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Max Schofield (pictured here) was representing Amanda Frolich (trading as Amanda’s Action Club) in her appeal in the First Tier Tribunal (Tax) on a pro bono basis. The case concerned the “private tuition exemption” in Item 2 of Group 6 in Schedule 9 of the VAT Act 1994. Amanda’s Action Club runs lessons for young children and children with SEND in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) introduced under the Childcare Act 2006,...
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Aaron Mayers discusses the case of Gorbachev v Guriev [2022] EWCA Civ 1270 and investigates how the case sets a precedence for the meaning of extra-territoriality. The case in question involves the obtaining of financial documents from two Cypriot trusts which were funding the Defendant, a business based in Russia. Aaron examines the significance of the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal concluding that serving a non-party disclosure application to the Cyprus-based Trustees was...
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Rob Dawson, specialist construction and commercial barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) analyses the case of MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd. In the case, which was recently heard by the Court of Appeal, MUR Shipping invoked a force majeure clause against RTI Ltd for failing to comply with the contractual requirement to pay for freight in US Dollars, instead offering payment in Euros. In his analysis, Rob examines the effect that MUR v...
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3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce that intellectual property and commercial litigation barrister Nicole Bollard (pictured here) has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice as a part-time Deputy District Judge (DDJ) on the Western Circuit to preside on civil cases. Nicole is a specialist intellectual property (IP) expert who is regularly instructed in cases in the High Court, IPEC and the UKIPO. Nicole’s practice covers all areas of IP and she has...
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3PB intellectual property barrister Mark Wilden analyses Genius Sports Technologies Ltd v Soft Construct (Malta) Ltd [2022] EWHC 2637 (Ch). In the case, which took place earlier this month, the judge – Mr Justice Marcus Smith – departed from the Business & Property Courts disclosure regime, instead ordering the adoption of “massive overdisclosure”. Mark examines the judgment and how rather than burdening litigants and causing “eyeball review”, technology means that “this judgment gives something of...
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Aaron Mayers (pictured here), specialist commercial and chancery barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has written for Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution Blog about the impact on litigation of the sanctions placed by the UK and EU involving Russian Designated Persons – those companies and oligarchs restricted from trading goods or services or benefiting from such trade. In his piece, published here, Aaron looks at the recent case of Maroil Trading Inc and others v...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has been awarded a record number of rankings in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 73 accolades for its barristers. The national heavyweight chambers achieves its rankings in London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands - in 18 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first ranking in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide. Click here to view the full results...
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3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) has announced that five of its current pupils - former general counsel Jo Laxton (Employment & Discrimination) and four 12-month pupils: Rachel Bale (Commercial/Property & Estates), Olivia McGonigle (Crime), Oliver Hirsch (Crime/Personal Injury/Animal Welfare) and Robert Dawson (Construction/Commercial) - have become tenants following their successful pupillages at the national chambers. 3PB Chief Executive Simon Astill, pictured here, said: “We welcome these five pupils as new tenants and junior counsel across...
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National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (3PB Barristers) has welcomed four new pupil barristers to its 230-strong barrister ranks today. The four pupils starting their twelve-month pupillages, pictured left to right from the top, are: former in-house energy lawyer Poppy Watson who will be focusing on commercial litigation and arbitration; former in-house lawyer and domestic violence and disability campaigner Liz Adams who will be focusing on family law alongside property/other civil areas; former law firm PA Emma...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023’s edition published last night, up 12% on last year’s 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 3PB also celebrated its first rankings...
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3PB commercial law barrister Cheryl Jones (pictured here) analyses Ellis v John Hodge Solicitors (a firm) EWHC 2284 (Comm), a case which raises the relevance of the long established right of the lien. Cheryl examines in particular the circumstances in which the power of the lien may be in turn strengthened or weakened. Click here to read Cheryl’s case analysis. Cheryl Jones is a member of the Commercial and Property and Estates teams. Cheryl is an...
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3PB's Philip Bambagiotti, a joint qualified Australia and UK barrister specialising in construction and international arbitration, has a prolific practice in China and the wider SE Asian region and was guest speaker at the International Arbitration Insights series of seminars in July. Philip, who routinely advises in-house counsel on their client privilege issues and wider commercial litigation disputes said, "In the international context, what one may understand as legal privilege is a ‘slippery’ & amorphous...
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