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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) congratulates former member and Head of Chambers, Nigel Lickley KC, on his appointment by His Majesty the King to the High Court. The Honourable Mr Justice Lickley will be assigned to the King’s Bench Division and will take up appointment on Thursday 1 October 2026. Nigel’s appointment follows 28 years of judicial experience as a Recorder, Deputy High Court Judge and most recently, as a Circuit Judge of the Central...
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Last Friday, 18 September, 3PB Barristers’ Practice Director, Sam Collins, was named Clerk of the Year 2026 at the Legal Awards Annual Dinner, held at the Bank House Hotel, on behalf of the Worcestershire Law Society. Ian Charlton, Chambers Director, comments “Many congratulations to Sam on winning this award! We are all exceptionally proud - he is a fantastic clerk and the achievement is a real testament to his hard work and dedication.”
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3PB’s criminal barrister Juliet Osborne has secured the conviction of an 83-year-old after a 4-day trial in Bournemouth Crown Court, involving allegations of sexual assault of an 18-year-old girl. Juliet was successful in her application to admit bad character evidence of the Defendant concerning an earlier, uncharged incident. The Defendant was convicted following Juliet's effective cross-examination, challenging his credibility and highlighting to the jury key differences between his police interview and his evidence at court....
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3PB's criminal and public regulatory barrister, Graham Gilbert, after a four day trial, has successfully defended Paul Pressland of the allegation of strangling his (then) wife. It was alleged that Mr Pressland had, in a drunken row, strangled his wife after she threw a slipper at her him. Following Graham's closing speech, the jury took less than an hour to acquit Mr Pressland. The case has attracted widespread press attention, including in the Independent, The Times,...
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Following the recent changes in the wording of the warning notices that are to be included in Child Arrangement Orders, Andrew Duncan (pictured here) reminds us of the basic principles of correctly using warning notices. Andrew reflects on the importance of getting these notices right and anticipates this reset to mean that they are correctly applied going forward, so all parties are unequivocally aware of their seriousness and the consequences of not complying with them. Click...
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3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) expert construction law barristers James Davison, David Parratt KC (Scot) and Peter Collie have contributed to the fifth edition of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) “Surveyors acting as expert witnesses” professional standard. Head of Construction and Engineering James Davison authored the latest edition of the standard, while the updates to the standard were guided by an expert group of sixteen contributors, including David Parratt KC (Scot) and Peter...
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3PB Barristers is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Wentworth to its national chambers. Elizabeth will be practicing from 3PB's Bristol office. Elizabeth is a specialist family law barrister with a busy practice encompassing children (both private and public) and financial remedy proceedings, with a caseload typical of counsel well beyond her call. She represented the father in the reported case of B v B (Fact finding) [2024] EWFC 836 (B), which involved issues of coercive control. Known for...
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3PB Barristers is delighted to welcome its property and chancery law barrister Emma Greening back into chambers, following a sabbatical. Based from our Oxford office, but practicing nationally, Emma's practice spans the full range of property and estates disputes, with a particular interest in Real Property and Probate and Inheritance Act disputes. A first class honours graduate, Emma is looking forward to a busy caseload. Louise Worton, Deputy Head of the Property Group, said "I'm really...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) was delighted to host The Child Brain Injury Trust's Legal Support Service Partnership event at its Birmingham office. This event was attended by the panel firms that includes Anderson Strathern, Burnetts Solicitors, Sintons, Lime Solicitors, Leigh Day Solicitors, JMW Solicitors, HCC Solicitors, Anthony Collins Soicitors, Fletchers Solicitors, FBC Manby Bowdler, Moore Barlow, Bolt Burdon Kemp, Hodge Jones & Allen, Slater & Gordon Lawyers, Ashtons Legal, Fieldfisher, Enable Law and Hugh...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome family law barrister Ria Herbert back to chambers from maternity leave on Tuesday 1 September, 2026. Ria has a busy practice, welcoming instructions across a wide range of family law encompassing both public and private law children cases, injunction and domestic abuse, and financial remedies including TOLATA matters. Ria also acts for both individuals and local authorities in cases involving Court of Protection matters. She is...
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Whether you’re planning to apply for pupillage this year or just wanting to learn a bit more about a career at the Bar, here are some key dates to add to your diary! There are plenty of opportunities coming up for you to come and meet some of our fantastic barristers and get to know more about pupillage at 3PB Barristers. We will once again be taking part in Legal Cheek’s virtual pupillage fair (8...
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Join us for our annual pupillage open evening to learn about pupillage opportunities at one of the UK's largest chambers! Bristol and Teams - Tuesday 17 November 2026 London and Birmingham - Thursday 19 November 2026 3PB offers the chance for pupils to experience many different areas of law across our seven national locations. During the evening, you will have the chance to find out about pupillage at 3PB and hear what life is like...
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