Daniel Barnett

I am a leading employment law barrister practising from Outer Temple Chambers.

With 20 years’ experience defending public and private sector employers against employment claims, I have represented a Royal Family, several international airlines, FTSE-100 companies and various NHS Trusts and local authorities. Employee clients include David & Victoria Beckham’s nanny and Paul Mason (subject of the recent ITV documentary ‘Britain’s Fattest Man’).

I am a past chair of the Employment Lawyers’ Association’s publishing committee and electronic services working party, and am the author or co-author of eight books, including the Law Society Handbook on Employment Law.

I have founded businesses in legal publishing and legal education, the latter of which was sold to Thomson Reuters in 2011.

Legal directories describe me as “extremely knowledgeable and [he] can absorb pages of instructions at lightning speed”, “involved in a number of highly contentious matters”, “singled out for his work for large blue-chip companies”, “combination of in-depth legal knowledge, pragmatism, quick response times and approachability”, “inexhaustible”, “tenacious”, “knowledgeable” and “an excellent advocate”.

I am the resident lawyer on LBC 97.3, where I co-present the legal hour on Clive Bull’s Monday evening show. I am also widely sought after as a commentator in both broadcast and print media on all legal issues.