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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 national Property and Estates Group is delighted to have achieved 11 individual rankings in Chambers and Partners’ latest set of results. The rankings span the set’s Real Estate Litigation, Chancery, Construction, Planning and Social Housing expertise. The team maintains its ranking in Band 2 for Real Estate Litigation in South Eastern. While our barristers are lauded for their advocacy, technical skills and commercial awareness across the board, our clerks, headed by Chambers Director Mark Heath,...
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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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We are delighted to announce a total of 21 rankings (from 15 last year) for our property, estates and chancery specialists in the Legal 500 2026 edition. Retaining our member rankings in Property and Construction and Private Wealth, Probate and Tax on the South Eastern and Western Circuits, we are delighted to have also been recognised for Agricultural Property, Social Housing and Property and Construction on the Midlands Circuit. Our team has been quoted as...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to announce that property and chancery barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen and family law barrister Rachel Bloxwich have been appointed as Deputy District Judges, both on the Midlands Circuit. Ashley Blood-Halvorsen is a specialist property and chancery barrister, with particular emphasis in contentious probate, TOLATA and insolvency. Ashley was called to the bar in 2017 and qualified as a trust and estate practitioner in 2024. To contact or instruct Ashley,...
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3PB Property, Chancery and Matrimonial Finances barrister Rachel Bale (pictured here) writes for the Financial Remedies Journal an article about ‘shams’ or ‘illusory’ trusts and the challenges they cause in divorce proceedings for family and chancery lawyers alike. Rachel provides guidance on the legal principles to follow to identify shams and illusory trusts and considers the steps to follow to navigate through the difficulties they create, including: Back to basics: key players in a trust...
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3PB property, housing and agricultural estates barrister Oliver Nunn was awarded the Mary Attenborough Award for Volunteering at the University of Leicester at their prestigious annual Alumni Awards. Dr Glynis Wright MBE, a former president of Leicestershire Law Society and current member of the University's Council, is seen here presenting the award to Oliver (credit: RedPix Photography). The award highlighted Oliver's many contributions to the University's Law School and his promotion of social mobility and...
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3PB (3 Paper Buildings) is pleased to announce that Danielle Gotts St. Clair has joined its Property and Regulatory teams and will be based from their Birmingham offices. Danielle has a busy practice in both property and regulatory matters with a strong focus on the cross-over between the two disciplines, from housing (including anti-social behaviour) to police law. She is regularly instructed by local authorities and police services across the Midlands and further afield in...
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3PB (3 Paper Buildings) are pleased to announce that our second six pupils - James, Emily and Victoria (pictured left to right) - are now on their feet and accepting instructions in their own cases. All started their pupillages last October. James Hume, a former Fleet Air Arm Officer, will now accept instructions in commercial litigation, property and construction disputes. Emily Hayward, who was a paralegal in Slaughter and May’s Disputes and Investigation team, will...
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3PB's property, housing and agricultural specialist Oliver Nunn has successfully obtained a £174,000 freezing injunction in a high-value equine law dispute. Frequently instructed in disputes over horses, after sales, loans and veterinary treatments, Oliver was instructed by specialist equine solicitor Rebecca Stojak who is the Head of the Equine Law Team at Geldards LLP. Oliver represented an aspiring dressage rider who entered into an agreement to lease a horse at the rate of £30,000 per...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is pleased to welcome two property law barristers Kinza Wahid and Emma Shiels (pictured left to right) to our 40-strong national Property and Estates Group. Both Kinza and Emma will be based in our Birmingham office, but practicing nationwide. Kinza Wahid (call 2021) has a successful practice across the full range of property law, and those matters which cross over into traditional chancery areas. She is regularly instructed in disputes involving; landlord and tenant...
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Oliver Nunn, specialist property and housing law barrister at 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), has presented a webinar for LexisNexis University on the Renters Rights Bill that will be coming into force later this year. Oliver’s webinar, entitled “Guide to the Renters Rights Bill”, is designed to offer practical assistance and guidance to solicitors and other legal and tax professionals. The session covers four main topics of discussion: The context in which the Bill is being...
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