructed on the most serious offences on the Western Circuit including murder, rape and other serious sexual offences, fraud and dishonesty offences, firearms, drugs conspiracies,...
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Welcome to our May newsletter, edited by Jo Laxton and packed full with employment law news – including a win by Mark Green in the EAT - and analysis from Gareth Graham, Simon Tibbitts, Grace Holden and Eaindra Cho of:
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- Deans v RBL Law Ltd et al [2026] EAT 76
- Harkins v Marks & Spencer PLC [2026] EAT 70
- DHL Services Ltd v Pawal Ignatowicz [2026] EAT 74
- L Tarbuc v Martello Piling Limited [2026] EAT 58
- Kankanalapalli v Loesche Energy Systems Ltd [2026] EAT 49 -
3PB's Head of Construction Law team, James Davison, will be speaking at the upcoming Society of Construction Law SCL Leeds Seminar on Thursday July 16 2026. James will be speaking alongside Frankie Bell of Pinsent Masons LLP on the topic of 'dealing with defects and retentions in construction contracts'. The session will be chaired by Neil Boothroyd of Gateley Vinden. To find out more or to book your space, please click here. To contact or...
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Poppy May Watson (call 2020), a family barrister based in Southampton, has joined 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) and will practice from the national chambers' Bournemouth and Winchester offices. Poppy has a busy caseload and practises exclusively in child law - be that private law, care proceedings or adoption - so acting in both privately funded and publicly funded cases. Her workload routinely involves cases with allegations of Parental Alienation, Non-Accidental Injury (NAI, NAHI and death...
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3PB Barristers criminal specialist, Thomas Acworth, was led by Charles Row KC in the defence of JA, a woman who was accused of murdering her former long-term partner. The prosecution case was that, at the instigation of her daughter, JA planned to kill the deceased by luring him to a house where he was stabbed by her daughter’s boyfriend. Following an 11-week trial before Martin Spencer J at Salisbury Crown Court, the jury unanimously acquitted...
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3PB are delighted to announce that two more of its family law barristers, Sara Lewis KC and Jane Withington (pictured here, left to right) have qualified as Children Law Arbitrators, able to hear arbitrations under the Children Scheme. Both are now members of the specialist panel of family law arbitrators, managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (“IFLA”). Sara and Jane join 15 other family law barristers at the national...
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