Weightmans LLP

Casualty Police Claims 3

Daniel is a Partner and Head of Emergency Services. He is ranked in the Chambers and Partners UK 2026 guide and leads the only Band 1 defendant police law team in the country. Interviewees reported to Chambers and Partners UK that he works "incredibly hard" and is a "trusted player".

Daniel is frequently instructed in high profile, complex and sensitive civil claims and inquests involving police forces. His practice spans claims of national significance, sensitive reputational risk, multi-party litigation, media scrutiny, and proceedings arising from deaths, serious incidents and alleged police misconduct.

He represented Sussex Police in the litigation arising from the drone incursions at Gatwick Airport and is currently instructed regarding the civil claims arising from the misconduct of DS Derek Ridgewell. The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred 15 convictions to the Court of Appeal that resulted from defendants being wrongfully prosecuted following investigations by the discredited British Transport Police officer in the 1970s.

Daniel has significant experience advising police forces in high profile inquests and cases involving intense public, media and family scrutiny. He represented Surrey Police in the inquests following the Guildford Pub Bombings in 1974. He represented British Transport Police at the inquests following the Croydon Tram disaster, the terrorist attack at Fishmongers’ Hall and the terrorist attack at London Bridge and Borough Market. This included the representation of PC Wayne Marques GM, who was stabbed on multiple occasions while challenging the terrorists.

Daniel also advised British Transport Police at the inquest into the death of Belly Mujinga, which received widespread media coverage following an allegation that she contracted COVID-19 after being spat on by a member of the public.