1 Crown Office Row

David Manknell KC practises principally in public law, inquests and medical law. Prior to taking Silk, he was a member of the Attorney General’s panels of Counsel from 2006, and the A-Panel from 2015 (reappointed in 2019, and again in 2023).

David is a leading barrister in his practice areas, and has acted in some of the most high-profile, significant and complex cases in those fields. He has acted in hundreds of claims for judicial review across a broad range of areas including immigration and asylum, healthcare, prison law and criminal justice, regulatory proceedings, education, licensing, pensions and benefits, and national security matters, and often on further appeal to the Court of Appeal. He has particular expertise in cases involving direct challenges to policy changes, including issues about consultation. Many of his cases concern issues of equality and discrimination law.

Call: 2001; Silk: 2024