Daniel practises in class actions, tort, commercial and the coronial jurisdiction.
He is a contributing author (with David L Bailey) of Civil Procedure Victoria.
Prior to joining the Bar, Daniel was the Class Actions Coordinator at the Supreme Court of Victoria and worked with the Honourable Justice Jack Forrest in the Kilmore Black Saturday Bushfire Class Action.
He was previously Associate to the Honourable Justice Pagone (then Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria).
Daniel read with Simon McGregor (now his Honour Coroner McGregor) and his senior mentor is Andrew Keogh SC (now the Honourable Justice Keogh).
Sample of cases
Class action
Cudlee Creek Bushfire Class Action - Thrower v SA Power Networks & Ors - Supreme Court of Adelaide, negligence, ongoing, led by Gerard Dalton KC and Darren Blight KC, with James Waters and William Mellor
Tort
Parekh v Kahla & Ors - Supreme Court of Victoria, occupier's liability and medical negligence claim, ongoing, led by Jonathan Brett KC
Newlan v Cycling Victoria Inc. & Ors - Supreme Court of Victoria, motorcycle accident negligence and damages trial, led by Tim Tobin SC
Helen Dudley v Owners Corporation Plan No. PS442543T & Ors - County Court of Victoria, occupier's liability, contribution between owners corporation and its manager, indemnity of third party insurers, led by Richard A Harris, James Fitzpatrick
Commercial
C. Jankulovski Pty Ltd v MK-1 Pty Ltd & Ors - Supreme Court of Victoria, oppressive conduct claim, led by Cam Truong KC
Agricultural farm contractual dispute, led by William Lye OAM KC
South East Rigging Pty Ltd v Triple T Steel Pty Ltd - County Court of Victoria, building contractual dispute
Coronial inquest
NSW inquiry into 2019-20 fires - New South Wales Coroner's Court, acting for impacted property owners in the Central Region fires.
Daniel from time to time teaches advocacy in the Victorian Bar Readers' Course, the Legal Training Institute of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Appellate Advocacy Course.
Secretary General – International Commission of Jurists Victoria (past).
Board Member – Flemington-Kensington Community Legal Centre (past).
Publications and presentations
Presented on 'Concussion in sports" about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and liability at the Tri-State Sports Law Conference, Green Gully SC on 16 September 2023.
Contributing author (with David L Bailey) of Civil Procedure Victoria, published by LexisNexis 2024.
Presented on 'Compensation Applications under s 85B of the Sentencing Act - How Best to Serve Your Client' at the Criminal Law Intensive, Leo Cussen 2023.
Co-author (with John K Arthur and David L Bailey) of Practical Guidance Dispute Resolution in the Supreme Court and County Court on civil procedure and best practice in litigation published by LexisNexis, 2021.
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