Daniel is a leading senior junior in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Civil Fraud, Financial Services, Banking and Finance, Media and Offshore and is ranked by the directories in each of those practice areas. He regularly acts as sole or lead counsel in cases before the High Court and also acts as part of large teams on heavy-weight commercial and financial services cases. Daniel has particular expertise in urgent interim relief and has appeared in many high profile applications in the High Court and the BVI Commercial Court.

Recent notable instructions have included:

• Acting for BHP in the Fundão dam litigation, the largest ever group action before the English courts concerning environmental damage in Brazil.
• Acting as lead counsel for the British Museum on a high profile application for injunctions relating to the recovery of material stolen from the Museum’s collection.
• Acting as lead counsel for Mr John Dance, former owner of wealth management firm WealthTek, in respect of the claims by the FCA regarding an alleged £81 million asset shortfall.
• Acting as sole counsel for the owners of Sheffield United FC in a multi-million pound dispute arising from a failed bid to take over the club.
• Acting for the hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP in the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal resisting the imposition by the FCA of a $700 million redress scheme.
• Acting for HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan in both the Family Division and Court of Appeal in proceedings against her ex-husband, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the current ruler of Dubai.
• Acting for the Russian billionaire and ex-Russian Minister Mikhail Abyzov in the Emmerson litigation, a US$1 billion Claim in the BVI Commercial Court concerning a joint venture in relation to various power generation and distribution assets in Russia

Legal 500 – Commercial Litigation – Top Ten Under Eight Years’ Call – in 2018 Daniel was recognised  as one of the top ten Commercial Litigation juniors under 8 years’ call, Legal 500 noting that he is “A superb and tenacious advocate, his written work is always of the highest standard”.

Daniel is recognised in the latest editions of Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Recent quotes have included as follows:

• “Daniel is a silk in waiting – creative and thoughtful when faced with a complex issue.” (Commercial Litigation, Legal 500 2025)
• “Daniel is … an excellent team player and is ferociously intelligent. He is very accessible and has a gentle and reassuring manner.” (Financial Services, Chambers & Partners 2025)
• “Daniel is a technical lawyer of the highest standard. His grasp of complex legal points and authorities is inspirational to observe.” (Media & Entertainment, Chambers & Partners 2025)
• “Daniel is an exceptional junior and a delight to work with.” (Media & Entertainment, Chambers & Partners 2025)
• “Daniel is a hugely impressive advocate and tactician. He is extremely insightful.”(Civil Fraud, Legal 500 2025)
• “Daniel is exceptionally bright and extremely competent. He is particularly adept in being able to cut through large volumes of material and complex issues.” (Financial Services & Banking, Legal 500 2024)
• “Daniel works with great speed and under pressure to produce first-class skeleton arguments. He is an exceptional team player, engaging with a large team in a highly cooperative manner.” (Media & Entertainment, Legal 500 2024)
• “Daniel is super smart, tactically brilliant and delivers fabulously punchy written and oral advocacy. He’s very accessible and a real team player.” (Financial Services & Banking, Legal 500 2023)
• “Daniel is a formidable junior, extraordinarily bright, yet unassuming – he is a secret weapon. He presents the most complex and technical issues clearly and simply.” (Civil Fraud, Legal 500 2023)