Lawyers

Pippa Manby

Pippa Manby

Position

Pippa has a broad commercial practice evenly spread across commercial disputes; professional liability; costs; and sports work. She is regularly instructed in highly complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes both on her own and as part of a team of barristers. She commercial work includes fraud, banking, shareholder and sale of goods disputes. Her professional liability work encompasses claims both for and against the full range of professionals. She has particular expertise in claims for and against accountants, auditors and tax advisers. Her sports work includes disciplinary matters; anti-doping; corruption; governance and selection disputes. She is regularly instructed for athletes; clubs; and governing bodies. Pippa’s costs practice involves a roughly equal balance of inter partes and solicitor-client disputes raising issues across the whole spectrum of costs law.

Career

Worcester College Oxford (Ancient & Modern History, Scholar); GDL, City University (Distinction); BVC, BPP (Outstanding); Call 2010, Lincoln’s Inn (Hardwicke, Lord Denning and Levitt scholarships).

Memberships

Lincoln’s Inn; COMBAR; PNBA; BASL.

Education

Worcester College, Oxford University (2007 BA (Hons) in Ancient and Modern History); City University (2009 CPE/GDL); BPP Law School (2010 BVC).

Leisure

Skiing; golf; tennis; watching sport; travel.

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
Pippa Manby – 4 New Square 'Supremely intelligent, yet down-to-earth and client-friendly. A phenomenal advocate.'
London Bar

Costs and litigation funding

Leading junior2
Pippa Manby –4 New Square ‘Pippa is excellent. Her written advice is clear and concise and her advocacy is excellent. She knows the factual details and relevant legal principles inside out, and is exceptionally well prepared.’
London Bar

Professional negligence

Leading junior4
Pippa Manby –4 New Square ‘She is bright and works exceptionally hard.’ 
London Bar

Sport

Leading junior1
Pippa Manby – 4 New Square ‘Pippa is easy to work with and her advocacy is of the highest standard. With tricky cross examination you get an incisive edge. Pippa also has great commercial awareness and understood our case from the perspective of a sporting regulator.’