Daniel practices predominantly in public law, with a particular focus on planning and environment law including judicial review and appeals, merits review, panels and inquiries.
He has advised and represented private and government parties including judicial review applicants, planning permit applicants, companies, individuals, Ministers, statutory authorities, councils, NGOs, environmental and community groups before State and Federal courts, tribunals and other administrative bodies.
He advises and appears (with and without a leader) in a variety of matters including general administrative law, planning, environment, heritage, liquor licensing, gaming, land valuation and acquisition, and property law.
He also regularly represents asylum seekers in judicial review proceedings in the federal courts.
Prior to coming to the bar in 2011, he was a legal researcher for the judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria and subsequently Associate to the Hon Justice Emerton (now President of the Court of Appeal).