No5 Barristers' Chambers

No5 Barristers' Chambers

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Barristers

Daniel Oscroft

Daniel Oscroft

Work Department

Crime, regulatory and road traffic.

Position

Daniel has a diverse and busy Crown Court criminal practice. He has extensive experience defending and prosecuting serious criminal cases all over the country, primarily in the West Midlands.

Daniel is regularly instructed in matters involving homicide, serious violence, fraud, drugs, and sexual offences, as a leading junior, junior alone or being led. His recent cases have involved murder, multi-million-pound frauds, “county lines” drug cases, rape, death by dangerous driving, grievous bodily harm with intent, arson, kidnapping and blackmail and revenue and customs offence.

Daniel is particularly adept at quickly assimilating vast amounts of evidence and narrowing down the issues in the case. As a result of the variety of serious cases in which he has experience, he will gain the confidence of his client, no matter the person or the nature of the allegation.

Daniel is a Grade 4 prosecutor for the CPS and is on the Serious Crime, Fraud, Confiscation and RASSO panels.

Career

Year of Call 2003

Memberships

Midland Circuit Technology Officer; Criminal Bar Association; Middle Temple.

Education

University College London, MSci and BSc 2:1 (Hons) Chemistry (1997-2001); Middle Temple, Harmsworth Major Scholar; College of Law, London, PgDL (2002), BVC (2003).