
Danielle Barden
Danielle Barden is a specialist barrister instructed in business crime, serious organised crime, general crime and extradition.
She is ranked in the Legal 500 in International Crime & Extradition and in Fraud: Crime. Danielle is also recognised in Chambers & Partners for her work in Extradition, Crime, and Financial Crime.
"An up-and-coming and very capable Barrister. She has an impressive grip on issues at hand and is very thorough in her preparation, regularly achieving fantastic outcomes for her clients."
Danielle has significant experience of acting in business crime cases and enforcement proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 concerning cash forfeiture, detention, confiscation and enforcement proceedings. She has appeared at the Court of Appeal in relation to such matters.
Danielle is an experienced advocate in extradition. She exclusively appears on behalf of individuals who are requested for extradition before both the High Court on appeal and the Magistrates’ Court at first instance. Danielle has broad experience of arguing complex legal issues, regularly involving human rights abuses, before the High Court and has successfully argued against the extradition of requested persons, both at the Magistrates’ Court and on appeal, to a range of states.
Danielle appears regularly in complex criminal matters including fraud, money laundering, robbery, sexual offences and drugs offences, both as a led junior and a junior alone. She appears for both the defence and prosecution in the Crown, Magistrates’ and Youth Courts and has achieved success in all these forums, as well as before the Court of Appeal.
She is a skilled prosecutor and has acted in a plethora of private prosecution cases. She has successfully acted on behalf of private bodies, such as the Royal Mail and local authorities. Danielle prosecutes for both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office. She is a level 3 panel member for general crime, fraud and serious crime for the CPS and a level B panel member for the SFO. Danielle has acted in incredibly complex cases for both bodies, prosecuting matters of serious and high level financial and organised crime, regularly with an international element.
Danielle has significant experience in representing vulnerable defendants, such as youths, victims of exploitation and individuals with mental health difficulties. Her skill at putting clients at ease, building a rapport and ensuring their comfort and understanding of the process throughout is second to none. As a result, Danielle has significant expertise in representing defendants running defences under section 45 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
Danielle is a dedicated advocate, who argues passionately on behalf of her clients and is able to clearly and persuasively put across complex legal arguments, both in her written and oral advocacy.
Before coming to the bar, Danielle worked at a specialist criminal defence firm in Northwest London. She specialised in confiscation law.
Danielle is a Digital Sub-Committee member for the Female Fraud Forum, as well as a member of the Management and Tenancy Committees within chambers, is presently a mentor in the Judicial Reverse Mentoring Scheme, and is committed to promoting equality at the Bar.