Daniel Machover

Ranked in 5 Practice Areas

Star Individuals

Inquests

UK-wide

3 Years Ranked

Band 1

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

UK-wide

16 Years Ranked

Band 1

Police Law: Mainly Claimant

UK-wide

19 Years Ranked

Band 2

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant

UK-wide

16 Years Ranked

Band 2

Civil Liberties & Human Rights: Prison Law

UK-wide

15 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Daniel Machover

Practice Areas

Daniel Machover is head of department at Hickman & Rose and a recognised leader in the fields of administrative and public law, civil liberties and police law.

He brings enormous experience and skill to private and public law claims arising from the criminal justice system, inquests and public inquiries.

His clients include victims of crime, families bereaved by deaths in custody and claimants and defendants in civil fraud cases.

He represents bereaved and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire at the on-going public inquiry.

He is expert in domestic and international human rights law, acting in complex multi-party, cross-border and European court litigation.

He successfully represented Maxim Bakiev in his defence of a civil claim of involvement in an attempted murder in Kyrgyzstan.

His international work often arises from serious human rights violations abroad, including securing judicial arrest warrants in the UK.

Career

Qualified in 1988. Worked at North Kensington Law Centre, Liberty and Christian Fisher. Head of Hickman and Rose civil department from 1997 and partner from 1998. Chairs INQUEST.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association, Police Action Lawyers Group, INQUEST Lawyers Group and Liberty.

Publications

Inquests: a practitioner’s guide, 3rd edition (co-author), Denning Law Journal, regular contributor to major news publications.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK

Inquests - UK-wide

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Daniel Machover heads the civil litigation practice at Hickman & Rose. He is a specialist in inquests and has acted on some of the most high-profile cases, including acting for the family of footballer Emiliano Sala at inquest. In addition, Machover acted as the chair of INQUEST for over a decade until February 2022.

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Police Law: Mainly Claimant - UK-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Leading practitioner Daniel Machover is highly regarded for his wealth of experience representing bereaved families in high-profile inquests, particularly following deaths in custody or deaths following police contact. He also works with clients on high-profile cases involving miscarriages of justice.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - UK-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Daniel Machover is a renowned human rights practitioner. He regularly represents claimants bringing claims against the police and accusations of miscarriages of justice, and has handled international matters involving claims of war crimes and torture.

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Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Daniel Machover leads the administrative and public law practice at Hickman & Rose. He is acclaimed for his expertise in bringing public law challenges to state bodies and has considerable strengths representing clients at inquests.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights: Prison Law - UK-wide

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Daniel Machover is the godfather of inquests.

Inquests respondent
UK

Daniel deserves every superlative. He brings great tactical judgement and calmness alongside dedication and thought to his practice.

Inquests respondent
UK

Daniel is doing an amazing job.

Police Law: Mainly Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel is careful in his approach. He is really kind and very knowledgeable with clients.

Police Law: Mainly Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel deserves every superlative. He brings great tactical judgement and calmness alongside dedication to his practice. He thinks very deeply about the client while pursuing creative points in cases.

Police Law: Mainly Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel is very established.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

He thinks very deeply about the client, while pursuing fascinating, creative points in cases.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

Daniel brings tactical judgement and calmness, alongside dedication and thought, to his practice. He values everyone's contribution to the case, and brings a lot to the overall representation.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

Daniel provides brilliant strategic direction, relentlessly pursuing the interests of his client. He also manages the expectations of the client very effectively.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel has deep experience as well as excellent preparation and framing of the case.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel is great, very impressive and super experienced.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel Machover is the godfather of inquests.

Inquests respondent
UK

Daniel deserves every superlative. He brings great tactical judgement and calmness alongside dedication and thought to his practice.

Inquests respondent
UK

Daniel is doing an amazing job.

Police Law: Mainly Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel is careful in his approach. He is really kind and very knowledgeable with clients.

Police Law: Mainly Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel is very established.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

He thinks very deeply about the client, while pursuing fascinating, creative points in cases.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

Daniel brings tactical judgement and calmness, alongside dedication and thought, to his practice. He values everyone's contribution to the case, and brings a lot to the overall representation.

Civil Liberties & Human Rights respondent
UK

Daniel provides brilliant strategic direction, relentlessly pursuing the interests of his client. He also manages the expectations of the client very effectively.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel has deep experience as well as excellent preparation and framing of the case.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

Daniel is great, very impressive and super experienced.

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant respondent
UK

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About

Practice Areas

Career

Professional Memberships

Publications

Chambers Review

UK

Inquests - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Police Law: Mainly Claimant - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Civil Liberties & Human Rights - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Administrative & Public Law: Traditional Claimant - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

Civil Liberties & Human Rights: Prison Law - UK-wide

Individual Editorial

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