Daniel is building a steady practice acting both for local planning authorities, developers and private individuals in planning disputes. His recent experience includes:

• Acting as junior counsel to Meyric Lewis KC at a 3-day enforcement inquiry relating to an industrial site alleged to be importing and exporting waste
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC at a 2-week planning inquiry for a solar farm in West Oxfordshire
• Assisting Douglas Edwards KC on an enforcement matter relating to the change of use of a guest house to a self-contained holiday let
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC advising on the non-determination of an application for planning permission for conversion of farm buildings to residential units
• Assisting Annabel Graham Paul in relation to a certificate of lawfulness concerning the siting of storage containers on land
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC defending against a third-party objection to an officer’s report which recommended granting planning permission for a solar farm and BESS
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC advising on an issue relating to s.73 consents for a landfill site

Daniel is building a practice in compulsory purchase and compensation. He already has experience:

• Assisting James Pereira KC and Caroline Daly in relation to a 7-figure compensation claim for flood damage caused by defective EA flood defence works under the Water Resources Act 1991 (Brookhouse v Environment Agency [2026] UKUT 209 (LC))
• Assisting Rebecca Clutten in relation to a CPO inquiry relating to a regeneration scheme in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
• Assisting Douglas Edwards KC in the Upper Tribunal on the interpretation of s.9(3) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (execution of a deed poll)

Daniel’s experience in public law includes:

• Drafting a summary of urgent legal advice relating to a decision to cancel a road widening scheme
• Research on the substantive test applied to permissions to appeal against High Court decisions in s.289 appeals relating to enforcement notices
• Research on the withdrawal of admissions made in statements of case under CPR Part 14

Daniel has already gained experience in assisting senior members of chambers on infrastructure cases. His recent experience includes:

• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC defending against a judicial review challenge to a solar farm DCO
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC on the availability of permitted development rights to instal an underground electricity cable and communications line
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC on securing consent for the erection of temporary towers for overhead lines to facilitate the replacement of existing towers

Building up a practice in a wide range of local government and highways matters, Daniel has experience:

• Acting as junior counsel to Caroline Daly defending a council’s refusal to issue a certificate under s.37 of the Highways Act 1980 to make a highway maintainable at the public expense
• Assisting Mark Westmoreland Smith KC advising on dangerous structure notices and demands for the payment of expenses incurred in responding to a dangerous building
• Assisting Caroline Daly advising on the appropriation of land for planning purposes under s.122 Local Government Act 1972

In addition to acting as legal adviser to licensing sub-committees, Daniel has experience in:

• Assisting Leo Charalambides in defending a revocation of a premises licence for a convenience store
• Assisting Leo Charalambides in advising a licensing authority on its proposed changes to its street trading licence fees, charges and cost recovery
• Assisting Leo Charalambides in defending a refusal to grant a premises licence in Hackney for the provision of late-night refreshment, regulated entertainment and the sale of alcohol

Daniel’s experience in local government includes:

• Drafting an advice on the appropriation of land for planning purposes under s.122 Local Government Act 1972
• Research on the duties and powers of highway authorities under the Highways Act 1980 relating to repair and removal of obstacles on highways
• Research on the historical legislative provisions relating to appropriation of land by councils under s.122 Local Government Act 1972

University of Oxford, BA Law - First Class Honours (2021)

University of Oxford, Bachelor of Civil Law (Masters) - Distinction (2022)

Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize (for ranking 5th in the BVS cohort)

Prince of Wales Scholarship, Gray’s Inn

Residential Scholarship, Gray’s Inn

Law Faculty Prize for best performance in Private Law and Fundamental Rights (BCL)

Pembroke Graduate Prize (BCL)

Wadham College Scholarship (BA)

PEBA

ALBA

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