Daniel Grütters

Housing & Community Care Personal Immigration Business Immigration Prison Law Public Law Civil Law Civil Actions Against Public AuthoritiesCourt Of ProtectionInquests & Public Inquiries TeamModern Slavery & Trafficking Team Direct Access

Call: 2017

Daniel is an award-winning barrister, with a focus on civil and public law. Daniel is a specialist in the following areas: immigration and asylum, housing and community care, police and prison inquests, and actions against the State. Daniel acts for claimants and bereaved families. He has a particular interest in cases involving discriminatory conduct by public authorities. Before coming to the Bar, Daniel was the international law adviser at the British Red Cross.
Immigration
Daniel acts for claimants in appeals and judicial reviews, and has notable experience in relation to unlawful detention, deportation and asylum claims. He has particular expertise in EEA-related matters, including on the interaction between the Withdrawal Agreement and the Immigration Rules.
Housing and Community Care
Daniel specialises in homelessness appeals and is especially knowledgeable about the relief and prevention duties, including their interaction with other duties under the Housing Act 1996. He regularly represents tenants in possession, committal and judicial review proceedings. He has notable experience in assisting vulnerable clients and handling cases concerning capacity, the Equality Act 2010 and human rights issues.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Daniel is regularly instructed in judicial reviews involving controversial, novel and complex civil liberties and human rights point. He represents bereaved families in police and prison related inquests. He has a particular interest in actions against the State.
Pro Bono
Daniel is passionate about access to justice and does a significant amount of pro bono work. At the annual Bar and Young Bar Conference 2021, Daniel was awarded the Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year Award.

Before moving to the Bar, Daniel was an International Law Adviser at the British Red Cross, where he provided strategic expert advice on public international law, with a focus on international humanitarian law. Building on that expertise, he is often instructed by non-governmental organisations to draft amicus curiae briefs on international legal matters.