Daniel Cooper

Languages Spoken

He is fluent in French.

Practice Areas

Daniel is a Partner specialising in civil liberties, private and public law, human rights and equality/discrimination law.

His practice includes inquests, public inquiries, protest law, civil and regulatory proceedings and professional discipline. He was a finalist in the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2020.

Daniel specialises in complex, high profile and sensitive cases and particularly those in which he works with families who have lost loved ones in suspicious or controversial circumstances, as a result of police violence or at work.

Daniel’s aim is to achieve accountability and redress with his clients.

Notable Cases

Grenfell Tower fire- instructed by bereaved family members and residents of Grenfell Tower.

PC Abraham- acting for the family of PC Abraham who sadly took his own life after a campaign of bullying and harassment whilst working as a student police officer for West Yorkshire Police .

Death of Kunil Nur-acting for the family of Kunil Nur, a Somali refugee, who died in violent and suspicious circumstances in Wigan in October 2021 and supports them in their pursuit for justice.

Death of Christopher Kapessa-acting for the mother of Christopher Kapessa who was tragically killed when he was 13 years old, and for which the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute a suspect. He now acts for Christopher’s mother in the Inquest touching upon Christopher’s death.

Shooting of Sgt Matt Ratana- acting with Imran Khan KC for Louis De Zoysa in the Inquest proceedings touching upon the death of Sgt Matt Ratana, who was murdered in September 2020 after officers failed to find a gun concealed on arrested man Louis De Zoysa.

Career

Daniel is a Solicitor Advocate who joined Imran Khan and Partners in March 2017.

He has a first class degree from the University of London.

He attained the “Future Lawyer Advancement Award” scholarship, which is awarded to promising young lawyers. Daniel was also awarded the “Future Lawyer Excellence Award” scholarship.

His background is as Vice-President of the University of London Union, the largest student representative body in Europe and he acted for the UK’s 9 million students in a national capacity at the National Union of Students.

He has been a casework of the Newham Monitoring Project assisting with civil rights issues and an active campaigner in the trade union movement, particularly with hyper-exploited migrant workers.

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