Sports law News

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

15th October 2026

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...

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

2nd October 2026

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...

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...

3PB’s Jamie Johnston chairs disciplinary panel banning Olympic coach

3rd October 2025

3PB’s sports and property law barrister, Jamie Johnston, was the independent chair of the UK Athletics disciplinary panel that banned coach Andrew Young after a four-day hearing. Mr. Young was coach of Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir, who waived her right to anonymity to comment on the matter. The decision and her comments have been covered by many UK and international media including the BBC. Jamie Johnston (pictured here) chaired the first instance panel in...

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...

Matthew Cannings appointed onto The FA's Judicial Panel

18th July 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are pleased to announce that Matthew Cannings (pictured here) has been appointed as a member of The Football Association (FA)'s Judicial Panel for a period of 3 years from 1 July 2025. As the governing body for football in England, in the event of a breach of FA Rules and Regulations they may need to take action. The outcome of the case will often be determined by the Independent Regulatory...

Gareth Graham reappointed as a member of The FA's Judicial Panel

15th July 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are pleased to announce that Gareth Graham has been reappointed as a member of The Football Association (FA)'s Judicial Panel for a period of 3 years from 1 July 2025. As the governing body for football in England, in the event of a breach of FA Rules and Regulations they may need to take action. The outcome of the case will often be determined by the Independent Regulatory Commission and...

Gareth Graham appointed to the ECB's Cricket Discipline Panel

31st March 2025

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed fourteen new members to its Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP). Among the new appointees is Gareth Graham, who has extensive experience of chairing sports disciplinary hearings (including for the Rugby Football Union, World Rugby, The Football Association, the British Horseracing Authority and British Cycling), as well as expertise in employment and sports law generally, with a particular focus on whistleblowing, safeguarding and discrimination cases. The CDP is...

Sam Shurey represents the RFU in appeal proceedings

19th February 2025

3PB sports law barrister Sam Shurey advised and represented the RFU in an appeal arising from the abandonment of a recent Championship Rugby fixture between Chinnor RFC and Doncaster Knights RFC after floodlight failure. The match was stopped in the 68th minute with Chinnor leading 18-13. The RFU Disputes Committee ordered that the score at the time of the abandonment was to stand as the final score. Doncaster Knights RFC appealed against that decision. The...

West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels received a full apology and will get undisclosed "substantial damages", after successfully suing former Australian cricketer Geoff Lawson and broadcaster 2KY for defamation. This morning, Thursday  13 April, broadcaster issued an  apology to Marlon. Samuels instructed his lawyer Richard Owen-Thomas of 3PB Barristers in Temple, London after defamatory comments were made about him on the Big Sports Breakfast radio programme on 4th April last year. During the radio podcast Lawson...