Commercial News

Mariya Peykova successful for Volkswagen Group UK in obtaining an ECRO

3rd December 2025

3PB's commercial disputes and data protection barrister Mariya Peykova appeared for Volkswagen Group UK in Birmingham in the case of Smith v Volkswagen Group before HHJ Emma Kelly. Mariya was instructed by Shoosmiths LLP. The claimant alleged manufacturing design faults in her car which she had bought seven years earlier. Mariya successfully applied for an Extended Civil Restraint Order (ECRO) after a Deputy District Judge had earlier ruled against the claimant and awarded costs to...

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...

Mark Wilden acts for successful claimant ValueLicensing in trial against Microsoft before CAT

12th November 2025

3PB’s specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden acted for the successful claimant, JJH Enterprises (trading as ValueLicensing), in a claim before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in a case involving the legality of selling pre-owned Microsoft Office and Windows software. In a judgement handed down yesterday as [2025] CAT 75 the tribunal found for the claimant on all substantive issues. The hearing resolved the key question of whether Microsoft's Windows and Office fall outside the...

Alice Horn appointed Rapporteur to the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC)

3rd November 2025

3PB's commercial litigation and arbitration barrister Alice Horn has been selected to serve as Rapporteur at the 6th Full Meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), taking place tomorrow and Sunday in New Delhi, India, and hosted by the Delhi High Court. The event is attended by senior jurists from around the globe. Fifty-nine jurisdictions, across 6 continents, will be represented, including specialist commercial courts, as well as some of the established...

Patrick Heneghan to speak at Bond Solon’s Expert Witness Conference

30th October 2025

Patrick Heneghan, head of commercial law at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is set to join Bond Solon’s Expert Witness Conference 2025. The conference, which is taking place on Friday 7 November, both in-person at a London venue and online, is one of the UK’s largest gatherings of expert witnesses. Patrick will be joining an illustrious panel of speakers covering topics across all areas of the expert witness community and will be joined by Gunja...

3PB breaks through the 100 rankings ceiling in Chambers and Partners 2026 edition

16th October 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) have been awarded a record number of individual rankings in the 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners, reaching a total of 104 (96 last year) achieved by 86 of its barristers. The national set has doubled its number of individual rankings in 5 years (52 in 2021) and is rewarded with accolades in 22 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern,...

3PB’s Commercial barristers have been rewarded with 6 rankings in this year's Chambers UK edition across the specialist areas of Commercial Law and Professional Negligence. Head of group Patrick Heneghan commented “I am delighted that our barristers continue to be acknowledged for their advocacy and their ability to deal with complex matters expertly. My thanks go to the clients who never fail to take part in the directories’ research.” Our many congratulations to Alexander Whatley,...

3PB achieves record rankings in the Legal 500’s 2026 edition

1st October 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, is delighted to announce a record number of rankings - totalling 193 - in the Legal 500 2026’s edition which is published today, compared with 167 last year. A total of 123 3PB barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500, up from 108 last year. The set is ranked in 26 areas of law across 4 large UK Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western...

3PB is delighted to announce that its Commercial group has welcomed 4 new rankings in this year's Legal 500 edition, achieving a total of 14 rankings for 8 of our barristers across the areas of Commercial Litigation, Company and Insolvency and Professional Negligence in the Midlands, South Eastern and Western. Our Professional Negligence team in particular is praised as a ‘solid set of chambers’ for its work. Clients appreciate '3PB’s strong multi-disciplinary chambers with excellent...

Victoria Hamblen has successfully secured a 6 - month secondment position at the Office for Environmental Protection

30th September 2025

3PB’s Victoria Hamblen has successfully secured a 6-month secondment position at the Office for Environmental Protection, (the OEP). Victoria is an environmental and property barrister with an interest in climate law, as well as broader alleged breaches of environmental law. She will be working as a Principal Lawyer on secondment at the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) from the 29th September 2025 until the end of March 2026. To learn more about the organisation please...

Mariya Peykova features in Counsel Magazine about the benefits of secondments and her placement at the Information Commissioner’s Office

4th August 2025

3PB’s specialist commercial, public, and information law barrister Mariya Peykova was featured in the August 2025 issue of Counsel Magazine discussing the benefits of secondments and her placement at the Information Commissioner’s Office. In this article Mariya describes her own experience and knowledge gained at the ICO stating that it ‘vastly expanded my knowledge in data protection law’. Mariya states the knowledge and experience from the ICO feeds perfectly into her practice as she can provide...

Mark Wilden writes for ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes magazine

21st July 2025

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden (pictured here) has contributed to the latest edition of ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine. Mark Wilden is featured in TL4’s popular “60-Seconds With” segment, which offers readers an insight into experts in the field with quick-fire questions on their thoughts around and beyond their work. In his interview, published on page 49, Mark speaks to a range of topics including career anecdotes, recommendations, and advice, as well as personal...