Daniel has particular experience in contract and trust disputes, civil fraud, insolvency, aviation, and public and constitutional law. He is also developing a practice in international arbitration and mediation. As sole counsel, Daniel is frequently instructed in trials and interlocutory hearings and he 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 co-authoring the 2nd edition of Privy Council Practice with Lord Mance and Jacob Turner (to be published with Oxford University Press).
Daniel is a CEDR-Accredited and CMC Registered Mediator.
Daniel has a busy Privy Council practice that covers his core expertise, including appeals involving civil fraud, contentious trusts and public, administrative and constitutional law.
He has been instructed to appear 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.
Daniel is co-authoring the 2nd edition of Privy Council Practice with Lord Mance and Jacob Turner (to be published with Oxford University Press).
Relevant Privy Council experience:
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 Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Gibraltar, Grenada, Jersey, and Trinidad and Tobago).
Daniel is co-authoring the 2nd edition of Privy Council Practice with Lord Mance and Jacob Turner (to be published with Oxford University Press).
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Daniel is ranked as “Up and Coming” in Civil Fraud (Chambers & Partners, 2025) and has extensive experience of such disputes, including in relation to asset recovery.
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Daniel is ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ in Commercial Litigation (Legal 500, 2025) and is regularly instructed to appear as an advocate, advise and settle pleadings in commercial disputes. He is also developing a practice in international arbitration (see below). Daniel has in-house experience, having worked as a stagiaire at the Paris office of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP) and on secondment to the commercial litigation department of Peters & Peters LLP.
Relevant experience includes:
Daniel is developing a practice in international arbitration.
Examples of recent experience include:
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:
Daniel has experience in 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 (now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP).
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Daniel has experience across a range of contentious trusts, probate and estates matters.
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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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Administrative, Constitutional & Public
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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