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Dan has established a prominent Crown Court practice, prosecuting and defending across the breadth of criminal law. Dan is fast specialising in both general and serious/organised crime and now also accepts instructions to act in matters of serious sexual offending.
Increasingly becoming a sought-after junior, Dan is regularly instructed in complex cases beyond his year of call. He has recently been led in cases of class A supply, serial stranger rape, neglect and attempted murder. He has been instructed as junior alone in matters of kidnap, county lines drug supply and high value burglary conspiracy.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Dan undertook to change career and graduated in Law with First Class Honours, he also received an Outstanding grade in the Bar Practice Course. He brings with him a wealth of practical, real world experience gained over years spent in operational policing, the CPS and wider multi-national industry roles.
Out of court, Dan regularly undertakes advisory work for public bodies on the statutory disclosure regime and legal privilege with application to criminal prosecution. He has conducted significant reviews for both Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards and HMRC. Dan is also junior Counsel appointed to HM Coroner’s Investigations and Inquests into the Deaths of the Patients of Dr Ian Paterson.
Dan accepts instructions for both the Crown and defence nationwide.
CPS Panel appointments
General Crime Level 2
RASSO Level 2
Serious Crime Level 2
POCA Level 2
Key cases & testimonials
R v MW, Bournemouth Crown Court [2025]
Led Junior for the Defence. Represented a vulnerable defendant suffering from schizoaffective disorder and dissocial personality disorder charged with Attempted Murder. At the close of the prosecution case, following the recognition or worsening symptoms, a defence application was made to re-assess the defendant for fitness to stand trial, and he was subsequently ruled to be unfit. The jury found that the defendant had ‘done the act’ on the lesser alternative of GBH and they were discharged from returning any verdict on Attempted Murder.
R v GM, Leicester Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Prosecution. After a 5 day trial, secured the conviction of a serving Police Officer for two counts of sexual assault relating to offences committed whilst off duty.
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R v DB, Northampton Crown Court [2025]
Instructed to defend the lead defendant, alleged to have committed the burglary of St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff where Bronze Age gold artefacts with an estimated value of £900,000 were stolen. Ongoing.
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R v X, Isleworth Crown Court [2025]
Led Junior for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction of a youth defendant for a series of predatory ’stranger’ rapes and associated sexual assaults committed against several young women. The defendant will be sentenced in February 2026, where there will be an application to lift reporting restrictions.
R v KR, Bristol Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Defendant. Secured the acquittal after trial of the defendant who advanced mutually incompatible defences to ABH requiring the jury to receive a modified lies direction. The case also involved a successful application to cross examine the complainant on his bad character, based on previous police attendance logs.
R v LF, PT, NA and AM, Derby Crown Court [2025]
Led Junior for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction of care home workers for perverting the course of justice and neglect following an incident that led to the death of an elderly resident. The case involved complex disclosure issues arising from an earlier prosecution led by the Care Quality Commission.
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R v TN, Leicester Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Defendant. Following cross-examination of four police officers, the defendant was acquitted of three counts of Assault on an Emergency Worker. One not guilty verdict was returned after a successful submission of no case to answer at half time, with the jury acquitting on the remaining two counts.
Operation Ravenclaw, Nottingham Crown Court [2025]
Led Junior for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction of 12 defendants in a long running conspiracy to supply Class A controlled drugs. The case involved analysis of telephone, cell site and surveillance data to effectively present the case to the jury. Sentencing will take place in early 2026.
R v NS, Leicester Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction after trial of NS on an indictment alleging several counts of Fraud committed against elderly victims. The case involved contested applications to amend the indictment at a late stage and to adduce hearsay evidence. The principal trial issue was the mental element in joint enterprise as per Jogee.
R v RL, Leicester Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction of RL for a domestic related offence of Kidnap committed against his ex-partner. Early advice to the CPS secured pertinent and time sensitive evidence capable of demonstrating provable lies told by the defendant in police interview. The defendant changed his plea to guilty on the morning of trial in the face of the case against him.
R v KB, Leicester Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Defendant. An application to dismiss was served concerning an indictment alleging breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The Crown did not contest the application, and the Court was further persuaded not to activate an existing SSO, triggered by admission of an unrelated minor offence in the same proceedings.
R v MG, Northampton Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Prosecution. Secured the conviction after trial of the defendant who assaulted a prison officer by stabbing him in the face with a secreted pen. The jury deliberated for 17 minutes before returning a guilty verdict.
R v LH, Stoke on Trent Crown Court [2025]
Junior alone for the Defendant. Represented LH, a vulnerable 18 year old with a history of exploitation by and involvement with street gangs. The Court was persuaded to activate a SSO only to the extent already satisfied by time served on qualifying curfew.
R v DS, Cambridge Crown Court [2024]
Junior alone for the Defendant. DS faced two counts of Possession with Intent to Supply, Class A and B, concerning 10 kg of Cocaine and 24 kg of Ketamine. The case involved admissibility issues concerning the defendant’s police interview. Analysis demonstrated that the accuracy of the interview transcript was flawed in material aspects, and this strand of the Crown’s case was negated.
I instructed Dan to represent a very vulnerable teenage asylum seeker at trial in the Youth Court, having been granted a certificate for assigned counsel. Dan was impressive throughout; he negotiated strategically with the prosecution to the client’s advantage, he built a good rapport with our client despite his young age and a language barrier, and he was always on hand to discuss matters with me before and after Court. This was a difficult case but very well-handled by Dan; he is a credit to your Chambers and no doubt has an illustrious career ahead. Throughout this matter he has demonstrated a level of tactical skill and detailed understanding of the law well above his year of call.Solicitor at TV Edwards
Further information
Exhibition Scholarship, Inner Temple, 2022
Midland Circuit Advocacy Competition, Winner, 2022
The University of Law Bar Practice Course: Outstanding
The Open University, LLB (Hons) Law: First Class
University of Aberdeen, MSc Petroleum Geology: Distinction
The University of Birmingham, BSc (Hons) Geology: First Class
Appointments & Memberships
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Criminal Bar Association
Midland Circuit
Advocate Pro Bono Panel Member