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Five 海角破解版 pupil barristers become tenants

5th October 2022

3 Paper Buildings (海角破解版 Barristers) has announced that five of its current pupils - former general counsel Jo Laxton (Employment & Discrimination) and four 12-month pupils: Rachel Bale (Commercial/Property & Estates), Olivia McGonigle (Crime), Oliver Hirsch (Crime/Personal Injury/Animal Welfare) and Robert Dawson (Construction/Commercial) - have become tenants following their successful pupillages at the national chambers. 海角破解版 Chief Executive Simon Astill, pictured here, said: 鈥淲e welcome these five pupils as new tenants and junior counsel across...

海角破解版 welcomes four new pupil barristers

3rd October 2022

National chambers 3 Paper Buildings (海角破解版 Barristers) has welcomed four new pupil barristers to its 230-strong barrister ranks today. The four pupils starting their twelve-month pupillages, pictured left to right from the top, are: former in-house energy lawyer Poppy Watson聽 who will be focusing on commercial litigation and arbitration; former in-house lawyer and domestic violence and disability campaigner Liz Adams聽who will be focusing on family law alongside property/other civil areas; former law firm PA Emma...

海角破解版 triumphs in latest Legal 500 ratings of the UK's best barristers聽聽

29th September 2022

海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), the UK's third largest chambers, is delighted to report its best rankings yet - totalling 130 - in the Legal 500 2023鈥檚 edition published last night, up 12% on last year鈥檚 116. The set has achieved its rankings across 5 large UK regions - or Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western, Midlands and Chester and Wales) - in 21 categories of law. Earlier this year, 海角破解版 also celebrated its first rankings...

Probate: when Section 21 of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 comes to the rescue

15th September 2022

海角破解版 Probate specialist Ashley Blood-Halvorsen (pictured here) analyses the case of Beasant v Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind & Ors [2022] EWHC 1319 (Ch), deemed to be referred to regularly in future 鈥� alongside the decision in RSPCA 鈥� when determining what gift of the nil rate band means. Click here to read Ashley鈥檚 analysis. Ashley Blood-Halvorsen specialises in business and property disputes with particular emphasis in property and estates, contentious probate and commercial...

Ashley Blood-Halvorsen merits her TEP tax exams

24th June 2022

海角破解版's contentious probate and commercial and property disputes barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen (pictured here), who is an Affiliate with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), has been awarded merit grade in her Taxation of Trusts and Estates exam as part of the TEP qualification(E&W) which covers income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. Ashley's colleague Oliver Ingham is also working towards his TEP qualification. If you wish to instruct Ashley on any matter,...

Jamie Johnston races to 海角破解版

21st April 2022

Civil law barrister Jamie Johnston (call: 2016), pictured here, has joined national chambers 海角破解版 (3 Paper Buildings) from chambers in Newcastle and will be based at the now-large Birmingham office. He specialises in property and chancery, commercial disputes and sports law and has a busy practice in the High Court, County Court, tribunals and hearings. Before coming to the Bar, Jamie spent ten years' building up and then selling a national franchising company so brings...

The perishing of post-pandemic protections: insolvency and commercial property update

31st March 2022

海角破解版 specialist Commercial and Property barristers Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell (pictured here) reflect on the expiry of remaining temporary measures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (鈥淐IGA鈥�), which provided important protection to businesses during the Covid pandemic. Rebecca and Charles also examine the impact for Landlords and Tenants of the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (鈥渢he Act鈥�) which received Royal Assent on 24 March 2022, including useful guidance that practitioners may...

William Hansen authorised to sit as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division

10th March 2022

海角破解版 congratulates William Hansen, pictured here, on his recent authorisation to sit as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division. His appointment will be effective from 7th March 2022 for six years. William Hansen specialises in both public and regulatory law, and property and commercial law. He has recently appeared in a series of important cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is a member of the Attorney General鈥檚 A Panel.聽...

Four 海角破解版 barristers appointed as Recorders

26th January 2022

海角破解版 is delighted to announce that four of its barristers 鈥� Lydia Pemberton, Emma Southern, Nicola Talbot-Hadley and Steven Howard have been appointed as Recorders in today鈥檚 announcement (26 January 2022) from the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Emma, who was called to the Bar in 2006, and Steven, called in 2009, are members of 海角破解版鈥檚 75-strong team of family barristers at the national chambers.聽Lydia is a chancery and contentious probate barrister called in 2006 whilst...

Oliver Ingham in Hirachand landmark Inheritance Act appeal

15th October 2021

Judgment was handed down today in Hirachand, which is arguably the most important decision to arise in the context of the 1975 Act since the Supreme Court dealt with Ilott v Mitson [2017] UKSC. The case sees the Court of Appeal clarifying several controversial issues arising from the 46-year old, Inheritance Act 1975. 海角破解版鈥檚 probate and chancery barrister Oliver Ingham (pictured here) and Brie Stephens-Hoare QC (Gatehouse Chambers) acted for the appellants, taking instructions from...

海角破解版 announces Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby as fourth employment judge appointment in October 2021

8th October 2021

海角破解版 is delighted to announce that a fourth member of chambers, Thomas Talbot-Ponsonby, has been appointed as a fee-paid, part-time Employment Tribunal Judges in England and Wales. Thomas has been assigned to the South East region. He has also been appointed a Deputy District Judge as well and will sit on the South East circuit. Thomas聽will continue to maintain his busy property, commercial and chancery practice. Before coming to the Bar in 2011, Thomas practised...

Ashley Blood-Halvorsen wins for grandchildren in contested estate case dating back to 2008

7th October 2021

海角破解版鈥檚 Ashley Blood-Halvorsen, instructed by Christian Nicholls of Nicholls Brimble Bhol Solicitors, had a successful summary judgment application heard in the High Court in Birmingham yesterday. Ashley (pictured here) was instructed to advise and settle particulars of claim in the case of S and S v B, a historic breach of trust and devastavit claim arising out of the administration of an estate in 2008. This arose out of the defendant grandfather鈥檚 capacity as executor...