"One of the brightest, 'outside the box' strategic legal minds in the legal profession."

"Highly conscientious and extremely thoughtful about the work set, taking extraordinary care to understand the facts and to apply the law. Danny has an excellent manner with clients and is a very good leader of a group.."

"Danny brings a pragmatic, incisive and level-headed approach, jettisoning superfluous arguments to focus on those points that had the best chance of persuading the court. He marshalls voluminous and complex evidence meticulously and over the course of a day presents arguments to the Court of Appeal succinctly and persuasively."

"He is massively creative and pushes boundaries. He is also really engaged with clients, passionate and super collaborative." "He advocates with passion and persuasion, and you never come out of a hearing thinking you weren't heard."

"A personable and conscientious leader who undertakes an enormous amount of superb-quality work. He is very good at working in difficult cases under huge time pressure."

"I can’t speak highly enough of his meticulous preparation." "Danny thinks of the big picture, gets into the detail and is incredibly creative." "One of his USPs is his imaginative ideas; he always has initiatives up his sleeves."

"His academic ability and the respect that judges have for him are phenomenal." "A forceful advocate."

"His client care is absolutely phenomenal, and he is exceptionally good at working as a team and a great team leader. He'll listen and engage on points and take the time to discuss it with you." "Very enthusiastic, highly creative and full of ideas. He has a very good knowledge of the law and is something of a dynamo."

"Fantastic both for his writing and oral advocacy. He commands the respect of the court and goes the extra mile to win the client’s confidence."

"Danny is extremely driven, hardworking and clever. He is unafraid of the difficult questions and pursues points relentlessly."

"He has an absolute mastery of the law, a total grasp on the relevant material, and is incredibly good on his feet. He commands the respect of the court and goes the extra mile to win the client’s confidence."

"He is able to dissect huge volumes of facts and paperwork like nobody else in the profession. Take that with his knowledge and experience of human rights challenges and he is truly exceptional." "He's outstandingly hard-working and committed and gives excellent client care."

"Danny is a very effective advocate. He's incredibly hard-working, understanding and empathises with his clients." "A fantastic person to work with in terms of his energy, commitment and enthusiasm. He's very good at collating astonishing amounts of information and incredible in terms of the quality of his output"

"He's amazing at going through evidence and is fearless in following clients' instructions. He has a deep sense of compassion and works incredibly hard." "There's no one else in the country with as much experience of the overlap between criminal proceedings and public inquiries. He brings with him a history of all the law on individual rights in contentious deaths and state-organised public inquiries." "Very good at thinking strategically, seeing the wider political picture and incorporating that in an appropriate way in our strategy."

"He has an excellent manner with clients and is very, very knowledgeable.” “He is a really impressive, meticulous and well-prepared advocate. He is very well read in human rights jurisprudence, both nationally and internationally.” “He applies himself completely, does all the preparation and gives the best possible advice. He is formidable at every turn."

"Danny is an extremely impressive advocate whom judges enjoy listening to.” “He has a forensic awareness like nobody else and can take on the biggest cases. Nothing is too complex for him."

"Fiercely intelligent and committed to the client’s interests.” “He is a five star barrister with enormous expertise in inquiries and inquests."