Commercial IP department.

Niall is a consultant at McDaniels Law advising on all aspects of intellectual property. He advises businesses of all sizes from small businesses to major Plc’s. He has been advising on intellectual property matters since 1992. Niall trained and worked in the City and now consults in the North East. McDaniels Law are now ranked as a tier 1 firm by Chambers and is ranked in the Legal 500, which is an exceptional achievement for a firm of its size. He is a specialist in all aspects of intellectual property law, be it patents, copyright, designs, trade marks, confidential information or branding. The firm’s lawyers are also experts in ownership disputes, be it IP or the business that owns the IP.

Trainee solicitor, and solicitor at Gouldens (Now Jones Day) 1992-1996; partner Martineau Johnson – April 2001-June 2002; partner then director at own firm McDaniel & Co from 2005.

Kings College University of London (1988 BSc Hons); The Nottingham Trent University (CPE 1990-1991, LPC 1991-1992); Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London (Diploma IP 1993-1995).