Family team newsletter out now! All the latest case reviews and analysis
15th September 2020
The 3PB family team has published its September newsletter bringing you a round-up of news, articles and presentations from our latest brunch talks.
Edited by Amy Beddis, this issue includes contributions from or news about Elizabeth McGrath QC, Vanessa Meachin QC, Martine Kushner, Lawrence Messling, Lucy Hendry, Rachael Goodall, Michael George, Aimee Fox, Emma Harman, Emma Griffiths, Alex Hodge, Oliver Thorne, Emma Southern as well as details of our upcoming events featuring Elisabeth Hudson, Nathalie Bull, Audrey Archer and Luke Nelson.
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3PB's family barrister Andrew Duncan has delivered a webinar for LexisNexis entitled 'Enforcement of Child Arrangements Orders: What Works in Practice (2026)', which went live online today, 24 June. In this practical and informative session, Andrew explores the various routes available for the enforcement of Child Arrangements Orders, including the use of warning notices and penal notices. He also considers the key issues and considerations for both the enforcing party and the respondent, together with...
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Eleanor Marsh represented the mother in the case of FH v MH (PH12J: Parallel Criminal Proceedings) [2026] EWFC 195 (B), where the Court considered the relationship between the assessment of risk within the Family Court and ongoing criminal proceedings. The Court applied the Resolution model, finding that the maintaining of a guilty plea within criminal proceedings need not be fatal to an assessment of risk within the Family Courts. To read the full article, and...
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3PB Barristers is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Wentworth to its national chambers. Elizabeth will be practicing from 3PB's Bristol office. Elizabeth is a specialist family law barrister with a busy practice encompassing children (both private and public) and financial remedy proceedings, with a caseload typical of counsel well beyond her call. She represented the father in the reported case of B v B (Fact finding) [2024] EWFC 836 (B), which involved issues of coercive control. Known for...
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3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) Elizabeth McGrath KC, Head of Chambers, appears as a guest on Talking Family Law – the Resolution Podcast. Hosted by Anita Mehta and Simon Blain, this episode features Angela Killa (JCP solicitors) and Elizabeth McGrath KC discussing the Child-Focused Case model. Liz talks about managing high-risk cases involving serious abuse allegations, explains that judges not Cafcass officers decide the facts, and highlights the importance of good written advocacy at decision...
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