Biography

Dan specialises in commercial and public law. He has been to the Supreme Court on five occasions as counsel. Dan has appeared in over 70 reported civil cases in the Court of Session.

His expertise is recognised by Chambers and Partners where he is ranked in Public law, Immigration Law and Civil Liberties and Human Rights. He is instructed in important cases of general or strategic importance, whether for local authorities, companies, government or individuals.

He was standing junior to the Scottish Government from 2012 to 2023, specialist Advocate Depute to the Proceeds of Crime Unit from 2017 to date, on the King’s Counsel panel of the EHRC and undertakes a multitude of instructions ranging from competition law to professional regulation.

He is instructed in the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry (on behalf of three officers) and the Covid (UK and Scottish) Inquiries