Daniel Barnett is a leading employment barrister. With over 30 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 thirty textbooks, including the Law Society Handbook on Employment Law (currently in its 10th edition). He is a leading speaker on employment law on the national and international seminar circuit. He is chair of the HR Inner Circle, the UK’s leading membership community for HR professionals, is a past chair of the Employment Lawyers’ Association’s publishing committee and electronic services working party, and a past member of the BAILII advisory board.
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 Barnett is regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and holds a current practising certificate. If you are not satisfied with the service provided, please click here.
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