Overview

Daniel has a first-class undergraduate degree in law, and graduated top of his year.  He then obtained a postgraduate construction engineering degree at the University of Cambridge.

As well as being a Barrister, and a Solicitor, Daniel is a TECBAR-accredited Adjudicator, and a part-time criminal Judge.

Daniel writes the chapter on Arbitration in one of the leading construction law textbooks: Emden’s Construction Law.

International Arbitration

Daniel has significant experience of international arbitration concerning major construction/engineering projects.

He has been instructed in matters concerning clients, projects, or the laws of a wide variety of countries, including England and Wales, the USA, Switzerland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Hong Kong, the UAE, Lebanon, Qatar, Germany, and Denmark.

He has experience both of FIDIC forms, and bespoke agreements. He has experience of ad hoc, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, DIA, and HKIAC arbitrations.

His arbitration cases often involve disputes worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

Adjudication

Daniel is regularly appointed as an Adjudicator to make decisions about construction disputes in England and Wales.  As a result, he has a good understanding of what is (and what is not) likely to persuade a court or tribunal to agree with his submissions.

Daniel is also regularly appointed as a party-representative both for the adjudications themselves, and for consequential court hearings (such as adjudication enforcement in the High Court).

Litigation

Daniel is regularly instructed to advise, draft pre-action correspondence, draft pleadings, and represent parties involved in construction, engineering, and general commercial litigation.  He has extensive experience of specialist construction and property litigation in the County Court and High Court.  His clients range from homeowners dealing with small disputes arising out of modest home extensions, to global developers, contractors, and consultants dealing with multi-million pound disputes arising out of large commercial and mixed-use projects.