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Danielle Byford

Danielle Byford

187 Chambers, London

Position

Barrister

Career

Danielle has built a practice across a range of core chambers areas, including general crime, fraud, confiscation and regulatory law.

She is regularly instructed to defend and prosecute in serious and complex cases before the Crown Court, covering offences including ABH, GBH, drug offences, firearms, motoring offences, fraud and sexual offences.

Danielle’s experience includes being led in significant matters, including, attempted murder, rape, multi-handed class A drugs conspiracies, burglaries, kidnaps and blackmail.

She has handled numerous private prosecutions on behalf of local authorities and has prosecuted and defended confiscation proceedings.

Recently, Danielle was appointed as independent counsel for HMRC, SFO and the FCA and was tasked with reviewing potentially privileged documents seized during major criminal investigations and conducted a disclosure reviews. Danielle has also been appointed as an independent reviewer in a high-profile public inquiry.

Additionally, Danielle has a growing regulatory practice and regularly represents individuals and the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Her diverse experience makes her well-equipped to handle a wide range of legal challenges, both in the criminal and regulatory fields.

Memberships

The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

Criminal Bar Association

Young Fraud Lawyers Association

Women in Criminal Law

Member of the Junior Junior Panel for the Government Legal Department

Education

CPS Advocate Panel: Grade 2

Nursing and Midwifery Advocate

BPTC-City Law School: Very Competent

LLB Law Degree-Greenwich University: First Class Honours

Ann Felicity Goddard Scholarship: Gray’s Inn Pupillage Scholarship (2022)

The James Crouch Award: Gray’s Inn BPTC Scholarship (2018)

The Rosie Keane Memorial Award: City Law School Scholarship (2018)

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