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Thomas Daniel

Thomas Daniel

  • Called to BAR: 2009
  • Criminal Law
  • Judicial Review
  • Motoring Offences
  • Professional Regulation
  • Sports Law

Summary

Thomas Daniel specialises in financial crime, heavyweight general crime, regulatory proceedings and judicial review.

Specialist areas of law include

  • Criminal Law
  • Judicial Review
  • Motoring Offences
  • Professional Regulation
  • Sports Law

Profile description

Thomas is listed as a “Leading Junior” in ‘Fraud: Crime’ and “Business and Regulatory Crime (including Global Investigations)” by the Legal 500 and in “Financial Crime” by Chambers and Partners.

Thomas is regularly instructed in large and complex criminal cases, including allegations of bribery and corruption, conspiracy to defraud, the importation of Class A drugs, Misconduct in Public Office and serious offences against individuals.

In addition to advising individuals and corporates currently facing criminal charges, Thomas frequently provides legal, practical and tactical advice upon pre-charge options, including the consequences of self-reporting and the impact of various regulatory obligations, including “tipping off” offences. He has particular experience of advising in relation to money laundering regulations and the application of the Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) regime to individuals, persons in the regulated sector and financial institutions.

Thomas has significant experience of being instructed in large, multi-handed bribery and corruption prosecutions, both pre and post the Bribery Act 2010. These cases often involve an extra-jurisdictional element and require a detailed understanding of mutual assistance procedures and multi-jurisdictional evidence gathering, as well as the approach foreign regulators and law enforcement agencies adopt towards international financial crime.

The financial crime prosecutions Thomas is instructed in require vast quantities of material to be managed, analysed and presented. As a result, Thomas has a niche area of expertise in the use of the latest Artificial Intelligence and algorithms to identify the most relevant data from within millions of electronically stored documents.

Thomas has been instructed in a number of “Boiler Room” and VAT frauds, both as a led junior and as a junior alone. These instructions have included acting in cases concerning “land-banking” schemes and the sale of various commodities, including carbon credits (CERs and VERs) and Rare Earth Metals or Rare Earth Elements, on a wholesale and retail basis.

Thomas holds Developed Vetting clearance and is regularly instructed to consider highly sensitive material as part of high profile investigations, both as counsel instructed and as independent counsel.

Thomas has appeared before the High Court and Court of Appeal in the UK on numerous occasions, as well as the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in New Zealand. He has advised upon and drafted grounds of appeal in a variety of criminal and regulatory matters, including cases being appealed to the Privy Council, Court of Arbitration for Sport and FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber.

Thomas has a wide range of experience of the relationship between different types of proceedings and their respective procedures. Before joining chambers, Thomas was an in-house advocate specialising in civil cases and he continues to act in civil cases and related matters, including claims for judicial review, Inquests and professional disciplinary proceedings.

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