JUNIOR PROFILE

Daniel Edmonds

UK Bar 2026

Fountain Court Chambers

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

7 years ranked

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Daniel practises in all aspects of English private commercial law, with particular experience in litigation involving banking and financial services, civil fraud, conflicts of laws, professional negligence, and shareholder disputes. Daniel’s practice is predominantly in the English Commercial Court, but he also regularly appears in other divisions of the High Court, the appellate Courts, and overseas. Daniel is registered to practice in the DIFC and has also been instructed in matters before courts or arbitral tribunals in the Cayman Islands, BVI, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.

Daniel has a particular interest in matters involving private international law and the service of claims, and in addition to his current instructions is presently co-authoring a textbook on the service of proceedings in and out of jurisdiction (to be published in early 2026) with the Oxford University Press.

Further details can be found at: https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/profile/daniel-edmonds/

Career

Called 2010; Inner Temple.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; LCLCBA; YLFA.

Personal

Brasenose College, Oxford (BA in Philosophy Politics and Economics, First Class) (1st in economics, 2nd overall); Wolfson College, Cambridge (BA in Law (Accelerated), Double First Class); Harvard Law School (LLM) (Kennedy Scholar); City Law School (BVC, Outstanding).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Daniel Edmonds is an accomplished junior who is well versed in appearing in courts at all levels. He handles an array of financial matters, including those involving substantial damages claims, debt mis-selling allegations and repayment disputes.

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Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Daniel Edmonds has a been led by well-regarded silks in major professional negligence cases. These include defending international law firms and representing claimants against top accountancy firms.

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Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Daniel Edmonds is a strong junior with a background in economics that he brings to bear in large financial fraud cases. He is comfortable acting in multi-jurisdictional cases and has experience leading advocacy in court. He takes instructions on behalf of claimants as well as defendants.

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Strengths

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He is a pleasure to work with, a real team player and easy to get along with.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
Daniel is very bright and produces great work product.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
Daniel Edmonds is a delight to work with. He is responsive and always across all of the detail of a matter, but presents his advice in an accessible and succinct way.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Daniel Edmonds is a star junior: fully on top of the detail, with the ability to advise on the most complex issues.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Daniel Edmonds is incredibly astute with great commercial acumen.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Daniel Edmonds is an all-round excellent barrister. His written advocacy is clear, persuasive and very detail-oriented. Regarding his oral advocacy, he is calm, sensible and very easy to listen to.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar