ADR/NCDR News

Three barristers join 3PB's new Manchester office

5th May 2026

Three experienced civil barristers - Fintan Molloy, Febienne Green and Michael Vora (pictured here, left to right) - have joined national chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) in its new Manchester office this month and are now based at their York Street offices in the City centre. Fintan Molloy is a specialist employment and discrimination barrister who represents both claimants and respondents. Fintan's busy practice covers a wide variety of employment claims, including unfair dismissal, contractual...

Leading property litigation barrister joins 3PB

20th April 2026

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that leading property litigation barrister Carl Geary has joined Chambers. Carl was head of the civil law team and co-head of ADR at his former chambers. A former solicitor and partner with a highly-regarded law firm in the South West, Carl's caseload invariably involves land and property spanning ToLATA, cohabitee trust disputes, adverse possession, nuisance, trespass, issues with commercial and residential tenancies and leases and contentious...

Civil barrister Michael Vora joins 3PB

25th March 2026

3PB Barristers are delighted to welcome barrister Michael Vora as a full member of chambers. Michael joins from a well-known international law firm, where he practiced as both a fee-earner and in-house barrister, being called to the bar in 2019. Whilst he will be based from 3PB's Birmingham and Manchester offices, he will be continuing to practice in property and property-related professional indemnity matters nationally. Michael is known for providing commercially sensible advice and offering...

Alice Horn and James Hume join 3PB's Construction and Engineering Group

20th January 2026

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...

Four new family law arbitrators at 3PB

19th January 2026

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...

3PB brings in experienced international arbitration and commercial litigation barrister Lucy Keane

1st December 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) announced today that senior international arbitrator and commercial litigator Lucy Keane FCIArb, who is qualified in five jurisdictions, has joined their London office in the Inner Temple as an associate. Lucy brings substantial experience in international commercial arbitration and litigation as well as extensive advocacy experience before the English (and other) courts, adding further senior advocacy firepower to the national chambers' global disputes practice. Lucy joins from 33BR, where she...

Two family law barristers join 3PB from Westgate Chambers

29th September 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) today announced the arrival of two new family barristers from the London and South-East Circuits specialists Westgate Chambers, who are based in Brighton. Family law barrister Lauren Winser, with a busy practice across all areas of family law and is a committee member of YRes for the family law network Resolution, will be joined at 3PB by matrimonial finance and private law children expert Scott Sharp who deals with financial...

June Venters KC secures a rare and substantial costs order under the Children Act

8th August 2025

3PB family law silk June Venters KC, appearing for the father in the newly-published case of C v S [2025] EWFC 254, secured a rare and substantial costs order under the Children Act (CPR Part 44 does not strictly apply in such proceedings). The long-running dispute involved the mother seeking a defined contact order while levelling unsubstantiated allegations against the father. The case spanned over a decade, with the father previously being granted care of...

3PB welcomes Birmingham family barrister Davinia Riley

4th August 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to welcome matrimonial finance and probate/inheritance barrister Davinia Riley (call:2004) to its 90-strong team of family barristers. Davinia joins 3PB from a rival top-tier Midlands set for family finance. Davinia's experience over the last twenty years is primarily in high value, complex financial issues often involving trust assets, businesses, multiple properties (UK-based and international) and inheritance. Ranked by Legal 500 since 2022 as a leading junior barrister in...

3PB welcomes London family barrister Gemma Farrington KC

24th July 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to welcome leading family law barrister, Gemma Farrington KC to its 90-strong team of family barristers. Gemma will be based from 3PB's London office in the Inner Temple and starts with the national chambers on Monday 1 September. Gemma was called to the bar in 1994 and took silk in 2022. Gemma is a seasoned family barrister with over thirty years experience in family law and is acknowledged...

3PB launches its new NCDR family law service

19th June 2025

3PB officially launched its NCDR (Non Court Dispute Resolution) services for family law on Wednesday afternoon (18 June) at 58 Victoria Embankment in London in front of  more than 130 family law solicitors. The large national chambers - with 90 family law barristers - covers the full range of NCDR services including mediation, early neutral evaluation, private FDR hearings and arbitration. The three-hour briefing was billed as "Arbitration in Action" and gave practical tips on...

Oliver Thorne and Nicola Frost qualify as children arbitrators

18th June 2025

3PB are delighted to announce that two more of its family law barristers, Oliver Thorne and Nicola Frost, have both qualified as Children Law Arbitrators, able to hear arbitrations under the Children Scheme. Both are members of the specialist panel of family law arbitrators, managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (“IFLA”). Nicola Frost is a specialist family law barrister, arbitrator, now dual qualified in both the Children and Financial...