Profile
Daniel acts for hundreds of claimants in personal injury cases every year, the majority on a CFA or CCFA basis. The bulk of his practice is workplace injury claims, with a mixture of union and non-union funded claims. He is the Editor of Munkman on Employer's Liability (14th and 15th Editions). He is the author of each of the chapters on the six pack regulations, on RSI and on hazardous substances. He lectures regularly on workplace injury topics.
He has a large occupational disease practice involving asbestos, HAVS, RSI, asthma, allergy, dermatitis, NIHL and infectious agents (bacteria and viruses). He is taking on an increasing number of occupational cancer cases with many settlements. He also acts for many injured claimants in public liability, consumer and environment claims. He is in Court regularly on all manner of PI cases before District, Circuit and High Court judges.
He has an extensive paperwork practice and is committed to prompt turnaround of papers. As a former solicitor, he is well aware of the needs of solicitors for good service from their counsel.
Clinical Negligence
Daniel's clinical negligence practice began with cases involving hospital acquired infections, principally MRSA and C-difficile. He has now settled in excess of 40 cases with many more underway. He acts on a CFA basis in most of these claims and provides pro bono advice to MRSA support groups.
Daniel has had a considerable amount of experience of cases involving defective medical devices. Successful cases have included defective hip prostheses, electric blankets, latex gloves and surgical instruments. He has also acted often for patients suffering allergic reactions to products, hospital foods and medicines.
In addition to this Daniel acts regularly in more traditional clinical negligence cases involving negligent surgical treatment and aftercare.
Product Liability
Prior to his conversion, Daniel practiced as a solicitor with a product liability and occupational disease caseload. He continues to act in many product based injury cases both single party and multi party. He has been involved in some major drug and medical device product liability litigation both as a junior and as sole counsel.
Human Rights/Civil Liberties For many years Daniel has provided and continues to provide free legal advice to groups campaigning on consumer, environment and workers' rights. He is currently acting in five separate Town Green applications concerning open spaces threatened with development. He has acted many times for protestors subjected to or threatened with civil injunction. He has a long standing interest in the role of corporations in society and has written and lectured on the subject. He is a member of the Programme on Corporations, Law and Democracy in the UK. Notable cases: - Aldenham School v. Deacon [2008] EWHC 2343 (QB).
Personal Injury - Kern v. Bridgend County Borough Council [2008] LTL 30/1/2009.Personal Injury
- Charnock v The Home Office [2005] EWHC 3515 (QB)
Personal Injury - Brookes v Mainline Group Ltd [2004]. Personal Injury
- Bayer PLC & Others v. Shook & Others [2004] EWHC 332 (QB)
Recommendations Leading Junior in Personal Injury: Spotlight table in Industrial Disease: London (2010) Junior Daniel Bennett is "the very embodiment of toughness when in court." "Hugely intellectually able" and the architect of a massive practice, he "bows to no one when pursuing the claimant's cause." Bennett has recently joined the set from Old Square Chambers and is the founding member of Doughty Street's new Bristol operation. Chambers & Partners 2010 Leading Junior in Personal Injury: London (2009) The "tactically brilliant" Daniel Bennett has expertise in workplace accidents and industrial disease issues. Solicitors commend his "detailed knowledge of the relevant statutes and regulations". Chambers & Partners 2009
Up-andcoming Individual in Personal Injury: London (2008) Daniel Bennett debuts in the tables this year due to numerous positive recommendations. As one individual declares, "he is passionate about what he does and really knows his stuff." Chambers & Partners 2008
Publications
- Munkman on Employers' Liability Co-Editor and Author 14th Edition (2006) & 15th Edition (2009)
- MRSA Infections - PILJ (October 2008)
- Litigating Hospital Acquired MRSA as a Disease - JPIL (2004)
- The Law of Damages (2003)
- Employers' Vicarious Liability: Assaults at Work and Sexual Abuse Claims - JPIL (2002)
- Doctors and Nurses: Asthma and Dermatitis caused by Latex exposure - JPIL (2001)
Professional Associations - APIL
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- AvMA
- Western Circuit
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