3PB's Jonathan Underhill, leading Emily Lanham (Pump Court Chambers), secured the only not guilty verdict following a 7-week, multi defendant trial alleging a criminal conspiracy to evade duty payable on illegal cigarettes and tobacco products. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/jonathan-und...

We are delighted to be the Digital Sponsor at the Resolution National Conference 2026! 3PB’s Robert Leonard and Gemma Hyett will be in attendance, so please do come and say hello.

3PB civil law barrister Jack Hickling, who specialises in personal injury and property disputes, has become a member of chambers and will work from 3PB’s Birmingham office. To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/3pb-welcomes...

3PB’s family barrister, David Beatson, has recently established a new initiative in collaboration with SARSAS. This involves running an ad hoc legal clinic that provides specialist family law advice to SARSAS clients on a pro bono basis. To read more, click here: www.3pb.co.uk/david-beatso...

3PB Barristers is delighted to announce the promotion of Ellie Dawkins to Practice Manager. Congratulations to Ellie on this fantastic and well-earned achievement.

Imogen Robins is speaking with Estella Newbold-Brown of Lester Aldridge on Pets on Divorce at the 4th Annual HNW Divorce Next Gen Summit. They will discuss an update on where the law stands now and what the Working Group on Pets on Divorce are aiming to achieve.

Dr Zhen Ye FCIArb writes on the recent Court of Appeal case ‘LLC Eurochem North-West-2 v Tecnimont S.P.A and another’. Zhen provides an in depth analysis of the case, including a discussion on the arguments made by the appellant. To read the full article, click here: www.3pb.co.uk/content/uplo...

3PB Barristers Family Law barrister and Arbitrator Nicola Frost spoke last week at Bath Resolution’s annual seminar, discussing the topic of “Children Arbitration in Practice”, joined by Alex West of Albion Chambers, who discussed share options and LTPs.

3PB is proud to celebrate another year of International Women's Day 2026. To celebrate this year’s theme, “Give to Gain,” which highlights the power of generosity and collaboration, each of our centres will host coffee and cake mornings, bringing women together to connect, network and celebrate 💜

3PB’s Ben Amunwa successfully represented the HS Academy Trust in the recent case of R (PZP) v HS Academy Trust and another [2026] EWHC 489 (Admin), concerning a judicial review challenge to two permanent exclusions. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/high-court-d...

The Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of B&D Clays & Chemicals Limited v Castle Water Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 171, an appeal relating to the evidence admissible to challenge commercial water meter readings. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/court-of-app...

3PB Barristers is continuing its partnership with Bridging the Bar (BTB) for a further year - reinforcing its long-standing commitment to widening access to the legal profession. To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/building-a-m...

3PB's Elizabeth McGrath KC, Vanessa Meachin KC, Hamish Dunlop, Aimee Fox and Rachel Bloxwich are listed in this year’s Doyle's Guide of the leading Birmingham family law barristers. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/five-3pb-bir...

3PB Barristers’ Sunyana Sharma, Head of the Inquests Team, and Stuart Pringle, Chambers Director, join ‘Unplanned – Navigating the unexpected at the Bar’ with The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/navigating-t...

3PB's Paul Newman recently addressed a meeting of the Northern Ireland chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Irish Branch) at an event held at the Law Society of Northern Ireland in Belfast. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/paul-newman-...

3PB Barristers' criminal barrister Nate Lara has successfully secured an acquittal for his client in relation to two allegations of exposure in a case heard at Portsmouth Crown Court. To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/nate-lara-ce...

We’re excited to be joining the Corbett Le Quesne Child Law Conference in Jersey on 13th March! 3PB are proud to co-sponsor the drinks reception, which is taking place the night before at The Yard 🥂 We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

3PB Barristers is delighted to announce that Joe Townsend becomes Practice Director of 3PB’s Construction and Engineering team from today, 2 March 2026. Warmest congratulations to Joe! Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/joe-townsend...

3PB's expert Intellectual Property barristers Victoria Jones and Mark Wilden will be speaking at the The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Roadshow this Thursday 5th March 2026. If you want to sign up to any of the future sessions, please click here: www.citma.org.uk/events/event...

Employment law newsletter edited by Michael Smith with analysis by Michael, Alex Leonhardt, Sarah Clarke, Ben Amunwa, Daniel Brown. Book news by Karen Moss & Mark Green and warm welcome to Emma McIlveen We hope you enjoy our newsletter #EmploymentLaw #EmploymentLawyer www.3pb.co.uk/newsletters/...

3PB's employment and discrimination barristers Karen Moss and Mark Green have co-authored ‘A Practical Guide to Age Discrimination in the Workplace’ which is now available from Law Brief Publishing Ltd and legal booksellers. Click here to read more: www.3pb.co.uk/karen-moss-a...

3PB is delighted to announce that a sixth member of chambers, Emma McIlveen, has been appointed as a fee-paid, part-time Employment Tribunal Judge. Emma will sit as an employment judge in Scotland and takes up the post on 1 March 2026. To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/emma-mcilvee...

3PB's property and commercial law barrister Jack Webb has written a detailed guide to s.21 of the Housing Act 1988, offering key guidance to practitioners on how it may be used before the 30 April deadline. Learn more and read Jack's article, here: www.3pb.co.uk/jack-webb-of...

3PB Barristers’ commercial and insolvency barrister, Aaron Luxton, is set to speak at the R3 Midlands first quarterly meeting of the year. Aaron's session covers ‘How to Work Effectively with Lawyers: A Practical Guide’. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/aaron-luxton...

3PB Education Law Barrister Alice de Coverley and Simpson Millar’s Head of Education Law, Polly Kerr will host tomorrow Tuesday 24 February 2026 a one-hour webinar at 6pm on the SEND White Paper. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom. 3pb.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for a day of blockbuster talks and must-see panel discussions at 3PB's fourth annual Private Law Children and Financial Remedies Conference! 🎥 📍 23 April 2026 | Millennium Point, Birmingham To learn more and get your tickets, please click here: www.tickettailor.com/events/3pbba...

3PB’s specialist property and chancery disputes barrister, Ashley Blood-Halvorsen has written on the recent case of Kars v Brown and others. Ashley appeared for the applicant in the rare former-spouse, Inheritance Act 1975 claim. To read the full article, click here: www.3pb.co.uk/content/uplo...

3PB's specialist commercial, personal and corporate barrister, John Jessup, has written an article titled ‘Sahara Energy Resource Limited V Société Nationale De Raffinage S.A. (Sonara)’. To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/content/uplo...

3PB family law barristers June Venters KC, Rachel Temple and Ayesha Bell-Paris, who successfully represented the father in the landmark High Court Case of Re E (A Child) [2025] EWFC 422, will hold a webinar on Zoom on 4 March at 11am. Register here 3pb.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Elizabeth Adams, education and family law barrister at 3PB Barristers, has published a new article in the February edition of the Family Law Journal titled “Disabled Children’s Social Care: Final Report.” To read more, please click here: www.3pb.co.uk/disabled-chi...

Simon Haywood, civil litigation pupil barrister at 3PB Barristers, has written for the Bournemouth & District Junior Lawyers Division on ‘Life After Your Law Degree: A Barrister's Guide’. Please read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/life-after-y...

Katherine Anderson, an education law specialist and barrister at 3PB Barristers, has published a second edition of her successful book ‘A Practical Guide to Education, Health and Care Plan Appeals in England’. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/katherine-an...

3PB Barristers are delighted to announce the re-appointment of Michelle Marnham as head of its PI and Clinical Negligence teams. Supported by Sharan Sanghera who continues as Deputy Head of the teams, a role she has held since 2022. To read more: www.3pb.co.uk/michelle-mar...

The Court of Appeal found for the solicitor in the professional negligence case of Blower v GH Canfield LLP [2025] EWCA Civ 1627. Read Richard Whitehouse's analysis. #ProfessionalNegligence #CommercialLaw www.3pb.co.uk/pleadings-an...

.#FamilyLaw barrister Mark Calway acted in the #CourtofAppeal in the case of Re S (Foster Care or Placement for Adoption). Mark represented S, who was in the care of foster parents due to her mother and close family’s inability to look after her. Read more here www.3pb.co.uk/mark-calway-...

3PB Barristers’ (3 Paper Buildings) Sunyana Sharma, Head of the Inquests Team, and David Kemeny, personal injury and clinical negligence barrister, join the 'Movers and Returners' project with The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Please read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/sunyana-shar...

3PB's Construction team will be attending The Society of Construction Law UK Annual Lunch, taking place today in London. The team will be at host bar 18 in the Ballroom from 11:30am, and later at table 75 in the Great Room. If you're in attendance today, please do pop by and say hello!

As we head into the afternoon session of today's Education Law conference, we would like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsors and exhibitors Simply Social Work, Geldards LLP, Simpson Millar Solicitors and Brain Injury Group.

We are currently underway at this year's 3PB Education Law Conference! Thank you to everyone who is joining us today.

3PB's family barristers Dorian Day, Samantha Smith and Kara Cann act in the case of X and Y (Children: Adoption Order: Setting Aside) UKSC/2025/0039, being heard in the Supreme Court today. To read more press here: www.3pb.co.uk/dorian-day-s...

3PB Barristers has signed the NHS Mindful Employer Charter as part of our ongoing commitment to wellbeing and mental health across chambers. To read more, click here: www.3pb.co.uk/3pb-signs-up...

3PB #familylaw barristers Davinia Riley and Esther Lieu to host our next webinar on 26 February at 11am on the new PD27A and what solicitors must do when clients obtain documents they should never have seen. Register here 3pb.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

3PB Barristers is delighted to announce that leading employment and public law barrister Emma McIlveen has joined chambers as an associate member. Read more here: www.3pb.co.uk/emma-mcilvee...

3PB Barristers is delighted to welcome Sara Lewis KC a new member of chambers and its 90-strong Family Law Group, which now boasts seven KC's. To read more, click here: www.3pb.co.uk/sara-lewis-k...

Just 1 week to go until 3PB’s Third Annual Education Law Conference ⏰ We’re excited to welcome Alice Yandle from Farrer & co and Rob Price from HCB solicitors joining Charlotte, 3PB's Head of Education, for an insightful panel discussion on Safeguarding in Higher Education & Schools.

3PB Barristers specialist Property, Chancery and Matrimonial Finance Barrister Rachel Bale appears as guest on ‘Get Legally Speaking’ podcast discussing Cohabitation and TOLATA issues. To read more, please press here: www.3pb.co.uk/rachel-bale-...

3PB crime regulatory law barrister Nicholas Cotter has acted in the first prosecution of a case under the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023. Instructed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). #HealthandSafety #Waterways Read more here www.3pb.co.uk/nicholas-cot...

3PB's specialist IP team, Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard, Faizul Azman and Mark Wilden, is set to host a series of lectures across the country with The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). Read more and book your space at one of the five sessions, here: www.3pb.co.uk/3pbs-ip-team...

✨We are now just two weeks away from 3PB’s third annual Education Law Conference! ✨ This year’s conference has a packed agenda with 3PB’s specialist education law barristers, alongside a few special guests covering a wide range of topics of real interest to education practitioners.

3PB Barristers are delighted to announce the appointment of James Davison as the new head of the Construction and Engineering Group, and Charles Irvine who becomes the new head of its Property and Estates Group. To read more: www.3pb.co.uk/james-daviso...