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    Luke Nelson to speak at The Legal Training Consultancy Conference

    3PB’s family and private client barrister Luke Nelson will be speaking at the Family Law Update: A Live Online Conference for The Legal Training Consultancy. This will take place via zoom on Wednesday 17th September at 9:45AM – 1:00PM. Luke will be alongside six other panel speakers, covering a selection of topical issues and new twists on perennial problems for family lawyers. The conference can be streamed live, or you can watch the recording whenever is...

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    Frida Dahlqvist returns from parental leave

    3PB is delighted to welcome Family Law Barrister Frida Dahlqvist, pictured here, to return to practice from parental leave on Monday, 6 October 2025. Frida has extensive experience representing local authorities, parents, children, and interveners in public law proceedings and maintains a substantial private law practice acting for parents and children within private law children’s proceedings. Instructing solicitors value her client care and clear, effective communication with both vulnerable and challenging clients.  Her practice covers...

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    Mark Wilden appearing in Competition Appeal Tribunal in case involving Microsoft software resale

    3PB’s specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden is currently appearing in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in a case involving the legality of selling pre-owned Office and Windows software. The two-day hearing, running from 9-10 September 2025, looks to resolve the key question of whether certain components of Windows and Office fall outside the EU’s copyright exhaustion rules for software, which allows the resale of perpetual software licenses. This important decision could significantly effect the legal...

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    Rob Dawson is guest speaker at Healy’s Construction Event

    3PB’s specialist construction and commercial barrister, Rob Dawson, has been confirmed as a guest speaker at Healy’s construction event on Friday, 26th September. Rob Dawson will share insights from the front line of disputes and adjudications, bringing valuable case-law context to the discussion. Rob Dawson has a broad practice across commercial and construction, but with a particular emphasis on construction and engineering disputes and associated professional liability matters, as well as general commercial litigation disputes. The...

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    HH Stephen Wildblood KC to chair Family Law Week's Public Children Law Conference

    3PB’s specialist family law arbitrator, mediator, private FDR judge, HH Stephen Wildblood KC will chair Family Law Week's annual Public Children Law Conference, taking place this year on Tuesday, 30Th September at Millenium Point in Birmingham. Stephen Wildblood KC, who is also Editor-in-Chief of Family Law Week (FLW), will also be joined by Jonathan Sampson KC to present an analysis of recent public law cases and will then be a panellist in the session on...

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    Amy Beddis is guest speaker at Geldard’s Family Law: A Year in Review Event

    3PB’s specialist family barrister Amy Beddis has been confirmed to speak on the expert panel for this year’s ‘Family Law: A Year in Review’ event on 11th September. Amy will be discussing maintenance in financial remedy cases. This will be an evening of topical debate, discussions and networking with Counsel, clerks, junior practitioners, and qualified Family Solicitors. All speakers will go through the contextual background of each topic as well as an overview of the...

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    September Employment Law Newsletter Out Now!

    Read our Employment law newsletter edited by Robin Pickard, with analysis from Robin, Sarah Clarke, Stephen Wyeth and Sarah Bowen on the following cases:
    - Aslam v Transport UK London Bus Ltd (formerly known as Abellio London Ltd) [2025] EAT 113
    - Leicester City Council v Bindu Parmar [2025] EWCA Civ 952
    - CX v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EAT 114
    - Mesuria v Eurofins Forensics Services Ltd [2025] EAT 103
    Don’t forget to register for our conference on 16 October – only a few places remain.

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    3PB celebrates Deputy District Judge Appointments

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that property and chancery barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen and family law barrister Rachel Bloxwich have been appointed as Deputy District Judges, both on the Midlands Circuit. Ashley Blood-Halvorsen is a specialist property and chancery barrister, with particular emphasis in contentious probate, TOLATA and insolvency. Ashley was called to the bar in 2017 and qualified as a trust and estate practitioner in 2024. To contact or instruct Ashley,...

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    William Hansen, Thomas O'Donohoe and Gemma Ralph appointments to the Attorney General's London Panel

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that William Hansen, Thomas O'Donohoe and Gemma Ralph have been appointed to the Attorney General’s London Panel for a period of five years, commencing today Monday 1st September 2025. William has been re-appointed to the London A Panel, Tom has been promoted to the London B Panel and Gemma has been appointed to the London C Panel. William Hansen regularly acts for a variety of government...

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    3PB shortlisted for Regional Chambers of the Year 2025

    3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) have been shortlisted for Regional Chambers of the Year 2025 at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards. The awards takes place on Thursday, 13 November 2025 at the Old Billingsgate. The shortlist can be found here

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    3PB shortlisted for two awards at the Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards 2025

    We are delighted to announce that 3PB’s Andrew Duncan and Matiss Krumins have been shortlisted at the Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards 2025. They have been chosen as finalists for the Family Law Case of the Year. Matiss Krumins is a specialist family barrister at 3PB with expertise in public law children’s proceedings and judicial review. He is regularly instructed in serious child protection, cross-border and emergency cases, and has appeared in leading decisions up to...

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    Jonathan Underhill successfully prosecutes defendant for possession of £820,000 in cryptocurrency and cash

    3PB crime and regulatory barrister Jonathan Underhill, who is a specialist in financial crime, successfully prosecuted a defendant for possession of £800,000 in cryptocurrency and £20,000 in cash. The D was charged with money laundering offences relating to Bitcoin and other crypto-assets as well as cash stemming from the sale of cannabis edibles on the Dark Web. Jonathan was instructed by the Complex Case Unit of Wessex CPS to advise on the case from the...

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