The Legal 500

3PB

Chambers of Ian Lawrie Q.C.

ROYAL TALBOT HOUSE, 2 VICTORIA STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 6BB, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0117 928 1520
Fax:
Fax 0117 928 1525
DX:
7836 BRISTOL
Web:
www.3pb.co.uk
Email:

Regional Bar : South Eastern Circuit

Within Commercial and Chancery,

3PB’s James Davies is ‘very approachable and quickly grasps the facts of the case at an early stage’. He is recommended for insolvency matters.

Within Overview, 3PB (Mr Richard Tyson) is a first tier set,

The geographical size of the South Eastern Circuit means that practitioners operate in distinct local Bars. Pallant Chambers is ‘one of the best chambers in the south’, providing ‘an excellent service’. Fenners Chambers offers impressive family and personal injury counsel, and East Anglian Chambers has a strong all-round offering. Westgate Chambers’ criminal team is highly recommended, and Regency Chambers is strong on family matters. Guildford Chambers and Crown Office Row are solid sets. 6 Pump Court, 3PB and 18 Red Lion Court, Chelmsford Annexe are well-regarded annexes.

Regional Bar : Treasury Panel Lists

Within Treasury Panel Lists Region 6

Regional Bar : Western Circuit

Within Commercial, insolvency and property,

At 3PB, the ‘approachable, knowledgeableGavin Hamilton has a significant property-based practice, and insolvency specialist Victoria Jones has ‘exceptional attention to detail’.

Within Construction, planning, licensing and environmental,

3PB’s Paul Newman is recommended for his construction expertise, with clients praising his ‘vast experience and reassuring depth of knowledge’. Ian Lawrie QC has niche expertise in marine disputes.

Within Crime,

3PB’s Nigel Lickley QC recently prosecuted in the high-profile case R v Vincent Tabak, which concerned the murder of Joanna Yeates in Bristol. Christopher Parker QC handles serious and complex cases and Robert Grey specialises in complex and serious sexual offence, drugs and fraud cases. Tom Horder and Nick Robinson are also recommended.

Within Employment,

At 3PB, James Dawson is ‘extremely knowledgeable, confident and sensible’, and Stephen Wyethenters the tribunal with the determination of someone who does not accept failure as an option’.

Within Family,

3PB’s ‘remarkably professional’ family team is ‘expert in its field’. Tanya Zabihi is ‘a fabulous and compelling advocate’, and Hayley Griffiths - is ‘an effective negotiator with an abundance of charm’. Tony Ward and Rachael Goodall are recommended for finance matters; Nicola Martin - is ‘an excellent advocate’; Richard Tyson has ‘vast experience’; Mark Elliott is ‘professional, knowledgeable, efficient and approachable’; and Hamish Dunlop’s ‘court demeanour is controlled and eloquent’. Tom Tyler and Elisabeth Hudson are also recommended.

Within Overview, 3PB (Mr Richard Tyson) is a first tier set,

Guildhall Chambers in Bristol now offers a full service following the recent addition of an employment team from Queen Square Chambers. St John’s Chambers is ‘an excellent modern set’ where ‘the quality of the barristers is excellent’. Albion Chambers houses excellent crime and family teams, and Queen Square Chambers continues to thrive. 12 College Place and College Chambers are the prominent Southampton-based sets, and Exeter-based Rougemont Chambers has a number of recommended practitioners. Annexes on the circuit include the highly regarded 3PB, No5 Chambers and Old Square Chambers.

Within Personal injury and clinical negligence,

At 3PB, Mark Lomas - is ‘an extremely hard worker who leaves no stone unturned’, Cyrus Katrak is ‘extremely knowledgeable and capable of quickly isolating the key issues’, and ‘shining starRichard Tyson has ‘vast experience’.


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