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Daniel is recognised as a Leading Junior in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, where he is described as ‘extraordinarily bright’, ‘a great advocate’, ‘sound [in] judgement’ and a ‘singularly impressive lawyer who punches well above his level of call.’
Specialising in clinical negligence, personal injury, and education law, Daniel has extensive experience handling high-value, catastrophic injury cases, including fatal road traffic and boating accidents. His expertise extends to complex medical negligence cases involving clinicians in hospitals and in primary care, with a focus on incidents causing death, birth injuries, spinal injuries, amputations, and other life-changing disabilities.
He undertakes a wide range of court work, acting for both Claimants and Defendants.
Daniel has been a keynote speaker in international medical conferences, an after-dinner speaker, written four books on ethics and law and over 400 articles, both in peer-reviewed academic journals and in newspapers such as the Times, the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Independent, and the New York Times.
He is a columnist for the British Medical Journal on ethico-legal issues, for which he was awarded ‘Best Column’ by the Medical Journalists’ Association in 2015.
See https://12kbw.co.uk/barristers/daniel-sokol/ for further details.
Called 2011.
APIL.
Daniel enjoys squash and tennis. He is a close-up magician. In 2014, Daniel was admitted as a Member of the Magic Circle.
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Daniel Sokol handles an active clinical negligence practice, appearing regularly before the High Court. He represents individual doctors as well as acting on behalf of claimants in cases involving errors in surgery as well as dental negligence, amongst others.
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Daniel brought in a fresh pair of eyes, his analysis was very helpful and we got a really good settlement. His client service was good and he was interested and invested in the case.
He has a wide range of experience to bring to a case and is able to think creatively to navigate his way through a difficult case.
Daniel is a joy to work with. He is humane, very considered and a trusted pair of hands. He makes working less stressful and is a barrister you want on your side.
Daniel Sokol is an incredible advocate; he is charming, pleasant and fun.
He is an effective advocate, with commercial awareness regarding the economics of the work required and the budgeting.
Daniel brought in a fresh pair of eyes, his analysis was very helpful and we got a really good settlement. His client service was good and he was interested and invested in the case.
He has a wide range of experience to bring to a case and is able to think creatively to navigate his way through a difficult case.
Daniel is a joy to work with. He is humane, very considered and a trusted pair of hands. He makes working less stressful and is a barrister you want on your side.
Daniel Sokol is an incredible advocate; he is charming, pleasant and fun.
He is an effective advocate, with commercial awareness regarding the economics of the work required and the budgeting.