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Daniel has particular experience in contract and trust disputes, civil fraud, insolvency, aviation and travel law, and public and constitutional law. He is also developing a practice in international arbitration and mediation.
Daniel is frequently instructed as sole counsel in trials and interlocutory hearings and has acted as part of counsel teams in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Privy Council.
The directories have described him as:
“Daniel has excellent mastery of the facts and law and is a joy to work with”, “…all over the case, with excellent strategic judgment”, (Chambers & Partners, 2025)
“Daniel is hard-working, very perceptive and able to throw himself into dealing with difficult issues including those of complexity, outside the usual comfort zone of a barrister of his call. An invaluable member of the team.” (Legal 500, 2025)
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Before gaining tenancy at 3 Hare Court, Daniel read for a joint degree in International Relations and Modern History at St Andrews, followed by an accelerated law degree at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was called to the Bar as a Prince of Wales Scholar of Gray’s Inn.
Daniel is a CEDR-Accredited and CMC Registered Mediator.
Appeals to the Privy Council & Offshore
Daniel has also been instructed as part of counsel teams in several appeals before the Privy Council and has acted as sole counsel in drafting notices of objection and advising on prospects of success. He is particularly interested in Caribbean constitutional law and has significant expertise in the Judicial Committee’s rules and procedures.
Daniel has a growing offshore practice and has assisted in commercial, civil fraud, trusts, and contentious probate disputes and public law challenges across the Commonwealth (including Jersey, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Antigua and Barbuda).
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Daniel has extensive experience acting and advising in aviation matters, including hull damage, insurance, contractual disputes between airlines and commercial partners, airport disputes, and acting for airlines in carriage by air claims brought under Regulation 261/04, and the Montreal Convention.
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Daniel has experience of banking and financial services disputes, primarily acting for banks, bankers and other lenders. He has acted in claims arising under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and he also has experience of syndicated loan agreements and international bond issues involving emerging markets. Daniel also has in-house experience, having worked as a stagiaire at the Paris office of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.
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Daniel is ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ in Commercial Litigation (Legal 500, 2025) and “Up and Coming” in Civil Fraud (Chambers & Partners, 2025). He is regularly instructed to appear as an advocate, advise and settle pleadings in commercial disputes. Daniel has experience in civil fraud, and asset recovery and is developing a practice in international arbitration (see below). He also has in-house experience, having worked as a stagiaire at the Paris office of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and on secondment to the commercial litigation department of Peters & Peters LLP.
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Daniel has experience acting and advising in contentious company and partnership disputes and corporate and personal insolvencies. He has also given talks on the investigatory powers of liquidators.
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Daniel has been instructed to act and advise on a variety of insurance-related matters, including:
Inquiries, Constitutional & Public Law
Daniel has experience across a range of public law matters, both domestically and in the Commonwealth. He has a particular interest in Caribbean constitutional law.
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Daniel is a CEDR-Accredited and CMC Registered Mediator. He accepts instructions in all of his practice areas.
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Daniel has experience acting and advising in travel and cross-border disputes involving foreign law, jurisdictional challenges, the Package Travel Regulations (1992 and 2018) and the Montreal and Athens Conventions. He primarily acts for defendant insurers, airlines and tour package holiday providers.
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Daniel has experience across a range of contentious trusts, probate and estates matters.
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