Daniel Follon

Daniel has been a tenant at 4KBW since November 2005. He enjoys a general common law practice. He undertakes the full range of criminal work, including trials, sentencing, applications to stay proceedings and exclude bad character. In 2007, he obtained CPS grading and has been selected as a VHCC panel advocate.

He has nurtured a growing civil practice and is instructed in a variety of areas, including personal injury (numerous infant settlements), insolvency and commercial work. Additionally, he undertakes immigration appeals, housing possession hearings and parole board cases.

Daniel holds the responsibility of being 4KBW Grievance Procedure Officer and attends as a tutor for Practitioner Evenings at The College of Law.

Before coming to the Bar, he was employed as a paralegal in Leeds for Alexander Cousins solicitors, where he managed the crown court section of the firm. He worked on a number of serious violence, sexual offences, and large scale drug supply matters.

In his spare time, Daniel enjoys a wide variety of sporting activities, including football, rugby league, cricket and golf. He plays once a week in local league football and is a qualified referee. He also enjoys music and comedy.

Memberships:

South Eastern Circuit
Personal Injuries Bar Association
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Criminal Bar Association
European Criminal Bar Association

Notable Cases:

Criminal:

Regina v Daniel Zetter - Central Criminal Court - Joint enterprise case of assault occasioning actual bodily harm

Regina v Luis Carlos Ortiz-Ortega – Blackfriars Crown Court – Sexual assault in West End nightclub

Regina v Dean Bates - Southend Crown Court – Defendant accused of forcing entry and attacking a man in his own bathroom

Regina v Billy O’Leary – Basildon Crown Court – Assault occasioning actual bodily harm – Street disorder

Regina v Jamie Skidmore – Birmingham Crown Court – Street robbery in Birmingham City Centre

Civil:

Deborah Carden V Greenwich London Borough Council – Advising claimant in respect of Highways Act proceedings

Paul Culshaw v BAE Systems PLC – Preston County Court – Advising claimant in respect of Highways Act proceedings

Philip Andrew Daggers v Tracey, McGregor and Motor Insurance Bureau – Preston County Court – Instructed by claimant in Personal injury Road Traffic / Motor Insurance Bureau case

Elliot Harry Green (The Liquidator of Zubi Motors Ltd) V (1) Mohammed Zafar (2) Chaudhury Omar Farooq (3) Mohammed Ali Raja – High Court Chancery Division – Representing 2nd defendant in Insolvency proceedings – Preferences

Paul Roberts v The Estate of Michael Booker and BMW Construction – Lancaster County Court – Advice and drafting on Personal Injury / Insurance matter on behalf of 1st defendant