JUNIOR PROFILE

Pippa Manby

UK Bar 2026

4 New Square Chambers

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

8 years ranked

Sport

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Costs Litigation

All Circuits

3 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

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. Her 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. She also has expertise and experience in advising on funding issues.

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).

Professional Memberships

Lincoln’s Inn; COMBAR; PNBA; BASL.

Personal

Skiing; golf; tennis; watching sport; travel.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Pippa Manby 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.

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Sport - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Pippa Manby is a well-regarded junior representing governing bodies, football players and boxers, among others, in a wide range of matters including rule breaches, defamation and discrimination disputes. She has significant experience handling doping claims.

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Costs Litigation - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Pippa Manby has a busy practice in costs law, where she is highly regarded for her advocacy and advisory skills. She is instructed in inter partes disputes and solicitor-client disputes in the County Courts, High Court and Senior Courts Costs Office. Her practice covers the full range of costs work, and in particular regularly includes instructions stemming from large Commercial Court trials.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Pippa Manby has been very thorough, clear and responsive.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Pippa is excellent on her feet and in her written work. She is responsive and provides advice in a readily digestible way.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Pippa Manby is very impressive. She stands behind her views and is prepared have a battle.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Pippa is amenable and responsive. She is straightforward in her advice.
SportUK Bar
Pippa's advocacy is first-rate and her cross-examination is tremendously effective.
SportUK Bar
An excellent junior, who is impressive both in terms of her oral advocacy and written work.
Costs LitigationUK Bar