Danielle is developing a broad practice across a range of Chambers’ complimentary disciplines including personal injury, clinical negligence, inquests, Court of Protection, education, employment and public law. She has a particular interest in legal issues relating to disability and the provision of health and social care.
Prior to coming to the Bar, Danielle worked as a paralegal for a leading human rights law firm, where she assisted on matters including complex judicial review challenges, private law claims and the Covid-19 Inquiry.
Danielle graduated from the University of Oxford with a First Class Honours in Jurisprudence, where she was awarded prizes for her exam performance in criminal law and tort law. Her dissertation focused on issues relating to the disclosure of medical risks, for which she achieved the joint highest mark in her cohort. She was also awarded the St Hugh’s Hurry Prize 2022, which is given each year to the most distinguished finalist.
Danielle is developing a practice covering all areas of personal injury and clinical negligence work and accepts instructions from both claimants and defendants. She has represented clients in fast-track trials and has experiencing advising on both liability and quantum.
As a pupil to Eliot Woolf KC, Will Young and Harry Lambert, Danielle’s work included:
Danielle is building an inquest practice and accepts instructions from a range of interested persons.
Danielle’s previous experience at a leading human rights firm, where she assisted on Modules 2B and 3 of the Covid-19 Inquiry, also leaves her well-placed to undertake public inquiry work.
Danielle accepts instructions in Court of Protection matters, with a particular interest in health and welfare matters.
Danielle is keen to develop this area of practice, which aligns with her interest in medical ethics, capacity and how the law interacts with vulnerable people.
Danielle is developing her employment practice and is particularly interested in issues which link to her health-related practice, including disability discrimination claims and claims involving psychiatric injury.
As a pupil to Gus Baker and Paul Livingston, Danielle worked on the following matters:
Danielle is interested in all education law matters, including SEND Tribunal matters and education-related public law matters.
Danielle intends to develop a public law practice and has a particular interest in health and social care related public law litigation.
Prior to coming to the bar, Danielle worked as a paralegal at a leading human rights firm, assisting on strategic judicial review challenges. During this time, she assisted with Oxfam’s intervention in the judicial review of UK arms sales to Israel and also worked on matters relating to the provision of NHS Continuing Healthcare.
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