Daniel Mullin

Barrister, 2 Hare Court

Daniel undertakes work in criminal, regulatory, and civil law.

He regularly represents defendants in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court, and professional tribunals. Daniel is currently seconded to the Law Officers’ Department in Jersey where he will provide advice on asset restraint as part of investigations into international financial crime.

Daniel is currently instructed in a number of civil cases, including breaches of contract in the county court. He is a ‘junior junior’ in an action against a government department where the damages claimed exceed £700 million.

In regulatory law, Daniel regularly appears before disciplinary tribunals. Daniel is instructed alone to prosecute a case in the Crown Court on behalf of the Insolvency Service for breaches of the Companies Act and fraud arising from abuses of the Covid Bounce Back Loan scheme. He also works regularly on cases brought by and against local authorities.

Before coming to the Bar, Daniel worked in the corporate and commercial sector. He worked in the City of London, and in the Channel Islands, providing research and advice on regulatory and corporate law to multinational businesses.

Eleanor is currently seconded to the Attorney General’s office in Jersey, where she is providing pre-charge advice in respect of numerous criminal investigations.

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Defence disclosure in criminal proceedings—defence statements and defence witness notices

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the disclosure requirements on defendants in criminal proceedings. It explains when a defence statement must be served under section 5 of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA 1996) and the requirement on the accused to give the prosecution and the court a defence witness notice. The Practice Note also explains the form and content requirements of a defence statement under CPIA 1996, s 5 and the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025 (CrimPR 2025), SI 2025/909 as well as the time limits for serving defence disclosure during a criminal prosecution. The sanctions for non-compliance with the statutory duty of disclosure and the adverse inferences which can be drawn for failing to serve a defence statement are also explained.

Corporate Crime

Obtaining disclosure of unused evidence

Practice Notes

This Practice Note explains the statutory duty on the prosecution of the disclosure of unused evidence in criminal proceedings. It covers when such prosecution disclosure should take place and what unused material should be disclosed. It covers the continuing duty of disclosure and the consequences of a failure to make disclosure of unused evidence. It explains the obligations both on the prosecution and the defence in the context of the statutory regime set out in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA 1996) and the Codes of Practice under CPIA 1996 along with the CPS Disclosure Manual and the Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure. It covers criticisms of the disclosure process, the scheduling of unused non-sensitive and sensitive material, handling electronic material and the disclosure review document.

Corporate Crime