3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to welcome matrimonial finance and probate/inheritance barrister Davinia Riley (call:2004) to its 90-strong team of family barristers. Davinia joins 3PB from a rival top-tier Midlands set for family finance. Davinia's experience over the last twenty years is primarily in high value, complex financial issues often involving trust assets, businesses, multiple properties (UK-based and international) and inheritance. Ranked by Legal 500 since 2022 as a leading junior barrister in...
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3PB associate member Stephen Wildblood KC (pictured here) and clinical psychologist Dr Freda Gardner, in conversation with Emily Roskilly, partner and founder of Roskilly & Co, explore the many benefits of mediation in separation and share their top tips for families going through difficult times. Click here to listen to the podcast. Stephen Wildblood KC is a 3PB associate member, Private FDR Judge, mediator, children and financial remedy arbitrator and early neutral evaluator. He sits...
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3PB's family law barrister Sarah Dines, led by Professor Rob George KC of Harcourt Chambers, acted for the respondent father in the recent reported case from the Court of Appeal of Re S (Children: Transnational Marriage Abandonment) [2025] EWCA Civ 1058. The appeal focused on the High Court judge’s fact-finding in relation to international child abduction, 'stranding' and domestic abuse. The Court of Appeal gave particular attention to the question of what constitutes ‘transnational spousal...
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3PB family law silk June Venters KC, appearing for the father in the newly-published case of C v S [2025] EWFC 254, secured a rare and substantial costs order under the Children Act (CPR Part 44 does not strictly apply in such proceedings). The long-running dispute involved the mother seeking a defined contact order while levelling unsubstantiated allegations against the father. The case spanned over a decade, with the father previously being granted care of...
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