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Provided by Daniel Kessler
Daniel practises all areas of commercial chancery law, with a particular interest in company law, insolvency law and commercial litigation.
He has appeared twice as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, representing the successful appellants in Bone v Williamson [2024] 1 WLR 3235 and in Burton v Ministry of Justice [2024] R.V.R. 178. He appears both led and unled in the High Court, County Court and (via his civil Proceeds of Crime practice) in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court.
Daniel has written a guide to insolvency law for litigants in person, ‘Insolvency Law Made Clear’. He was appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘C’ Panel of Counsel in September 2022 and regularly appears for HMRC in insolvency and company matters.
Before coming to the Bar, Daniel worked as an economist for five years, including working as an Economic Advisor at the Competition and Markets Authority and a Senior Associate in the Financial Conduct Authority. He maintains his interest in cases with an economic or financial element
Balliol College, Oxford (BA Hons, PPE)
University College London (MSc, Economics)
Called to the Bar, 2018; Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
Called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands, 2021
Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel, 2022
Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association
Insolvency Law Made Clear: A Guide for Debtors (Bath Publishing, 2021)
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Daniel Kessler is an up-and-coming junior with a respected commercial chancery practice. He possesses particular expertise on company law, insolvency and commercial litigation. Daniel is frequently called upon by silks to assist on complex matters in this space.
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Daniel is responsive and insanely clever.
Daniel is bright, responsive and very “can-do” in terms of his approach.
I am extremely impressed with Daniel's attention to detail and his outside-the-box thinking.
Daniel is responsive and insanely clever.
Daniel is bright, responsive and very “can-do” in terms of his approach.
I am extremely impressed with Daniel's attention to detail and his outside-the-box thinking.
