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Mustapha Rashid has joined 3PB from a well-known Gray's Inn chambers in London and is relocating to Winchester, further strengthening two successful groups at 3PB: its Crime and Regulatory Crime Group and its Public and Admin Law Group. A crime, regulatory crime and public law barrister with a busy prosecution and defence practice, Mustapha is a Level 2 CPS Prosecutor and also defends in both the Magistrates and Crown Courts and has already developed a...
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Welcome to the latest edition of our employment newsletter, edited by Stephen Wyeth, with analysis from Stephen, Craig Ludlow, Grace Holden and Emma McIlveen of the following cases:
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- Shing v University of the Arts London [2026] EAT 154
- Merriman v 1st Staff Ltd and others [2026] EAT 128
- Harkins v Marks and Spencer PLC [2026] EAT 131 and McManus v British Airways PLC [2026] EAT 155
- Hancox v Sutherland and others [2026] EAT 139 -
David Bennett has joined 3PB's successful Professional Discipline Group, led by Jennifer Agyekum. David has specialised in professional regulation and disciplinary law for almost 20 years and has extensive experience of advising and representing regulators (including the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Standards Board, the General Dental Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council, the General Chiropractic Council, Social Work England and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) and...
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3PB's inquest and professional discipline barrister, Sunyana Sharma, has successfully defended a Nurse in fitness to practise proceedings, enabling them to practise unrestricted. The Nurse was found not impaired before the Nursing and Midwifery Council, following a conviction of a s.20 grievous bodily harm offence around 4 years ago. Following robust submissions on impairment, the Panel concluded that although the Nurse had committed a serious offence, she had completed her sentence, shown full and genuine...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is pleased to announce that it will be inviting applications for four specialist pupillages in the upcoming round. These will be for pupillages commencing in October 2028. The national, full-service chambers is the UK’s second-largest chambers, with over 270 barristers and 60 members of staff across seven offices. The four vacancies will be for the following practice areas and locations: Employment and Discrimination – London Construction and Engineering – London...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist housing and property barristers Oliver Nunn and Danielle Gotts St. Clair have written on the recent amends to the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 introducing the “respect order”. In their article, entitled “Oh Baby Please… Give a little Respect: The Introduction of Respect Orders in the effort to tackle Anti-social Behaviour”, Oliver and Danielle delve into the differences between the new order and the pre-existing housing injunctions,...
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A group of 3PB’s commercial and construction arbitrators will be attending this year’s Dubai Arbitration Week, taking place next week, 09-13 November 2026. In attendance this year will be 3PB's Deputy Head of Chambers David Parratt KC, alongside Dean O’Leary and Nikolai Lazarev. As part of the week's calendar of events, on Wednesday 11 November, David will be joining the panel of speakers at 'In the hot seat: putting evidence to the test', organised by...
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3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist family law barrister Adeo Fraser has written for Counsel Magazine on the lessons he has learnt throughout his career at the Bar. Drawing on the wisdom of influential Black figures, past and present, Adeo’s article “Lessons learnt: The Bar at its best’ delves into all aspects of a career at the Bar, from being proactive and moving with the times, to welcoming challenges, managing a work-life balance, and supporting...
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3PB's Intellectual Property barrister, Faizul Azman, examines the recent decision in Parabolica Ltd v Tesla, Inc (BL O/0875/26, 26 September 2026), in which Phillip Johnson, sitting as the Appointed Person, addressed an important unresolved procedural question arising from Enerjo (O/1191/25). The decision clarifies that the dissolution of a company renders an appeal irregular rather than a nullity, that no valid procedural steps may be taken in the name of a dissolved company, and that the...
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Richard Wheeler acts for family in resumption of inquest case for teenager killed by speeding driver
3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist personal injury, clinical negligence and inquests barrister, Richard Wheeler, was instructed by Hollie Muckley and Tutsi Allport at HCC solicitors to act for the family in the inquest touching the death of Laionie Kennard. This case concerned the death of Laionie in a road traffic collision on 16 September 2023 due to dangerous driving, concerning speed and alcohol. Richard has prepared a longer briefing note on the details surrounding...
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3PB’s specialist family barrister, Stephen Wildblood KC, has written an article for the Financial Remedies Journal titled “Obligations, Responsibilities and the One-Liner.” Stephen provides a short legal opinion about how courts in England and Wales should decide what is fair when a married couple divorces and divides their finances. This article argues that courts have been overlooking two important factors in divorce settlements: the obligations and responsibilities spouses have towards each other and other people,...
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3PB’s Intellectual Property specialist barrister Victoria Jones will be speaking at the White Paper Conference 'Trade Marks Law 2026' on Thursday 12th November 2026 at The Caledonian Club, London. Victoria will be addressing the issue of generic trade marks and will be looking at where the line is between a protectable trade mark, a descriptive product name and ordinary trade language in light of Dryrobe v D-Robe and Wang Zeng v Bing Bing Food [2026]. To...
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