Daniel has a multi-disciplinary practice encompassing planning law, public law, environmental law and regulatory law.
Daniel has appeared in a number of significant planning cases, most recently making oral submissions in the Supreme Court as junior counsel to Richard Harwood KC in R (on the application of Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Another (UKSC 2023/0121). He also acted as junior counsel to John Steel KC in the DCO examination of the largest combined solar farm and battery energy storage system in the UK (Sunnica Energy Farm), and is instructed unled in respect of two further DCO-level solar farms. More generally, Daniel has a busy practice as sole counsel, appearing regularly in the High Court and in inquiries for all sides. This work includes a 9-day inquiry concerning a 390-property development in the Metropolitan Green Belt, and other recent multi-day enforcement and rights of way inquiries.
Daniel also has a strong public and regulatory practice. He was junior counsel to Charlie Cory-Wright acting for NHS Blood and Transplant in the Infected Blood Inquiry, and is regularly instructed by registrants and regulators to appear in medical and sports tribunals.
Called in 2018.
From 2019 to 2020 Daniel was judicial assistant to Lord Carnwath and Lady Arden at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. During his time in that role, he worked on both Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Cases.
Daniel currently sits as a panel member for the FA’s Safeguarding Review Panel, a clerk for the Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Service, and as a legal advisor to the Planning Committee of Thurrock Council.
Daniel is also contributor to a number of publications including: Butterworths Planning Law Service, LawInSport, Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts, LAG Community Care Bulletin, and an upcoming publication on Energy Security and Net Zero.
English
BA Law, University of Cambridge (Double First); BCL, University of Oxford (Distinction); BPTC, City Law School (Outstanding)