Amy Mannion KC

Public Inquiries

Amy is a highly regarded practitioner in the public inquiries field, and has ranked by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 for a number of years. Amy has been instructed in a number of public inquiries for a range of clients. In recent years:

• For the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service in the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
• For a central government department in the Covid Public Inquiry.
• For Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons in the public inquiry into events at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre (arising from secret filming by BBC Panorama).

Public Inquiries quotations about Amy in the directories include:

“Amy is a Silk in all but name.  She is meticulously prepared and a fount of knowledge.  An outstanding barrister.” (Legal 500 2025)

“Amy has this wonderful ability to be granular and strategic. She can dig down into the detail while still retaining focus on how things should be in months ahead.” (Chambers & Partners 2025)

“Her work is amazingly good. She provides very good strategic advice and she is so efficient. Her advice to clients is very good in terms of content and speed.” (Chambers & Partners 2025)

“Her grasp for what clients want is incredible. She holds the whole thing together.” (Chambers & Partners 2025)

“Amy has an excellent manner – she is incredibly clear and concise; she is tactful, and knows when to push and when not to push certain points.” (Chambers & Partners 2024)

“Her judgement is impeccable.” (Chambers & Partners 2024)

“Amy is one of the smartest people at the Bar; she picks up the facts quickly. She is very skilled in dealing with the inquiry chair and is very supportive of other women at the Bar.” “Clients like her and respect her and she is an excellent advocate.” (Chambers & Partners 2023)

“She is a great performer in the inquests and inquiries space.” “Her submissions are clear, persuasive and extremely well delivered.” (Chambers & Partners 2022)

“She has an incredible manner in court and she has a really good rapport with the chair. She’s a first-class advocate and barrister.” “She has her eyes on the ball and her stamina separates her from others.” “I can’t sing her praises highly enough. She can sort out the most complicated problems.” (Chambers & Partners 2021)

“She has a sound analytical mind, is excellent on strategy and is very popular with the client. She has the respect of the Inquiry.” “She was extremely hard-working and very knowledgeable. She’s also someone with a lovely style of advocacy.” (Chambers & Partners 2020)