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    Nick Robinson secures an acquittal for his client in relation to serious offences

    3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) specialist criminal defence barrister Nick Robinson has successfully secured an acquittal for his client in relation to a number of serious sexual offences. MH was charged with two offences of Assault by Penetration, and in the alternative two counts of Sexual Assault. Following a four-day trial at Bournemouth Crown Court before HHJ Pawson, the jury returned unanimous not guilty verdicts on all four counts in less than two hours. Nick was...

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    Alice de Coverley to Speak at The Professional Deputies Forum Annual Conference

    3PB’s specialist education, equality, and public law barrister Alice de Coverley will speak at The Professional Deputies annual conference. The conference will take place at The NEC in Birmingham on Thursday, 18th September 2025. The theme for the 2025 conference is "Periods of Change and Transitions That a Deputy Will Deal With." Sessions will cover topics such as transitioning from children's services to adult services, litigation to settlement, private homes to care homes, marriage to...

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    Stephen Wildblood KC, Mark Calway and Jane Withington to speak at the LexisNexis Webinar

    Stephen Wildblood KC, Mark Calway and Jane Withington will be speaking at the LexisNexis Webinar. They will provide expert commentary on the most significant public law cases over the last 12 months. This webinar is Part 2 of the two-part series Public Law Matters: A year in review. The webinar will take place on Thursday 19th June at 16:45- 18:00pm. The webinar will explore key areas including fact-finding hearings, procedural developments, care and placement decisions,...

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    June Venters KC named as Lawyer of the Week by The Times today

    3PB's family law barrister and silk June Venters KC has been named as Lawyer of the Week by The Times today, following the High Court ruling in favour of her client, a mother, who had used an unregulated sperm donor. Robert Albon, who advertises himself as “Joe Donor” - and claimed to have fathered more than 180 children around the world - applied unsuccessfully for parental responsibility and direct contact with a child in the...

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    June Family Law Newsletter Out Now

    Welcome to our quarterly 3PB family team newsletter, edited by Amy Beddis.
    In this edition, we celebrate Aimee Fox and Amy Beddis becoming joint heads of our family finance team and welcome new tenants Peter Wilkinson and Shan Parker. Analysis is provided by Nicola Frost, Andrew J. Duncan, Rachel Bale, David Beatson and Victoria Holland. Our newsletter also features the reported cases that June Venters KC, Andrew J. Duncan, Gemma Chapman, Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley and Paul Froud recently acted in. Our forthcoming events and links to past family law brunch resources are included.

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    Mariya Peykova Featured in New Channel 4 Documentary ‘Untold: Love in the Wild’

    3PB’s specialist commercial, public, and information law barrister Mariya Peykova appears in the new Channel 4 documentary ‘Untold: Love in the Wild – The Real Dating Experiment’ which has been listed as one of the best shows to stream this week in the Guardian. Airing today, the documentary explores how modern dating is evolving. It highlights concerns regarding the use of AI-powered algorithms by service providers and the implications for users' personal data. It addresses...

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    Mathew Gullick KC re-appointed as a judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that the Senior President of Tribunals has appointed Mathew Gullick KC as a judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) for the second time. Mathew previously served as a judge of the EAT from 2018-2024, during his fixed-term appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge. This further appointment is again on a fee-paid (part-time) basis. Mathew will continue to maintain his busy practice at 3PB. Karen...

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    Lucy Bill in six-week inquest into death in hospital following police restraint

    3PB's personal injury, costs and inquests barrister Lucy Bill (pictured here) represented an emergency department staff member in an Article 2 ECHR jury inquest into the death of a young man, BR. The six-week inquest into his death, following a complex police restraint in a hospital setting, raised issues of unlawful act manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter and neglect. The inquest explored critical questions including the use of force by police officers, the discharge process for...

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    June Employment Law Newsletter - Out Now!

    Welcome to the latest edition of our employment law team’s newsletter, edited by Ben Amunwa - in which we proudly announce our upcoming Inaugural Employment Law Conference in Birmingham on 16 October 2025.
    While our analysis section features a note from Ben Amunwa exploring ‘When the withdrawal of a claim takes effect', our contributors this month also include Simon Tibbitts, Matthew Curtis, Gareth Graham and Daniel Brown on the following cases:
    - Handa v The Station Hotel (Newcastle) Ltd & Ors [2025] EAT 62
    - Melki v Bouygues E and S Contracting UK Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 585
    - XY v AB [2025] EAT 66
    - Woodhead v WTTV Ltd & Anor | [2025] EWHC 1128 (KB)

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    3PB promotes senior staff to be Chambers Directors and its COO

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that three of our senior clerking team - Rob Leonard, Ian Charlton and David Fielder - will take on enhanced roles as Chambers Directors. James Thornton is also promoted and becomes our Chief Operating Officer (COO) with overall responsibility for procurement, HR, IT, facilities and finance. Warmest congratulations to all four of them (pictured here, clockwise from top left). Commenting on the announcement, 3PB's CEO Simon...

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    Karen Moss successful in a trio of high-profile employment law cases

    Head of 3PB's Employment and Discrimination Law Group Karen Moss (pictured here) has successfully acted in the following high-profile cases: In Selivanov v Reckitt Benckiser Corporate Services Limited KB-2025-001253, Karen successfully sought an interim injunction preventing the summary dismissal of an employee accused of gross misconduct, in circumstances where his immigration status would have been imperilled if he had been summarily dismissed. The Applicant would be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain from August 2025,...

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    Jon Shaw writes for Construction Law on Compulsory Mediation before trial

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist construction law barrister Jon Shaw has written for Construction Law on whether making the process of mediation compulsory will lead to the resolution of more disputes before trial. In his article, entitled “Compulsory Mediation before trial: cracking even the hardest nuts”, Jon reviews three recent cases in which alternative dispute resolution has been encouraged or mandated by the Courts in hopes of resolution. Jon’s article includes a case study...

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