Christopher Mann

Date of Call 1998

Christopher is an experienced civil advocate and specialises in commercial work, with a particular emphasis on property-related disputes (especially commercial and residential landlord and tenant) and advisory work in contentious and non-contentious chancery matters.  He has a broad range of experience in civil litigation including professional negligence (particularly surveyors,  solicitors and accountants);  personal injury (particularly stress claims);  employment (including the full range of discrimination claims);  insolvency and building and engineering disputes.

Qualifications:

• 1996  BA(Hons) First Class in Modern History; Magdalen College, Oxford
• 1997  CPE Diploma in Law, City University
• 1998  Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law
• 2000  Became tenant at Chambers of Roger Ellis QC at 13 King’s Bench Walk
• Demy (full scholar) Magdalen College Oxford and Hardwicke & Sunley Scholar Lincoln’s Inn

Former counsel for Home Office representing the Government in immigration appeals as part of ‘Operation Present’

Recent case of note:  Ridgeway Motors (Isleworth) Ltd v Alts Ltd (CA) (2005) 1WLR 2871