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Welcome to 3PB's Family Law team's newsletter, edited by Amy Beddis. This year is flying by, with another busy quarter here at 3PB family. We have some excellent contributions this month from Scott Sharp, Charles Hogan, Imogen Robins and Andrew Duncan. We invite you to book your place to attend our September Manchester NCDR event and our 3rd Annual Public Law Conference in Southampton in November. Our members continue to feature in reported cases, check out the summaries below and catch up on the brunches you have missed. We hope you enjoy this latest chapter of our newsletter. If you would like to contribute an article please do get in touch with me at [email protected].
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3PB’s specialist commercial, public and information law barrister, Mariya Peykova, has written an article on the law around explicit deepfakes, which is published in July’s issue of Counsel magazine. She discusses how advances in artificial intelligence have created new legal challenges surrounding the creation and distribution of explicit deepfake content, examining the gaps in existing legislation and the difficulties faced by victims seeking protection and redress. To contact or instruct Mariya, please email David Fielder...
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3PB’s June Venters KC, who was the first woman solicitor to be appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2006, has been ranked in the new Spear’s Family Law Indices 2026 as a "Top Recommended Family Law Barrister". Described as "the Michelin guide of wealth," Spear’s is the indispensable guide to the top private client advisers and service providers for high and ultra-high net-worth individuals in the UK and globally. To read more, please click here. To contact or...
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3PB's commercial barrister, arbitrator and mediator, Philip Bambagiotti, has delivered a webinar for LexisNexis entitled 'Building Safety Reform 2026: Compliance, Liability and Enforcement'. In this session, Philip explores the Building Safety Reform 2026, offering valuable insights into compliance obligations, liability risks, and regulatory enforcement. To watch the full webinar, please click here. Please note that a LexisNexis subscription is required to access the recording. If you wish to contact or instruct Phillip, please email Practice...
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In our June newsletter, edited by Mark Green, new Presidential Guidance on Interim Relief is highlighted. Analysis is provided by Jo Laxton, Joseph England, Lachlan Wilson and Robin Pickard on the following cases:
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- London Borough of Ealing & Ors. v Pauline Peace [2026] EAT 81
- Cunningham v BBC [2026] EAT 92
- Costco Wholesale UK Ltd v Mr Jaiden Nash [2026] EAT 85
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Garrett [2026] EAT 77 -
3PB Barristers' new line-up house band “The Skeleton Exchange” won the Bristol Law Society’s Battle of the Bands contest at The Fleece last Thursday, 26 June; after being declared Best Band by the two professional judges and thanks to the audience’s loud cheers. Performing in a swelteringly hot venue on the hottest day in 50 years, the band delighted the crowd with hits from the 70s onwards, covering tracks from Bon Jovi, Free, White Stripes,...
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3PB's joint head of Family Finance, Aimee Fox, has delivered a webinar for LexisNexis entitled 'How to Run a Successful Financial Remedies Conduct Case under MCA 1973, s.25(2)(g)'. The webinar explores the significance of conduct in financial remedies proceedings, the different categories of conduct that may be relevant and the courts' approach to such cases. It also examines issues relating to litigation conduct, non-disclosure, adverse inferences, the impact of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, coercive...
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3PB's family barrister Andrew Duncan has delivered a webinar for LexisNexis entitled 'Enforcement of Child Arrangements Orders: What Works in Practice (2026)', which went live online today, 24 June. In this practical and informative session, Andrew explores the various routes available for the enforcement of Child Arrangements Orders, including the use of warning notices and penal notices. He also considers the key issues and considerations for both the enforcing party and the respondent, together with...
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Komal Patel (pictured) represented the guardian in F v M & Anor [2026] EWFC 133 (B), a private law children case, in which HHJ Owens delivered a fact-finding judgment concerning allegations of physical and sexual abuse made by a child against her father. Whilst the allegations themselves were serious, the wider significance of the decision lies in the court's examination of professional practice when allegations of abuse are made and, in particular, the continued relevance...
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One of 3PB's senior criminal barristers Robert Grey (pictured here) has decided to call time at the Bar. His retirement comes after a distinguished 47 year-career as a stalwart of the criminal bar on the Western Circuit and across the UK. At last, his yacht "Astrid" will be getting the attention that it deserves. Specialising in very serious sex, drugs, fraud and proceeds of crime cases, Robert was a well-known prosecutor on the regional Circuit,...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) education barrister, Emma Calvert, appears as guest on ‘Get Legally Speaking’ podcast discussing what every parent needs to know: behaviour is often communication, and a child’s difficulties should not be dismissed without asking why they are struggling and what support they may need. Hosted by Hatti Suvari, in this episode they explore what parents can do when their child is struggling at school, what legal duties schools and local councils...
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Lieutenant Oliver Tribe begins his 12-month crime and regulatory crime pupillage in Winchester. Once successfully completed, Oliver will return to the armed services for further employment as a naval barrister with Navy Legal Services. He has just spent two weeks’ marshalling at Portsmouth and Southampton Crown Courts and a week assisting the Service Prosecutor at the Military Court Centre, Bulford. Oliver's initial pupil supervisor is Tom Horder, who co-heads 3PB's Tier 1 Crime and Regulatory...
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