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    3PB’s International Services Team to attend Dubai Arbitration Week

    A group of 3PB’s commercial and construction arbitrators will be attending this year’s Dubai Arbitration Week, taking place next week, 09-13 November 2026. In attendance this year will be 3PB's Deputy Head of Chambers David Parratt KC, alongside Dean O’Leary and Nikolai Lazarev. As part of the week's calendar of events, on Wednesday 11 November, David will be joining the panel of speakers at 'In the hot seat: putting evidence to the test', organised by...

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    3PB posts a 20% increase in its rankings in Chambers and Partners’ 2027 edition

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has broken its previous record of individual rankings in the latest, 2027 edition of Chambers and Partners. The national chambers' rankings rose by 20% to a total of 123 separate ratings (104 last year), including 24 new rankings, for 94 of its barristers. The 2027 guide saw accolades for 3PB in 23 areas of law across the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern, Western and...

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  • 3PB’s Property and Estates Group welcomes 5 new rankings in Chambers & Partners’ 2027 edition

    3PB’s Property and Estates Group is delighted to welcome 5 new rankings across its national practice, achieving a total of 16 individual rankings in Chambers and Partners’ latest set of results. Our barristers are recognised for their expertise in Real Estate Litigation, Chancery, Construction, Planning , Social Housing and Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The team maintains its ranking in Band 2 for Real Estate Litigation in South Eastern. While our barristers are described as “first-rate”,...

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    Two more pupil barristers with arbitration backgrounds join 3PB on shortened pupillages

    Two barristers with arbitration backgrounds - Neil Boothroyd and Ayman Saey (pictured left to right) - are starting shortened six-month pupillages with 3PB this October, joining the four pupil barristers  announced earlier this week as starting twelve-month pupillages. Both Neil and Ayman have received exemptions from the BSB because of their significant professional casework in their previous careers in the UK and internationally, and will be based from 3PB's Inner Temple offices in London. Neil...

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    3PB breaks through the 200 rankings ceiling in the Legal 500’s 2027 edition 

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, has this year again surpassed all expectations in the latest Legal 500 UK Bar rankings achieving a record number of 203 rankings, including 20 new rankings. 128 of 3PB’s barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500. The set is ranked in 28 areas of law across London, Midlands, South Eastern, Western and in the Middle East. This year, the national chambers gains a...

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    3PB’s Construction and Engineering team contribute to RICS professional standard

    3PB Barristers' (3 Paper Buildings) expert construction law barristers James Davison, David Parratt KC (Scot) and Peter Collie have contributed to the fifth edition of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) “Surveyors acting as expert witnesses” professional standard. Head of Construction and Engineering James Davison authored the latest edition of the standard, while the updates to the standard were guided by an expert group of sixteen contributors, including David Parratt KC (Scot) and Peter...

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    Philip Bambagiotti’s webinar for LexisNexis on Building Safety Reform 2026: Compliance, Liability and Enforcement

    3PB's commercial barrister, arbitrator and mediator, Philip Bambagiotti, has delivered a webinar for LexisNexis entitled 'Building Safety Reform 2026: Compliance, Liability and Enforcement'. In this session, Philip explores the Building Safety Reform 2026, offering valuable insights into compliance obligations, liability risks, and regulatory enforcement. To watch the full webinar, please click here. Please note that a LexisNexis subscription is required to access the recording. If you wish to contact or instruct Phillip, please email Practice...

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    James Davison to speak at the Society of Construction Law SCL Leeds Seminar

    3PB's Head of Construction Law team, James Davison, will be speaking at the upcoming Society of Construction Law SCL Leeds Seminar on Thursday July 16 2026. James will be speaking alongside Frankie Bell of Pinsent Masons LLP on the topic of 'dealing with defects and retentions in construction contracts'. The session will be chaired by Neil Boothroyd of Gateley Vinden. To find out more or to book your space, please click here. To contact or...

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    3PB welcomes Dean O'Leary to Construction and Engineering group

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome construction law specialist Dean O’Leary to Chambers as an associate member. A dual-qualified construction professional and barrister, Dean has over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry. Dean has a busy practice acting in a wide variety of construction, building and engineering disputes, as well as dealing with those relating to upstream and midstream oil and gas and other energy matters. As well as acting as...

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    Three barristers join 3PB's new Manchester office

    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...

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    Paul Newman speaks at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Northern Ireland event

    3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) specialist construction law barrister, mediator and arbitrator Paul Newman recently addressed a meeting of the Northern Ireland chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Irish Branch) at an event held at the Law Society of Northern Ireland in Belfast. At the meeting, Paul spoke on four adjudication enforcement decisions from 2025 and 2026. In his presentation, Paul gave a detailed background into the four cases, including an overview of the...

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    Joe Townsend named Practice Director for 3PB’s Construction and Engineering team

    3PB Barristers is delighted to announce that Joe Townsend becomes Practice Director of 3PB’s Construction and Engineering team from today, 2 March 2026. Warmest congratulations to Joe! Commenting on the announcement, 3PB’s Chief Executive Simon Astill said, “This is a very well-deserved promotion for Joe, and after specialising in clerking construction and engineering disputes for eight years, we look forward to seeing continued growth for the group, both nationally and internationally, as he takes on his new role.”...

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