• 3PB’s Commercial Law Group and Intellectual Property Team achieve great recognition in this year’s Legal 500 rankings

      3PB is delighted to share that its Commercial group has earned 4 new rankings in this year's Legal 500 edition, achieving a total of 16 rankings for 11 of our barristers across the areas of Commercial Litigation, Company and Insolvency, Intellectual Property and Professional Negligence in London, South Eastern and Western. With 3 of its barristers ranked for Professional Negligence in Western (+2 compared with 2024), the team now has a Tier 2 ranking and...

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      Rebecca Farrell assists landlord set aside rejection of proof of debt, raising interesting points on damages and costs

      3PB insolvency, commercial and property litigation barrister Rebecca Farrell assists landlord to set aside liquidator’s decision to reject proof of debt raising interesting points including (a) the appropriate measure of damages for a breach of covenant claim and (b) whether a landlord can seek its costs of proving for a debt within the proof of debt in the circumstances. In Brown v Ulrick (as the liquidator of S.A.L. Holdings Ltd) S.A.L. Holdings Ltd (in members’...

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      Rebecca Farrell helps school secure the dismissal of a six-figure winding up petition presented by landlord

      In a judgment handed down last week by the Insolvency and Companies Court ICC Judge Barber determined that it was appropriate to exercise her discretion and dismiss a petition presented against a company incorporated to run a school (“the Company”). In so doing, the Judge acknowledged that: a. the Company demonstrated a strongly arguable case that the majority of the petition debt did not represent rent arrears, but the purchase price for shares in the...

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      3PB's Commercial Group secures strong rankings in Chambers UK and Legal 500

      In this year's Chambers UK and Legal 500 rankings, 3PB's Commercial Group has once again demonstrated their commitment to excellence and proficiency in the legal world. Notably, several outstanding barristers within the group have received well-deserved recognition for their dedication to providing high-quality legal services in four key practice areas: commercial litigation, intellectual property, insolvency, and professional negligence. Alexander Whatley, Charles Irvine, Gavin Hamilton, Joseph Giret KC, Nicole Bollard, Rebecca Farrell, Richard Whitehouse, Seb Oram,...

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      Statutory arbitration, enforcement, and other issues under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus Act) 2022

      3PB recently hosted a free Commercial Law Webinar, at which members of the Commercial Group, David Parratt KC (Scot),  Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell considered statutory arbitration, enforcement, and other issues under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus Act) 2022. The team also reflected on arbitration as a tool for dispute resolvers against the backdrop of this new legislation; the evolving debate concerning compulsory ADR and party’s voluntary use of the arbitration process. Attendance numbers at the webinar were impressive, with great engagement...

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      The perishing of post-pandemic protections: insolvency and commercial property update

      3PB specialist Commercial and Property barristers Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell (pictured here) reflect on the expiry of remaining temporary measures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“CIGA”), which provided important protection to businesses during the Covid pandemic. Rebecca and Charles also examine the impact for Landlords and Tenants of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (“the Act”) which received Royal Assent on 24 March 2022, including useful guidance that practitioners may...

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      3PB Commercial appoints Seb Oram and Rebecca Farrell as Heads of group

      We are pleased to announce the selection of Seb Oram and Rebecca Farrell, as group Head and Deputy, respectively, following the end of Marc Brittain's tenure. We wish to thank Marc for his enormous contribution to leading the group over the last 3 years. Seb joined chambers in 2009 and practises in Professional Liability, for which he is recognised in Who’s Who Legal, Chambers UK 2021 and Legal 500 2021. Rebecca became a tenant in...

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      David Parratt KC and Rebecca Farrell review the prospects of compulsory ADR

      3PB’s specialist commercial law barristers David Parratt KC (pictured right) and Rebecca Farrell (pictured left) have reviewed  a recent report published by the Civil Justice Council entitled ‘Compulsory ADR (“the Report”). The Report has generated much interest since the authors of the Report consider ‘any form of ADR which is not disproportionately onerous and does not foreclose the parties’ effective access to the court will be compatible with the parties’ Article 6 rights’. This is...

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    • No duty to exercise option reasonably or in good faith in engine maintenance agreement

      Rebecca Farrell analyses Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd v Lufthansa Technik AG, in which the High Court found that there was no duty of good faith or duty to act reasonably in respect of an option to withdraw engines from a maintenance agreement. The judgment provides a helpful discussion of the case law concerning the principles of contractual interpretation and implied terms. It also serves as a reminder to practitioners that evidence of statements made in...

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    • Winding up under the CIGA 2020 and the associated Practice Direction

      Following the introduction of the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (“the CIGA 2020”) and the associated Insolvency Practice Direction, 3PB’s specialist commercial law barristers Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell consider winding up petitions in this context. In this article, they outline the key practical considerations for solicitors dealing with corporate insolvency during this time and how those considerations might impact the winding up of companies. Within the article some comment is made of the new Moratorium process and...

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    • 3PB warns unreasonable refusals to engage with ADR may well come at a cost to the client

      3PB’s specialist commercial law barristers David Parratt KC and Rebecca Farrell review the cost consequences of a clients unreasonable refusal to engage in ADR. The article includes a recent case law review which demonstrates a particular trend whereby Courts will examine closely the actions of the parties in relation to offers of ADR as to whether they are ‘reasonable’ or not. Even the failure to respond to a Part 36 Offer alongside an offer to...

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    • 3PB completes the London Legal Walk today

      3PB barristers Faizul Azman, Rebecca Farrell, Sharan Sanghera, Cheryl Jones, Michelle Marnham, Henrietta Hughes were joined by Chambers Director Matt Wildish to complete today, Monday 8 June, the 2020 London Legal Walk. 3PB’s team, again led by Henrietta Hughes, are also taking on 10K for Justice on the 5th October later this year. Despite the postponement of the London Legal Walk due to COVID-19, many barristers, solicitors and staff are still be marking 8th June...

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