Daniel Barnett is a leading employment and commercial barrister. With over 25 years’ experience representing business, he has acted for international airlines, FTSE-250 companies, NHS Trusts, many hundreds of SMEs and a Royal Family.
As the co-founder and past COO of the UK’s leading online continuing professional development trainer for lawyers, which was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2011, Daniel has day-to-day experience of the commercial, regulatory and reputational issues faced daily by businesses throughout the UK.
Daniel is the first port of call for much of the national media when seeking comment on legal issues. Since 2010 he has presented the legal hour on LBC Radio, answering questions from listeners, and he is regularly quoted in the national broadsheets and comments for the major news broadcasters.
Daniel is the author or co-author of ten books, including the Law Society Handbook on Employment Law (currently in its 7th edition). He is a leading speaker on employment law on the national and international seminar circuit.
Daniel is the creator of the Employment Law (UK) mailing list, an email bulletin service sending out updates three times a week to over 28,000 solicitors, barristers, judges and HR professionals. He is past editor of ELA Briefing and past chair of the Employment Lawyers Association publishing committee and electronic services working party.
Employment litigation and advice includes:
His specific areas of interest are post-termination restrictive covenants, age discrimination and retirement issues, industrial law (strikes), employment agencies and permanent health insurance disputes. Clients are assured of “excellent, considered, pragmatic advice to tight timescales” (Keith Mizon, Director of Individual Dispute Resolution, Acas).
Daniel has vast experience of commercial issues, having co-founded and been Chief Operating Officer of the UK’s leading provider of online training for lawyers in 2007 (acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2011). He is currently a director of two other companies.
Defending the lawfulness of a software company’s terms and conditions
Litigating against a Championship League football club for breach of contract
Advising on allegations of breach of trust against a global insurance company
A breach of contract claim against a prominent recording artist
A commercial dispute between two firms of solicitors arising from allegations of database theft
A property dispute involving pre-contractual misrepresentations
Whether a bespoke software system was fit for its purpose
Daniel has a background in martial arts, having taught and competed nationally in Samurai Jiu Jitsu (as well as regional competitions in Tae Kwon Do).
A widely reported wrongful dismissal High Court trial, representing the Technical Director of Leeds United against the club
Representing the first female cage fighting champion in her sex discrimination claim against UFC
Representing David and Victoria Beckham’s nanny, who was dismissed for passing confidential information to the Sunday newspapers
Running an employment tribunal claim against a large betting chain for failing to comply with discrimination law
Advising on TUPE transfers of staff between golf clubs
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