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Sports Barrister Graham Gilbert was Junior to Tim Naylor, the BHA’s Head of Regulation, in the independent disciplinary panel considering whether Jockey Hayley Turner had broken the Rules of Racing on the grounds of bets placing. For more information on the hearing, please click here. The case attracted press coverage in The Guardian, SBC News and the BBC among others.

3PB’s booming London team has been joined by senior barrister Poonam Bhari from rival chambers St Phillips. Poonam is well known nationally as a leading family barrister. She has appeared at all levels of court - from the FPC to the Court of Appeal -  acting on legally-aided and privately-funded childcare cases including where there are allegations of sexual abuse, non-accidental injuries, death of a child or parent and non-compliance with contact orders. Poonam was involved in the first proceedings...

Karen Moss has successfully appealed a judgment which wrongly excluded all pre-termination negotiations pursuant to s.111A ERA 1996, when such negotiations were admissible for the purposes of determining whether there was a termination at all - Basra v BJSS Ltd UKEAT/0090/2017.

The Supreme Court has again reconsidered causation and loss, in the context of a professional negligence claim against a valuer. Richard Whitehouse analyses the recent decision in Tiuta International Limited (in liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Limited [2017] UKSC 77. Richard is a Commercial Law barrister specialising in commercial contracts, the law of business entities, professional negligence, and insolvency. View his profile here.

If a claimant has the benefit of an After-The-Event insurance policy, is he protected from an order requiring him to provide security for the defendant’s costs? Read Alexander Whatley's briefing on the subject here (Premier Motorauctions Ltd & Others v Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP & Lloyds Bank Plc [2017] EWCA Civ). Alexander is a Commercial Law barrister specialising in contractual claims. View his profile here.

3PB Employment barristers Oliver Isaacs and Katherine Anderson analyse the latest employment law cases, covering: Holiday Pay - The Sash Window Workshop v King The Burden of Proof - Ajayi Ayodele v Citylink Ltd & Napier (2017) EWCA Civ 1913 Marriage or Marriage Difficulties - Gould v Trustees of St John's Downshire Hill [2017] UKEAT 0115_17_0510 Uber BV and ors v Aslam and ors (2017) IRLR 4 Weekly Rest Breaks 0 Mr Maio Marques da Rosa v...

On 12 December, 3PB head of employment James Dawson, and barristers Sarah Bowen and Gareth Graham delivered a mock Employment Tribunal to ACAS South West attendees. To discuss employment training sessions, contact Chambers Director Russell Porter at [email protected].

Criminal barristers Thomas Evans, Graham Gilbert and Thomas Acworth bring you the latest edition of Criminal News in Brief. The Supreme Court Assistance by Defendants: When considering whether to refer a sentence made under s.73 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 back to a court: the interests of justice do not automatically require a prosecutor to make the referral if there has been a change of circumstances and there were no countervailing...

Criminal Barrister Thomas Evans analyses Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC67 and the test for dishonesty applied in criminal courts. To read Thomas' analysis, please click here.    

Appearing on 30 November 2017 at the EAT before HHJ Eady QC and against David Reade QC and Grahame Anderson, Joseph England dealt with an interesting and significant case examining how the doctrine of illegality applies within an employment context The case involved a migrant domestic worker who had to come to the UK but remained employed beyond the term permitted by her visa, according to the findings of the Employment Tribunal. The Claimant succeeded...

3PB Criminal Barrister Graham Gilbert examines the Liam Allen case and the duty to pursue all reasonable lines of enquiry. To read Graham's analysis, please click here.

3PB's Family Law team proudly sponsors the Family Law Awards 2017

30th November 2017

3PB’s Family Law team was one of the proud sponsors of the Family Law Awards 2017 that took place yesterday at the Ballroom South Bank in London. Over the past 7 years, the Family Law Awards have firmly established themselves as a highly prestigious event, celebrating the success and achievements of family lawyers and the vital contribution that they make to society. This year’s ceremony was attended by over 500 guests drawn from across the...