Professional Liability and Coverage Update: 2023 in review and a look ahead to 2024
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“Supremely intelligent, yet down-to-earth and client-friendly. A phenomenal advocate.”
Pippa Manby has a broad commercial practice, encompassing general commercial disputes, professional liability and disciplinary matters, sports and costs work. 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:
The directories describe Pippa as “supremely intelligent, yet down-to-earth and client-friendly”; “a fearless advocate… sharp and really easy to work with”; and someone who is“ able to simplify complex issues in a straightforward manner.” “An extremely personable barrister who puts her clients at ease but turns into a Rottweiler in court”; “a rising star, who achieves good results against more experienced opponents”; “bright, responsive, down to earth and user-friendly”; “efficient at understanding the brief – she has no weaknesses”; “a creative thinker with a good analytical mind, she is fast, decisive and insightful.”
She was nominated for Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024 and Sports Law Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023.
Pippa was instructed in one of the Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for 2023 (Cutlers Holdings v Shepherd & Wedderburn) and is instructed in one of the Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for 2024 (Municipio de Mariana & ors v BHP).
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 in Commercial Litigation by the Legal 500 where she has been described as:
“Supremely intelligent, yet down-to-earth and client-friendly. A phenomenal advocate”.
Her commercial practice is broad and encompasses complex disputes, often with an international element. She is comfortable acting alone or as part of large teams. She has experience of cases involving ESG matters, supply and sale of goods and services, banking and finance, fraud, breach of warranty claims, company law, guarantees, insurance and insolvency. She has experience of recovery actions, including obtaining freezing injunctions.
Pippa was nominated for Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Awards 2024.
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“Pippa Manby is a very thorough advocate who is always brilliantly prepared.” – Chambers & Partners
“If you are not instructing Pippa you are missing out on one of the sharpest, smartest and steadiest costs barristers currently practising.” – Legal 500
“A strong advocate, able to go up alone against leading counsel and pivot rapidly in the face of unexpected developments.” – Legal 500
“Pippa Manby is a very thorough advocate who is always brilliantly prepared.” “Effective communicator – both with client and judge.” “She has a level of expertise that far exceeds her year of call.”– Legal 500
Costs forms a substantial part of Pippa’s practice and she is ranked as a Leading Junior by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Pippa is regularly instructed in both inter-parties and solicitor-client disputes covering the full range of costs matters. She appears regularly in costs matters in the County Courts, Senior Courts Costs Office and High Court and has appeared before the Supreme Court’s costs officers.
Pippa has experience of cases concerning:
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Pippa is regularly instructed to provide advice on and to act in insurance matters. She has experience of claims involving:
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Pippa accepts instructions in disputes proceeding by way of arbitration.
Pippa has been instructed as part of a large team in an LCIA arbitration concerning a £800m contract for the design, development, testing and support of a complex IT system.
She has also been instructed in a commercial dispute relating to media rights in the European Court of Arbitration.
“Prompt, easy to work with and quick at getting to the nub of the problem, Pippa is very effective in trial settings in terms of putting her point across precisely.” – Chambers & Partners
“Pippa is excellent. She comes across very well, providing honest and hard advice.” – Chambers & Partners
“Pippa is extremely bright and hard working. She demonstrates a dogged pursuit of detail and is a fearsome opponent.” “She leaves no stone unturned and is excellent technically. One to watch.” – Legal 500
“An extremely personable barrister who puts her clients at ease but turns into a rottweiler in court.” “She is very effective in her presentation to the judge and has a professional way of dealing with discussions between parties.”– Chambers & Partners
“She is a rising star and is just very straightforward in her advice and advocacy – she makes complex things simple.” – Chambers & Partners
Professional liability forms a substantial part of Pippa’s practice and she is recognised by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 as a leading junior in this area. Pippa has advised and acted for claimants and defendants in professional liability actions involving solicitors, barristers, patent attorneys, accountants / auditors, IFAs, surveyors, insurance brokers, construction professionals, tax advisers and other professionals.
During pupillage Pippa assisted with the preparation of the Respondent’s case for the appeal to the Supreme Court in Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13 (the case which abolished expert witness immunity from suit).
Pippa has substantial experience of claims for and against accountants, auditors and tax advisers. She has experience of cases involving tax advice; accounting and book-keeping services; audit; and wider financial advice (including pensions).
Pippa is comfortable acting in cases with complex underlying financial and accounting issues.
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Pippa is experienced at acting for and against construction professionals.
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Pippa has substantial experience of cases involving those involved in providing legal services. As well as a significant practice in cases involving solicitors and barristers, she also has experience of cases involving patent attorneys, costs draftsmen / lawyers and notaries.
She has experience of cases involving corporate transactions, M&A, conveyancing, lost litigation, privilege, underlying family and criminal proceedings, probate and (wasted) costs.
She is comfortable acting in actions which include complex underlying financial transactions.
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Pippa has varied experience of claims against IFAs and other financial services professionals. She has experience of claims relating to tax mitigation schemes, pensions, failures to implement client instructions and failures in relation to assessment of client risk appetite.
Pippa has experience of bringing and defending claims against insurance brokers. This is complemented by her practice in insurance law. Her experience of such claims includes experience in relation to disclosure, notification of circumstances to insurers and negligent placing of insurance.
Recent examples of her work include:
Pippa has significant experience of bringing and defending claims against surveyors and valuers.
Recent examples of her work include:
Pippa has wide-ranging experience of regulatory and disciplinary matters in a sports law context. She is keen to expand her practice in this area in the professional regulatory and disciplinary context.
She recently appeared (led by Ben Hubble KC) in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on behalf of a respondent solicitor in a highly-publicised case raising allegations of dishonesty and misleading the court.
“Pippa is a fearless advocate. She is very sharp and really easy to work with.” – Chambers & Partners
“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.”– Legal 500
“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 is technically excellent and strong in anti-doping work.” “Efficient at understanding the brief – she has no weaknesses.” – Legal 500
“A creative thinker with a good analytical mind, she is fast, decisive and insightful.” “Very assured advocate and adaptable in her approach” – Legal 500
Recognised as a Leading Sports Junior by Chambers & Partners, the Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal, Pippa has a sizeable sports law practice which includes acting for athletes, coaches and governing bodies. She has experience of cases across the sports law spectrum, including matters involving selection, doping, funding, disciplinary matters, governance and contracts.
She regularly appears before tribunals acting for clients in contentious matters that proceed to hearing. In addition, she has experience of advising on non-contentious issues and of drafting in a sports law context.
She has been appointed to sit as an Arbitrator by Sports Resolutions and has since been regularly appointed as arbitrator to various disputes, including those proceeding under Rule K.
Pippa was nominated for Sports Law Junior of the Year at the 2023 Legal 500 Awards.
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Pippa is willing to consider instructions on a pro bono basis where appropriate.
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