Meet the £9m 'super lawyer' advising Man City in Premier League charges battle

Follow our Manchester City Mirror Football Facebook page Known in law circles as a 'super silk' - a term for a King's Counsel (KC) - Howard the joint head of Brick Court Chambers, a set of barristers' chambers based in central London. Another of Howard's recent successes came when he acted on behalf of AerCap, the world's largest commercial aircraft owner, in 2025. Joining Pannick was Paul Harris, who led City's successful appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport following UEFA's attempt to ban the club from the Champions League in 2020.