News for: Naomi Webber

3PB’s employment and discrimination law team celebrates a well-earned new team ranking in London in recognition of the high-profile cases its members represent clients in, and the great results they achieve. Impressively, the team’s individual rankings in London have increased from 1 to 5 ranked members in 2 years. The team retains its band 1 rankings in South Eastern and Western and the band 2 ranking it achieved last year in the Midlands. It’s another...

3PB Barristers’ celebrated London Education Law team is pleased to announce two barrister rankings in Chambers and Partners’ new Education section in the Regions. The team remains ranked in Band 3 at the London bar with 6 individual rankings. Our barristers are in turn described as “ferociously intelligent”, “phenomenal”, “able to unpick complex matters quickly” and “deeply experienced” by clients and peers. The Education clerking team is praised for its outstanding support: "Tom Cox, senior...

3PB’s employment and discrimination law team is delighted to be rewarded with 30 individual rankings in the Legal 500’s latest edition published today. 16 of the team’s 30 juniors are now ranked in the publication, across the London, South Eastern, Western and Midlands Circuits. The team remains top tier in Western with 12 individual rankings and top tier in South Eastern with 5 rankings. 3PB retains its tier 2 ranking in the Midlands with 4 juniors...

3PB’s education law team is delighted to have retained its London Tier 3 ranking in the Legal 500 2027 published today. The team achieves 8 rankings in London and one in the Midlands with 8 of the team’s 18 barristers now ranked in the directory. The Legal 500 comments that ‘3PB demonstrates a strong and well-established depth of knowledge in SEND matters. Counsel consistently shows a clear understanding of the legal framework alongside the practical...

March Employment Law Newsletter - Out Now

31st March 2026

Delighted to be publishing our March 2026 Employment Law Newsletter, edited by Joseph England, featuring a wealth of employment news and analysis from Joe, Grace Nicholls, Emma McIlveen, Colin McDevitt, Matthew Curtis and Gareth Graham on the following cases / topics:
- The legal risks of employer-backed egg freezing in the UK
- Whitaker v White Rose Academies Trust & Luminate Education Group [2026] EAT 43
- Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust [2026] EAT 32
- Bibescu v Clare Jenner Ltd t/a Jenner’s [2026] EAT 30
- Morgan v Morgan & ors [2026] EWHC 384 (Ch)

February Employment Law Newsletter Out Now

27th February 2026

Welcome to our February employment law newsletter edited by Michael Smith. Karen Moss and Mark Green announce the publication of their book on age discrimination in the workplace. We are delighted to welcome Emma McIlveen as an associate member.
Analysis is provided by Michael Smith, Alex Leonhardt, Ben Amunwa, Sarah Clarke and Daniel Brown on the following cases and topics
- Odusanya v Pennine Care Foundation Trust & Others [2026] EAT 5
- Milrine v DHL Services Ltd [2026] EAT 3
- Dada v The Scottish Ministers [2026] EAT 13
- When does the withdrawal of a claim take effect? UPDATED analysis
- Lamb v Teva UK Ltd [2026] EAT 8
We hope you enjoy our newsletter.

3PB’s employment and discrimination law team welcomes another strong set of results in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with 20 individual rankings for 16 of its barristers in London, Western, South Eastern and the Midlands Circuits. The team celebrates its 3rd Team ranking, in the Midlands this time, and remains in Band 1 in Western and South Eastern. Our barristers are congratulated for achieving 3 individual rankings in London (+2 year on year)....

3PB’s ‘best in their field’ employment and discrimination law team is delighted to have joined a select few chambers to be ranked in the Midlands in this area of law. The leading team retains its top tier team rankings in the Western and South Eastern Circuits. Clients comment on 'an exceptional chambers, from the first point of contact with the clerks through to the end of the matter’ with ‘their growth a testament to their...

3PB’s education law team is delighted to have retained its Tier 3 ranking in the Legal 500 2026, boasting 7 rankings in London and one in the Midlands. The team is lauded for the ‘fantastic array of Education based experts and specialist Counsel'. Seen by many as their ‘go-to set’, the team remains ‘one of the strongest sets in Education Law with a breadth of expertise at all levels'. Clients describe the set as ‘an...

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

1st September 2025

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...

March Employment Law Newsletter - out now!

31st March 2025

Welcome to our employment law team’s March newsletter, edited by Joseph England, featuring analysis from Joseph, Gareth Graham, Colin McDevitt and Matthew Curtis on the following cases:
- Kau Media Group Ltd v Hart [2025] EWHC 553 (KB)
- Gourlay v West Dunbartonshire Council [2025] EAT 29
- W v Highways England and others, 18th February 2025, [2025] EAT 18, Lord Fairley
- Kostrova v McDermott International INC and CB&I UK Ltd, 13th March 2025, [2025] EAT 35, Lord Fairley
- Kamphues v Venator Materials UK Ltd, 19th March 2025, [2025] EAT 30, HHJ Tayler
- Kinch v Compassion in World Farming International, 26th March 2025, [2025] EAT 41, Lord Fairley
- Impact Recruitment Services Ltd v Korpysa [2025] EAT 22

Education law newsletter - March 2025

18th March 2025

Naomi Webber edits the 12th edition of our education law newsletter featuring analysis from our barristers Alice de Coverley, Ben Amunwa, Olivia McGonigle, Naomi Webber and Alex Leonhardt. We look back at our team's 2nd education law conference in February and highlight recent involvement of our barristers in important cases and upcoming events.