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3PB's criminal law barrister Tom Acworth, who is instructed in general crime, regulatory crime and police law, acted for FBD at first instance and in this Court of Appeal hearing. FBD had been convicted of 13 sexual offences, which were committed against five children in the late 1990s. He was sentenced to 32 years’ imprisonment. The Court of Appeal agreed with Tom’s submissions that the sentence was manifestly excessive and reduced the overall term of...
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Patrick Heneghan, head of commercial law at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is set to join Bond Solon’s Expert Witness Conference 2025. The conference, which is taking place on Friday 7 November, both in-person at a London venue and online, is one of the UK’s largest gatherings of expert witnesses. Patrick will be joining an illustrious panel of speakers covering topics across all areas of the expert witness community and will be joined by Gunja...
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3PB attended the University of Winchester Law Fair 2025 yesterday. This was an excellent opportunity to explore and network with firms across all areas of the legal field and beyond. We were delighted to participate and support this fair. 3PB has previously supported students by offering a six-month placement to a student from the University of Winchester. During this placement, we provided the opportunity to shadow professionals in the Court of Appeal, visit prison cells,...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that Jon Ward has joined its seven-office Property and Estates team, further strengthening Chambers’ nationwide reputation and expertise for chancery, real property and agricultural law. Jon joins from Magdalen Chambers in Exeter, where he retains an affiliate membership and close links. Jon (pictured here) was called to the Bar in 2019 (Middle Temple) after practising as a solicitor from 2016 as a partner in a respected...
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3PB are delighted to announce that one of its 90-strong specialist family barristers, Emma Harman, has been appointed to the Circuit Bench. Her Honour Judge (HHJ) Harman will sit in Portsmouth and Southampton Courts, hearing Family cases. Called to the bar in 2003, Emma was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2022 and a Recorder in 2023, authorised to hear family law cases on the Western Circuit. With over 20 years’ experience in family law,...
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3PB’s Intellectual property barrister Faizul Azman has written an article titled ‘Owning the Code, Losing Control: How UK National Security Law Regulates AI and Intellectual Property.’ This article analyses how the UK’s export-control, patent secrecy and investment-screening regimes apply to AI models and datasets that generate dual-use or defence-relevant outputs. It argues that legality turns on capability and potential end-use: an AI system may require a licence because of its technical performance or because the...
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As pets become cherished family members rather than mere possessions, disputes over their custody can be emotionally charged during divorce or separation. 3PB’s family law barrister Imogen Robins will present on Monday 3 November at 2:30pm a 90 minute webinar for MBL focused on navigating this difficult issue. During this interactive webinar, Imogen will Explain the legal status of pets in England and Wales Analyse case law - a deep dive Compare international comparative law...
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Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers! 20 November 2025 | 5:30pm-8pm. 3PB offers the chance for pupils to experience many different areas of law across our seven national locations. During the evening, you will have the chance to find out about pupillage at 3PB and hear what life is like as a barrister at our set, including opportunities to live and...
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3PB’s criminal law barrister Kate Davies, pictured here, has already successfully defended two different clients in two separate Crown Court trials for assault this month. Kate’s first client was charged with assault. The alleged assault was caught on CCTV. The defence was accident, and the case involved the cross-examination of four witnesses. The jury acquitted the defendant unanimously in less than an hour. Kate was instructed by Kate Green of Renshaw Derrick and Co Solicitors....
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3PB’s Deputy Head of the Professional Discipline team, Daniel Brown, and specialist professional discipline barrister, Louise Hartley, will speak at the ARDL Webinar titled "Should regulators be concerned about the High Court’s judgment in NMC v Richmond [2025] EWHC 1828 (Admin)?" The Webinar will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 22nd October at 6-7pm. Daniel Brown specialises in representing healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, midwives, dentists and doctors, in fitness to practise proceedings. He has also...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) have been awarded a record number of individual rankings in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners, reaching a total of 104 (96 last year) achieved by 86 of its barristers. The national set has doubled its number of individual rankings in 5 years (52 in 2021) and is rewarded with accolades in 22 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern,...
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3PB Barristers’ Family Law team has achieved 34 individual rankings (+7 compared with 2025) in this year’s Chambers and Partners edition published today. 29 of our family law barristers are ranked across 5 Circuits: in London, the Midlands, North Eastern, South Eastern and Western. Our team retains its Band 1 rankings for both Family Children and Family Finance in the Midlands, and its Band 2 ranking in Western. In our Midland clients’ own words "The...
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