How a Lord and lawyer for Boris Johnson came to be celebrated by football fans.
He caught the legal bug at a young age. He debated at school and at 16 years old frequently attended the Old Bailey to watch cases.
His other clients have included former Topshop owner Philip Green and Shamima Begum, the teenager who ran away to join Islamic State.One of his most high-profile cases came in 2019, when Boris Johnson attempted to break the Brexit deadlock by closing down Parliament.Guardian sketch writer John Crace"Pannick exudes a sense of calm and has the uncanny ability to make you think you understand legal double-speak even when you don't.
He summarises the lawyer's approach like this: "Never be afraid of stating the obvious, never be afraid of stating the obvious time and time again, never be afraid of stating the obvious time and time again even to the most brilliant judges.""Everyone, I don't care how brilliant a judge they are, everyone wants clarity.
He also defended acting for Arkady Rotenberg, a close associate of Mr Putin, in 2014-15, saying the criticism stemmed from "a basic misunderstanding here of the role of a barrister".
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