Latest News
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce the appointment (pictured here, left to right) of James Davison as the new head of the Construction and Engineering Group, and Charles Irvine who becomes the new head of its Property and Estates Group. Charles will be supported by Louise Worton and Andrew Nicklin who were elected as deputy heads of the Group. James' election follows the end of Peter Collie's tenure and Chambers wanted to...
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On 20 January 2026, 3PB's Mathew Gullick KC and Matthew Cannings (pictured here, left to right) appeared before the Court of Appeal in R (on the application of Luton Landlords & Letting Agents Ltd) v Luton Borough Council, a dispute over the introduction of property licensing schemes in Luton. In the High Court, Mrs Justice Heather Williams determined that the Appellant company did not have standing to bring the claim under section 31(3) of the...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce today that two members of chambers, Alice Horn and James Hume (pictured here), have joined their now 23-strong team of construction and engineering specialist barristers. Alice Horn is a barrister developing a good practice in construction and engineering disputes, and associated professional liability matters, and their arbitration in the UK and internationally. Alice's expertise developed whilst working as a Judicial Assistant in the Technology and Construction...
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3PB are delighted to announce that four family law barristers - Elaine Strachan, Peter Wilkinson, Davinia Riley and Oliver Thorne (pictured here, anti-clockwise from bottom left) - have qualified as family law arbitrators under the Financial Remedy Scheme. The quartet become members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and are now members of the specialist panel of family law arbitrators, managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (“IFLA”). Elaine...
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Events & Seminars
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Online
3PB Family Law Brunch - Thursday 29 January - 11am on Zoom
Date: Thursday 29th Jan 2026 Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Venue: On Zoom The 3PB Family Law Team would like to invite you to the first Family Law Brunch of 2026 on Thursday 29 January at 11am for one hour. Our webinar will be hosted by 3PB family law barristers Hamish Dunlop and Peter Wilkinson. Hamish Dunlop will consider ‘Challenging the SJE: Daniels v Walker applications in Financial Remedy cases.’ Peter Wilkinson will present 'The limits on the Court’s powers to strike out in Family Law.' The webinar will include time for…
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In-Person
Construction Law Q&A: EOT assessments - are CAs/EAs getting it right?
Dates: 9th Sep (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) 4th Feb (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm) Venue: 3PB Bristol / 3PB Birmingham 3PB's Construction and Engineering team invites you to join us for a Q&A session discussing EOT assessments and whether CAs and EAs are "getting it right". The session will offer the opportunity to hear from 3PB’s expert construction law barristers on the form, content and extent of an EA's/CA's EOT award recommendation, as well as ask questions on this important topic. Speakers include barristers James Davison, Patrick Heneghan, Jon Shaw and William Charlesworth. The seminar will…
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In-Person
Education Law Conference 2026
Date: Thursday 5th Feb 2026 Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Venue: IET London: Savoy Place 3PB's Education Law Team is delighted to announce that its third annual conference will be held on Thursday 5 February 2026! This full-day event will include presentations on a variety of topics of interest to education practitioners. We will hear from a number of 3PB's specialist education law barristers, including: 3PB's Head of Education Charlotte Hadfield, John Friel, Lachlan Wilson, Katherine Anderson, Emma Calvert (née Waldron), Ben Amunwa, Alice de Coverley, Jim Hirschmann, Alex Leonhardt, Liz Adams and Olivia McGonigle. A…
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In-Person
Acquiring the woods and the trees: a practical workshop on adverse possession and proprietary estoppel
Date: Thursday 5th Mar 2026 Time: 12:00 pm - 4:15 pm Venue: 3PB Birmingham, Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus, Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT 3PB are pleased to offer a practical seminar and workshop. Our speakers and panel will be drawn from specialist members of our Property and Estates Group which includes The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC, Andrew Nicklin, Charles Irvine, Matthew Cannings and Jamie Johnston. Using a fictional problem, the team will offer expert talks followed by group workshops on best preparation of an adverse possession application and objection and the formulation of and tactics in pursuing and defending a proprietary estoppel claim. Join us for lunch served promptly…
Areas of Expertise
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Clinical Negligence
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Commercial
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Construction and Engineering
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Crime and Regulatory Crime
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Education Law
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Employment and Discrimination
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Family Law
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Intellectual property
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Personal Injury
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Property and Estates
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Public and Administrative Law
