Daniel Brown

Practice Areas

Daniel is a specialist Employment and Discrimination barrister who serves on the Employment Law Bar Association Committee.

Daniel’s experience covers the full spectrum of Employment Tribunal proceedings with particular expertise in discrimination and whistleblowing claims.

Daniel is very experienced in healthcare sector matters. He has advised and represented a wide range of healthcare professionals and NHS Trusts, Regulators and Care Homes, both in employment claims and in proceedings before the General Medical Council/MPTS, General Dental Council, Health and Care Professions Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council and other regulatory bodies.

Daniel is also frequently instructed on behalf of employees and employers in the hospitality, retail and transport industries.

Daniel’s recent Employment Appeal Tribunal appearances include:

B.L.I.S.S Residential Care Ltd v Fellows [2023] EAT 8 – time limits/application of the ‘not reasonably practicable’ test

Field v Steve Pye & Co (KL) Ltd and others [2022] IRLR 984 –the burden of proof in Equality Act 2010 claims

Rainford v Dorset Aquatics Limited EA-2020-000123-BA – employment status of a company director and shareholder

Daniel’s Professional Disciplinary experience includes cases involving allegations of misconduct, lack of competence/deficient professional performance, ill-health and criminal convictions/cautions. He has handled numerous serious, lengthy and complex cases involving: patient deaths, serious harm, dishonesty, CQC inspections, multiple parties and contested expert evidence. In addition to substantive hearings, Daniel has appeared in many interim order applications, reviews, restoration applications, registration appeals and fraudulent entry hearings.

Career

Called 2012

Professional Memberships

Employment Law Bar Association management committee

Employment Lawyers Associations

Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers