• Rob Dawson

      MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd: Force majeure and reasonable endeavours

      Rob Dawson, specialist construction and commercial barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) analyses the case of MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd. In the case, which was recently heard by the Court of Appeal, MUR Shipping invoked a force majeure clause against RTI Ltd for failing to comply with the contractual requirement to pay for freight in US Dollars, instead offering payment in Euros. In his analysis, Rob examines the effect that MUR v...

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    • Simon Astill

      Five 3PB pupil barristers become tenants

      3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) has announced that five of its current pupils - former general counsel Jo Laxton (Employment & Discrimination) and four 12-month pupils: Rachel Bale (Commercial/Property & Estates), Olivia McGonigle (Crime), Oliver Hirsch (Crime/Personal Injury/Animal Welfare) and Robert Dawson (Construction/Commercial) - have become tenants following their successful pupillages at the national chambers. 3PB Chief Executive Simon Astill, pictured here, said: “We welcome these five pupils as new tenants and junior counsel across...

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      3PB runs for charity in Winchester on Sunday 

      The Winchester General 10k obstacle run takes place this weekend, with a strong turnout from 3PB Barristers.  This event is the fifth leg of the Western Circuit Running Challenge (WCRC), which has the aim of running an event in all thirteen locations with a major court centre on the Western Circuit. This will raise money for the British Heart Foundation, Panathlon Challenge and Little Hearts Matter.  3PB, the largest barristers' chambers on the Western Circuit,...

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