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Daniella Waddoup
Work Department
Position
The focus of Daniella’s practice is criminal justice and mental health and capacity. In addition to a busy trial practice in the criminal courts, she undertakes work in related areas, including prison, crime-related public law and mental health law. She also appears regularly in the Court of Protection in applications challenging deprivations of liberty and best interests decisions concerning the care, residence and treatment of individuals lacking capacity.
Career
In 2017, Daniella was recognised for her commitment to representing vulnerable young defendants by the Youth Justice Legal Centre and was presented with the ‘Rising Star in Youth Justice’ award. Daniella is a founding member of Project EPIC, which provides pro bono legal advice and representation for children and young people in custody with special educational needs, in order to ensure that appropriate educational support and provision is made both during and after detention.
Prior to joining Chambers, Daniella was a research assistant in the Law Commission’s criminal law team, where she worked primarily on reform of the insanity defence and fitness to plead procedure. She has provided research and editorial assistance for the most recent editions of Smith and Hogan’s Criminal Law and Smith and Hogan’s Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law. She has also volunteered as a paralegal in the strategic litigation department of Just for Kids Law, as a welfare rights worker for St Mungo’s Broadway and as a mentor for young people with learning disabilities taking part in restorative justice.
In 2016-17, Daniella was judicial assistant to Lord Mance JSC. During that time, she was closely involved in many of the leading cases before the Supreme Court and Privy Council in her current areas of practice.
Languages
German
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Criminal Appeals Lawyers Association
Human Rights Lawyers Association
Howard League for Penal Reform
Liberty
Police Action Lawyers Group
Education
BA, Law with Law Studies in Europe, Oxford University (First Class)
LLM, Human Rights and Criminal Justice, Cambridge University (First Class)
BPTC, Kaplan Law School (Outstanding)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crime
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Daniella Waddoup – Doughty Street Chambers ‘Daniella is extremely knowledgeable in the area of criminal appeals. She is able to analyse complex issues and reach clear and well informed decisions. She is a very good communicator and her written work is exceptional.’