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March Family Law Newsletter - Out Now

26th March 2026

Welcome to 3PB’s Family Law team’s latest newsletter, edited by Amy Beddis.
Spring is in action and our team have been super busy putting together some excellent articles for you all on the latest issues. This edition is full of interesting topics, debate and important case law updates.
The family team have had a great start to the year with our members appearing in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.
We are all looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference on 23 April at Millennium Point, Birmingham. Due to popular demand more tickets have been released.
We hope you enjoy reading our newsletter and as ever if you want to be involved or have any feedback please do get in touch.

June Venters KC and Rachel Temple successful in landmark High Court case for father facing domestic abuse allegations

11th December 2025

3PB family law silk June Venters KC, leading 3PB family barrister Rachel Temple (pictured here, left to right), successfully acted for the father in the High Court case of  Re E (A Child) (Complex Fact-Finding: Allegations of Domestic Abuse and Alienating Behaviours) [2025] EWFC 422. This is the accompanying case to that reported earlier in the Court of Appeal of The Father, Mother, E a child (by his Children’s Guardian) and Aimee Dover Case No:...

June Venters KC and Rachel Temple successful in Court of Appeal permission hearing on witnesses in family courts

2nd December 2025

3PB family law silk June Venters KC, leading 3PB family barrister Rachel Temple (pictured here, left to right), successfully acted for the father in the Court of Appeal case of The Father, Mother, E a child (by his Children’s Guardian) and Aimee Dover Case No: CA-2025-001859. This judgment clarifies the scope of judicial criticism against any individual witness, whether a lay person or a professional, within family court proceedings. The case follows earlier children proceedings...

3PB welcomes top children and complex care barrister Rachel Temple

4th March 2024

3 Paper Buildings (3PB) has welcomed family barrister Rachel Temple (2004 call) to its 80-strong team of family law counsel. Rachel specialises in public and private law children work and has practised exclusively in disputes over children for the last 14 years and built up an exceptional track record in complex care work. Formerly at Thomas More Chambers in London, Rachel now lives in the West Country and practises principally from 3PB's Bristol office. Rachel...