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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 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 Public and Administrative Law team achieves 12 rankings in the Legal 500 2027 edition

    3PB Barristers are delighted to announce that their Public and Administrative law team has welcomed 12 rankings in this year’s Legal 500 publication, with client referees praising our team members for their outstanding technical ability, attention to detail and excellent advocacy. 11 of our barristers are ranked as follows: Head of Public and Administrative Law team Ben Amunwa remains ranked for Immigration (including business immigration); Louise Worton and Jim Hirschmann are acknowledged for Court of...

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    Emma Harman joins Circuit Bench

    3PB are delighted to announce that one of its 90-strong specialist family barristers, Emma Harman, has been appointed to the Circuit Bench. Her Honour Judge (HHJ) Harman will sit in Portsmouth and Southampton Courts, hearing Family cases. Called to the bar in 2003, Emma was appointed a Deputy District Judge in 2022 and a Recorder in 2023, authorised to hear family law cases on the Western Circuit. With over 20 years’ experience in family law,...

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

    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,...

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  • 3PB’s Public and Administrative Law specialists recognised in the Legal Directories

    3PB’s Public and Administrative Law barristers are delighted to have obtained individual rankings in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in the following areas of law: Administrative and public law Court of protection and community care Immigration (including business immigration) Inquests and inquiries Professional discipline Congratulations to our 8 barristers – Louise Worton, Jim Hirschmann, Ben Amunwa, Sunyana Sharma, Richard Wheeler, Daniel Brown, Jennifer Agyekum, Nicholas Cotter - praised for their commitment, excellent case...

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

    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...

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    Two family law barristers join 3PB from Westgate Chambers

    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...

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    Matthew Wyard provides talk on statutory funding, deprivation of liberty and safeguarding to the Professional Deputies Forum Spring Conference

    Today, 5th March 2025, 3PB’s Matthew Wyard will give a joint talk with James Pantling-Skeet of Boyes Turner at the Professional Deputies Forum Spring Conference. Entitled ‘Statutory funding and safeguarding’ the talk will include an outline of the various statutory frameworks for health and social care funding, what a deputy’s authority to manage direct payments and personal health budgets is, deprivations of liberty and how professional deputies should address safeguarding issues as they arise. If...

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    3PB achieves 96 rankings in Chambers and Partners 2025 edition

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) breaks another record in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners with a total of 96 rankings (81 last year) achieved by 80 of its barristers. The national set is rewarded with accolades in 21 areas of law, in the London Bar as well as in the North Eastern, South Eastern, Western and Midlands Circuits and exceptional comments for its expertise and service delivery. Click here to view the full...

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    3PB achieves record rankings in the Legal 500’s 2025 edition

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, is celebrating this year again its rankings - totalling 167 - in the Legal 500 2025’s edition published today, a 15% increase on last year’s 145. The set is ranked in 23 areas of law, across 4 UK Circuits: London, South Eastern, Western and the Midlands. 3PB’s barristers are also ranked in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. The Legal 500 acknowledges 3PB...

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    Matthew Wyard appointed chair of the Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA) West Midlands

    3PB's public law barrister Matthew Wyard has been appointed as the new chair of the West Midlands' Court of Protection Practitioners Association (CoPPA). The West Midlands CoPPA committee was established in 2018 with the aim of bringing together the thriving network of Court of Protection practitioners in the region. Their AGM and a case law update was held last Tuesday 16 July at the Birmingham offices of law firm Irwin Mitchell. The network offers a...

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