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3PB’s Head of Chambers Nigel Lickley QC leading David Richards prosecuted an army officer for offence of gross negligence manslaughter and another officer and a warrant officer for negligent performance of duty arising from the death of soldier Michael Maguire on Castlemartin Ranges, West Wales in May 2012 during a live firing training exercise. The 8 week trial was both factually and legally complex. The case concerned the planning, organisation, and running of live firing ranges. Additionally,...

3PB silk David Berkley QC appeared on Sky News this week commenting on the £210,000 in damages awarded to Cliff Richard in a High Court privacy case against the BBC. Mr Berkley said that the rights to privacy of the individual and the freedom of speech afforded to the press needed to be balanced.

3PB’s Commercial and Property barrister Rebecca Farrell, instructed by Ian Baker of London solicitors PGB Gitlin Baker, acted for the Petitioning Creditor Darius Khakshouri in successfully obtaining the bankruptcy of former property tycoon Kevin Cash who owed the businessman in excess of £3 million. The bankruptcy was obtained at Oxford County Court last week. The bankruptcy of Kevin Cash has attracted widespread publicity – alongside the planned sale of his £28m Oxfordshire home. Coverage includes...

Hamish Dunlop, Head of 3PB Barristers Family Law Group, led by Nigel Dyer QC, and instructed by solicitors Hughes Paddison of Cheltenham, again represented the husband and respondent Hugh Owens in the Supreme Court’s hearing of the groundbreaking Owens v Owens divorce case. The Supreme Court today, Wednesday 25 July, delivered its verdict on the application from the appellant and wife Tini Owens challenging the earlier rulings by the Court of Appeal and the original trial...

The defendant's Renault Clio had collided with a Kawasaki motorcycle ridden by 67-year-old Graham Hibbs in Victoria Road, Ferndown. Mr Hibbs, who lived in Wimborne, was "catapulted" through the air in the collision, which happened as Miss Quartey attempted to turn right into Westwood Avenue. He suffered severe head and chest injuries and died at the scene. Expert witnesses from both prosecution and defence teams agreed that parts of the carriageway were obscured by shadows on...

3PB Employment barrister Sarah Clarke analyses the latest employment law cases, covering: What constitutes ‘information’ in the context of making a protected disclosure? Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth [2018] EWCA Civ 1436 When determining the amount of one’s holiday pay, should regular voluntary overtime be included? In the context of the NHS, should non-guaranteed and voluntary overtime be included? Yes to both, says the EAT: Flowers v East of England Ambulance Trust UKEAT/0235/17/JOJ Can...

Nick Robinson successfully defended Mr Michael Henley-Smith at his Conspiracy to blackmail trial at Bournemouth Crown Court. The trial lasted seven days and concluded when the jury, after three hours in retirement, unanimously acquitted Mr Henley-Smith. The count faced by Mr Henley-Smith had been one of a number of counts on an Indictment containing offences of Conspiracy to Supply Class A drugs against seven other defendants. The drugs conspiracy stemmed from an extensive police investigation...

Nigel Lickley QC has been appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge under section 9(4) of the Senior Courts Act 1981. He has been assigned to the Queen’s Bench Division.

Victoria Jones successfully represents UK law firm Loch Associates Group in successfully defending oppositions to its nine trade mark applications incorporating the word ‘Loch’ brought by Cloch Solicitors Limited based upon its earlier ‘Cloch’ marks and in successfully opposing Cloch Solicitor’s attempt to register the mark ‘Loch’. The Registrar found that (i) ‘Loch’ was conceptually dissimilar to ‘Cloch’ with the former having an obvious meaning and the latter being meaningless such that despite identical services, the average consumer would not be confused between...

John Jessup considers the recent Court of Appeal decision of Marex Financial Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 1468 which answers the question of whether the rule against reflective loss (which prevents a shareholder bringing an action for loss of value of their shares) applies to unsecured creditors. Click here to read John's analysis. Read John's profile here.

3PB barrister William Webster to publish new planning law handbook

6th July 2018

William Webster is to publish a practitioner's handbook for planning professionals this summer. The book covers the widest possible range of planning topics in a single volume. It is written for planning practitioners in the private and public sectors. It will contain the final revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which is due to be published in Summer 2018. The book is written in a style that combines a readily accessible narrative with...

Debut book by 3PB's Sarah Langford receives positive reviews in the national newspapers

2nd July 2018

Criminal and family barrister Sarah Langford from national chambers 3PB Barristers has had her first book published by Penguin. The book is attracting a great deal of interest. Some of the reviews can be found here: Review of In Your Defence in the Times Further review of In Your Defence in The Times The Guardian's review of In Your Defence ‘In Your Defence – Stories of Life and Law’ is an account of life at...