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“Supremely intelligent, yet down-to-earth and client-friendly. A phenomenal advocate.”
Pippa Manby is a leading commercial junior barrister with a broad practice encompassing large and high-profile disputes in the following areas: (i) general commercial disputes; (ii) professional liability and disciplinary matters; (iii) sports law; (iv) costs and litigation funding; and (v) group litigation. Her practice encompasses disputes proceeding both by way of litigation and arbitration. She also sits as an arbitrator in sports disputes.
Pippa is recognised by the directories as a Leading Junior in four areas:
Pippa is regularly shortlisted for awards across her various practice areas, including being shortlisted for Professional Negligence Junior Barrister of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2026.
Her clients and instructing solicitors recognise and recommend Pippa for her advocacy skills (“Pippa’s advocacy is first-rate and her cross-examination is tremendously effective”; “a fearless advocate”); written work (“her drafting is superb”); intelligence and strategic insight (“supremely intelligent”; “a brain the size of a house”); ability to communicate with clients and work as part of a team (“able to get to the heart of issues quickly”; “bright, responsive, down to earth and user-friendly”); and willingness to work hard to achieve the best result for her clients (“she stands behind her views and is prepared to have a battle”).
Pippa read Ancient and Modern History at Worcester College, Oxford. She was awarded Hardwicke, Lord Denning and Levitt Scholarships and a Buchanan Prize from Lincoln’s Inn.
More detail regarding Pippa’s experience in particular areas can be found by following the links to the various practice areas.
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Pippa is recognised as a Leading Junior Barrister in Commercial Litigation by Chambers & Partners, Chambers Global and the Legal 500. She was nominated for Commercial Litigation Junior Barrister of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024.
“Pippa Manby has a brain the size of a house and can digest and relay extremely complex information in a manner that not only we can understand but our clients can too.” – Chambers & Partners
Her commercial practice is broad and encompasses complex disputes, often with an international and/or fraud element. She is comfortable acting alone or as part of a large team of lawyers. She has experience of cases involving ESG matters, supply and sale of goods and services, banking and finance, fraud, breach of warranty, company law, guarantees, insurance, insolvency and recovery actions.
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Pippa acts for claimants and defendants across the full range of professions. She “possesses a strong reputation in the professional negligence sphere, with notable strength in cases relating to financial transactions. She typically acts for lawyers or accountants in high-value cases involving advice on investments or tax liabilities.”
Pippa is recognised as a Leading Junior for Professional Liability by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 and is shortlisted for Professional Liability Junior of the Year 2026 by the Legal 500. Recent recommendations include “Pippa is extremely bright and hard working. She demonstrates a dogged pursuit of detail and is a fearsome opponent” and “she leaves no stone unturned and is excellent technically. One to watch.”
Pippa has particular experience of claims for and against accountants, auditors and tax advisers and is comfortable acting in cases with complex underlying financial and accounting issues including managerial fraud.
Pippa is also very experienced in claims against lawyers, including lost litigation disputes and wasted costs applications as well as advisory / transactional work.
She is developing her expertise in relation disciplinary matters and has experience of ICAEW and SDT disciplinary proceedings.
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Recognised as a Leading Sports Junior by Chambers & Partners, the Legal 500 and Lexology Index, Pippa has a busy sports law practice acting for governing bodies, clubs/ teams, athletes, coaches and other entities. She has experience of cases across the full sports law spectrum, including matters involving selection, doping, funding, disciplinary matters, governance and contracts/ commercial disputes.
Recent recommendations from clients recognise that “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 the regulator”, and “Pippa is very quick to pick up on the complexities of a matter, very clear in her advice and also very calm under pressure”
She regularly appears before tribunals acting for clients in contentious matters that proceed to hearing where she has been described as “a fearless advocate”. In addition, she has experience of advising governing bodies on non-contentious issues and of drafting in a sports law context. “Efficient at understanding the brief – she has no weaknesses.”
She has been appointed to sit as an Arbitrator by Sport Resolutions and has since been regularly appointed as arbitrator to various disputes (including those proceeding under Rule K) and on ad hoc panels created for major sporting events.
Pippa was nominated for Sports Law Junior Barrister of the Year at the 2023 and 2025 Legal 500 Bar Awards.
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Costs and litigation funding matters form a substantial part of Pippa’s practice. She is ranked as a Leading Junior Barrister by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 where she is recognised as “A strong advocate, able to go up alone against leading counsel and pivot rapidly in the face of unexpected developments” and “one of the sharpest, smartest and steadiest costs barristers currently practising.”
Pippa is regularly instructed in both inter-parties and solicitor-client disputes covering the full range of costs matters in both the High Court and the Senior Courts Costs Office. She has substantial experience of wasted costs and security for costs applications.
She also acts and advises in relation to funding issues including in some of the largest commercial disputes in the High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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Pippa is instructed in some of the largest and most high-profile group litigation cases in the High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal. She has substantial experience of cohort management and other issues arising from cases involving large numbers of claimants. Her work in this area is complemented by her costs and funding practice.
Featured Group Litigation Cases:
Pippa accepts instructions in disputes proceeding by way of arbitration. She has experience of arbitrations proceeding under various rules including ICC, LCIA and SIAC rules.
Featured International Arbitration Cases:
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Memberships – COMBAR, PNBA, BASL
Education – B.A. (Oxon), Dip. Law (City)
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