Rebecca Farrell is a barrister who specialises in commercial and chancery litigation. She has already built up a strong caseload in contentious insolvency; company matters (including shareholder disputes) and contractual claims. She also has good experience seeking urgent interim relief and dealing with enforcement matters. She is Deputy Head of 3PB’s Commercial Group and has been identified as a ‘rising star’ in the 2024 Legal 500 rankings. 

Richard joined the Dispute Resolution team in 2019, having previously worked at two leading civil fraud boutiques in the City.

Richard’s experience covers a broad range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on civil fraud cases, and disputes involving shareholders, directors and partnerships. He acts for both claimants and defendants, often in complex, multi-jurisdiction and high-value claims. Richard regularly obtains a variety of interim remedies, including worldwide freezing orders, injunctions, security for costs and disclosure orders on behalf of his clients. 

Richard has successfully brought and defended various high-profile and legally significant cases, including cases before the Supreme Court, Privy Council and Court of Appeal. Notwithstanding this, Richard strives to find ways through conflict that meet his client’s objectives in an efficient and cost-effective way. Clients rely on Richard to defend their interests incisively and with vigour, while maintaining commerciality, candour and perspective. 

Patrick Heneghan joined 3PB in April 2022, having previously been a dispute resolution partner in the London office of Skadden Arps, one of the world’s leading US international law firms, specialising in international arbitration, commercial litigation and other dispute resolution procedures.

Patrick has extensive experience acting as counsel in complex private commercial arbitration disputes as well as in investment treaty proceedings. Patrick has represented clients in a wide variety of different seats (including London, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, Stockholm and Johannesburg) and under all the major institutional and other rules (including ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID). These disputes cover a broad range of commercial matters including shareholder agreements, minority shareholder rights, breaches of director’s duties, insurance, aviation, shipping, oil and gas, electricity generation and transmission, telecommunications, mining, finance and pharmaceuticals. Patrick also has considerable experience of engineering and construction disputes, particularly in the energy field.

Charles Irvine is regularly instructed in the Court of Appeal, High Court, County Court and the Tribunals on a range of civil matters covering property, trusts, commercial & insolvency proceedings. He is able to accept instructions on a direct public access basis.