Barristers

Daniel Barnett

Daniel Barnett

Work Department

Employment, Commercial and Chancery, Sports Law

Position

Barrister specialising in Employment, Commercial and Chancery, Sports Law.

Career

Called 1993; Lincoln’s Inn.

Daniel Barnett is a leading employment and commercial barrister. With over 25 years’ experience representing business, he has acted for international airlines, FTSE-250 companies, NHS Trusts, many hundreds of SMEs and a Royal Family.

As the co-founder and past COO of the UK’s leading online continuing professional development trainer for lawyers, which was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2011, Daniel has day-to-day experience of the commercial, regulatory and reputational issues faced daily by businesses throughout the UK.

Daniel is the first port of call for much of the national media when seeking comment on legal issues. Since 2010 he has presented the legal hour on LBC Radio, answering questions from listeners, and he is regularly quoted in the national broadsheets and comments for the major news broadcasters.

Daniel is the author or co-author of ten books, including the Law Society Handbook on Employment Law (currently in its 7th edition). He is a leading speaker on employment law on the national and international seminar circuit.

Memberships

Bailii Advisory Council Employment Lawyers’ Association Employment Law Bar Association Industrial Law Society

Education

University of Leeds (1992 LLB 2(1)).

Mentions

London Bar

Employment

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Daniel Barnett – Outer Temple Chambers 'He is fearsome in cross-examination and leaves no stone unturned.'