Year of Call 1997 Inner Temple
Nottingham University BA (Jt Hons: 2:1) 1992 -1995
College of Law – Diploma in Law 1995-1996
Inns of Court School of Law 1996- 1997 – Accredited ‘Very Competent’
Member of the Personal Injury Bar Association
Civil
Daniel provides lectures and seminars to solicitors and other organisations on all aspects of his areas of work. Those areas recently included developments in cases relating to Hire Charges following road traffic accidents and also Issues of Mental Health and Capacity, which was delivered to an audience of Consultant doctors and surgeons at an NHS Hospital Trust.
Neil McHugh at Neil.McHugh@7HS.co.uk
Or alternatively email Clerks@7HS.co.uk
Daniel has been a member of 7 Harrington Street Chambers in Liverpool since its foundation in 1999. He served as Head of the Civil Department from 2012 to 2015 and was elected by the members to be Deputy Head of Chambers in 2015.
Personal Injury
Daniel is an experienced personal injury practitioner, representing both Claimants and Defendants in Multi Track and Fast Track claims. He has a particular interest in employers’ liability and clinical negligence claims and is regularly instructed to act on behalf of Police Officers injured in the course of their duties.
He has experience of dealing with complex high value claims, including those involving brain injury and serious orthopaedic injuries.
Daniel is praised for his calm and reassuring manner and is frequently instructed in cases requiring a sensitive and client-focussed approach, including Fatal Accident Act cases and a recent case advising a terminally ill and fragile client necessitating a home visit.
Notable personal injury claims include:
Inquests
Daniel has extensive experience in inquest work and regularly instructed by NHS Hospital, Ambulance Trusts and overseas corporations in ‘Article 2’ inquests where systems and procedures are scrutinised in a public forum. He is accustomed to dealing with cases involving Government agencies and their procedures and in dealing with large volumes of evidence on paper and in digital form. Most of the Inquest cases in which Daniel is instructed are reported in the regional or national media.
Notable cases include:
An inquest concerning deprivation of liberty procedures in the context of mental health services.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50604965
Successfully defended a Health Body in an inquest involving an allegation of neglect in its treatment of a patient.
A case involving complicated and contested medical evidence
Article 2 Inquest held with a jury. This case considered the actions and omissions of the police and mental health services and the role these may have played in the death of a young man. Successful in defeating any suggestion of neglect.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47833004
Article 2 Inquest involving a death in a major prison requiring detailed analysis of prison procedures and the interaction between healthcare and prison service systems and procedures.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50604965
Daniel represented an American Company in an inquest into the death of an employee whilst clearing landmines in Syria. The case involved handling sensitive security information and involved the US State Department.
Commercial
Daniel also has experience of advising in commercial and contractual disputes, both for Claimants and Defendants.
Notable Cases include:
High Court case in which Daniel successfully obtained a Freezing Injunction to prevent the dissipation of crypto-currency assets. The case subsequently continued as a criminal prosecution.