Called:
(England and Wales) 2021
Introduction
Dan comes to Chambers with a wealth of scientific experience and understanding. He had a career as a research scientist before retraining in law and being called to the Bar.
Dan's First Six primarily focused on Extradition work and he wants to build a practice in this area. Dan has German ancestry and was a member of the Norwich Twinning Committee with Koblenz for several years. He can converse in German, so he wants to explore undertaking work for German clients. Keen to develop a criminal practice, particularly in the East of England, he has undertaken additional training in youth offending and sentencing in the Youth Courts. Previously a Trustee for the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Mental Health Trust, he wants to undertake work with clients and witnesses with disabilities, having received mental health training and being a Tetraplegic himself (electric wheelchair user).
Dan is well-versed in the medical profession, its procedures, and other healthcare-related roles. He wants to develop a practice in Professional Discipline and Regulatory work. Having been involved in a Coroner’s Inquest during his First Six, he would like to pursue inquest work relating to vulnerable and disabled individuals.
For his GDL dissertation, Dan completed work on the Equality Act 2010 in its provision of how it caters for “Goods and Services” for disabled customers and clients; he has previously advised on “reasonable adjustments” and is interested in disabled rights and discrimination from an academic perspective both in the UK and internationally with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Previous Experience
Dan has undertaken research, volunteered with and undertaken additional training with various organisations which help to advocate for various causes, including The Kalisher Trust, where he has helped deliver advocacy training in deprived schools in the East of England, A-Law, where he conducted research into European legislation in Ear and Tail Docking on dogs and Amicus where he has written several short articles and has undertaken independent research on the Death Penalty in the USA under different Presidential terms.
Education
BPTC, City Law School (2021)
GDL, University of East Anglia (2017)
PhD, Biophysics, University of East Anglia (2015)
BSc (Hons) Psychology, Open University (2015)
MSc, Bioinformatics, University of East Anglia (2008)
MChem, Biological & Medical Chemistry, University of East Anglia (2007)
Memberships, Appointments and Awards
Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
Inquest Lawyers Group
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Kalisher Trust Mentee on Mentor Program
International Bar Association
Kalisher Trust Advocacy Scholar
Amnesty International Justice
Inner Temple Pegasus PASS scheme scholarship
Languages
English
German (Intermediate)
Spanish (Learning)