Red Lion Chambers

Dan is a robust and tenacious advocate, who defends and prosecutes in cases across the criminal spectrum, including those of murder, serious violence, large-scale conspiracies and sexual offences.

In recent years, Dan has appeared in a number of high-profile criminal cases across England and Wales, with a proven track-record of success. In 2019, Dan was instructed as junior counsel in the prosecution of ex-football coach, Kit Carson. In 2020, he was instructed as prosecution junior counsel in the infamous ‘Black Widow’ case, in which the defendant solicited three men to kill her ex-husband. In 2022, he was instructed for the defence in the Frank Lampard/Tamara Ecclestone burglary, in what was the highest value dwelling-burglary in English legal history. In 2023, in the first prosecution of its kind in England and Wales, he represented the only defendant to be acquitted of offences under the Serious Crime Act 2007 concerning the sale of ‘Encro’ phones. In 2024, as led junior, he represented the only defendant to be acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of the 10 year old schoolgirl, Sara Sharif. Dan is currently instructed in multiple cases of murder, serious violence, and large-scale drug and firearm conspiracies.

Dan prides himself on his strategic approach to cases, committed advocacy, meticulous attention to detail and excellent client care skills. He is cited in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories as an “excellent barrister” who has “tenacity”, will “go the extra mile” and “commands the trust of his clients”. He is described as “hardworking, intelligent, with excellent judgment and preparation”. The nature of Dan’s work is such that, increasingly, he appears as a leading junior or junior alone in case against KC and junior. Many of the cases he is involved him concern significant quantities of technical or electronic evidence in the form of call-data and cell-site material, and often feature young/vulnerable defendant and/or witnesses.

Whilst Dan now almost exclusively defends, he remains a CPS Grade 4 prosecutor and on the Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (“RASSO”) list.

Year of call: 2012

Inn: Gray’s Inn

CPS Panel Advocate (Grade 3)

Publications:

Corporate Crime, Lexis PSL, 2016, contributing author

CBA

South Eastern Circuit

Gray’s Inn

BPTC, Manchester University (2012)

CPE, BPP Law School (2011)

BA (Hons) History and Politics, University of York (2009)