Daniel is a commercial chancery barrister specialising in complex cross-border disputes involving companies, trusts, investment structures and asset recovery. He is regularly instructed in matters involving fraud, fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, insolvency and international enforcement, often where offshore entities, trust structures or private investment vehicles feature prominently.
His practice spans commercial litigation, civil fraud, company and trust disputes, arbitration and restructuring, with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional litigation, urgent interim relief and asset tracing
Recent Cases:
- Acted for the claimant in LCIA arbitration arising out of a shareholders’ dispute concerning alleged dilution of minority interests and breaches of governance provisions.
- Advised an investment vehicle in relation to cross-border enforcement proceedings concerning assets held through offshore corporate structures.
- Represented director/shareholder in unfair prejudice and breach of fiduciary duty proceedings arising from the breakdown of a private investment structure.
- Acted in proceedings involving allegations of conspiracy, dishonest assistance and asset dissipation connected to a multi-party fraud.
- Advised a financial institution in relation to enforcement strategy concerning guarantees, security interests and competing creditor claims following the insolvency of a corporate borrower.
- Acted for a technology company in a complex fraud concerning software licensing arrangements, misuse of confidential information and contractual termination rights. Claim settled.
- Acted for a company (and sole director) in pre-action disclosure proceedings and succeeded in obtaining a rare order for pre-action disclosure in the Commercial Court.
- Advising on software implementation and digital transformation project involving allegations of delay, defective performance and contractual non-compliance resulting in termination of services.
Daniel is ranked as a ‘Leading Junior’ in the Legal 500.
