Daniel Warents

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Daniel practises in most areas of chancery and commercial work both in England and in a number of off-shore jurisdictions. He has a particular interest in civil fraud, shareholder and joint venture disputes, as well as trust matters, and insolvency.

Daniel is recommended as a leading junior in the most recent legal directories across his primary areas of practice, being ranked in Chambers and Partners UK Bar for Chancery: Commercial, Chancery: Traditional, Company, and Offshore, and by The Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation, Company, Insolvency, Private wealth and probate, and Trusts and private wealth. The directories note that he is “an exceptional advocate, with an amazing talent when it comes to explaining complex legal issues” and that he “blends serious intelligence with a very pleasant and down-to-earth manner” and “always goes the extra mile“. It is said that he “is good at the academics but can also link it to what it means in the real world. He’ll find a solution if there is one in most cases”. He is described as being “very pragmatic” and it is said that he is “good with judges and clients alike”.

Daniel has appeared in some of the most signiﬁcant cases in his areas of expertise in recent years including El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4 (the leading case on the interpretation of s.423 of the Insolvency Act 1986), Chu v Lau [2020] 1 WLR 4656 (the leading case on just and equitable winding up on the ‘deadlock’ ground), and Investec v Glenalla [2019] AC 271 (the leading case on trustee liability to third party creditors). Daniel is also a barrister member of the Insolvency Rules Committee.

Unusually for one of his call, Daniel also has substantial experience of appellate advocacy and has appeared unled in the both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. He has appeared in six appeals before the Supreme Court or Privy Council.

Daniel also has substantial experience of trials and dealing with applications raising complex legal and factual issues including jurisdiction and forum challenges, applications for injunctive relief, and summary judgment and strike-out applications.

He also has signiﬁcant experience working on cases in the BVI, Cayman, Bahamas, Bermuda, Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey. Daniel is one of only a small number of junior barristers called to the BVI bar so that his fees are recoverable as a disbursement following the decision of the BVI Court of Appeal in Shrimpton v Scriven & Ors BVIHCMAP 2016/0031.

Some examples of Daniel’s work include:

El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4: Daniel led the counsel team for the appellants in important appeals concerning the interpretation of s.423 IA 1986 arising from claims in the Commercial Court.
Frabran v Daventree Trustees [2024] CIFSD 3: Daniel acted (with Vernon Flynn KC) for the plaintiffs in proceedings in the Cayman Islands, successfully maintaining a proprietary freezing injunction in a very long running and high value trust dispute.
Day v FXCM [2023] EWHC 1349 (Comm): Daniel acted for the defendant spread-betting ﬁrm, successfully defending a claim for c.£3.75m in compensation for alleged breaches of contract and statutory duty arising from trading losses suffered by the claimant on trades in oil derivatives, principally due to unprecedented negative oil prices in the underlying market in April 2020.
Perry v Lopag [2023] UKPC 16; [2023] 1 WLR 3494: Daniel acted (with David Brownbill KC) for the plaintiffs in a dispute concerning the ownership of a Cayman company in which the plaintiffs seek to set aside the transfer of the single issued share in the company to a Liechtenstein ﬁduciary on grounds of mistake and breach of Israeli matrimonial property rights. The Privy Council’s judgment contains an illuminating exposition of the principles applicable to appeals against ﬁndings of foreign law.
Re Hurst [2022] EWHC 2649 (Ch); [2023] BPIR 1: Daniel acted for the innocent beneﬁciaries in circumstances where a declaration of trust of a residential property was set aside under s.423 IA 1986, successfully persuading the Court to make a novel form of order so that the beneﬁciaries could retain the surplus generated by a sale of the property after the payment of creditors in full.
Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24; [2020] 1 WLR 4656: Daniel acted (with Philip Jones KC) for the appellant before the Privy Council in the leading modern case on just and equitable winding up on the ‘deadlock’ ground.
Pleshakov v Sky Stream [2021] UKPC 15: Daniel acted (with Robert Levy KC) for the successful appellant in an appeal before the Privy Council concerning the beneﬁcial ownership of shares in a BVI company.
St John’s Trust Company (PVT) Ltd v Watlington (2020) 96 WIR 175: Daniel acted (with David Brownbill KC) in a dispute concerning the management of a private trust company which has acted as trustee of a very valuable Bermudian discretionary trust.
Investec v Glenalla [2018] UKPC 7; [2019] AC 271: Daniel acted (with Ewan McQuater KC) for the liquidators of four BVI companies in a long running dispute concerning a claim by the liquidators for more than £180m against the former trustees of a Jersey law trust. The proceedings raised complex issues relating to the rights of trust creditors to enforce their claims against trustees and trust assets, conﬂicts of laws, and unjust enrichment. It is now the leading case on trustee liability to third party creditors.
Paraskevaides v Citco [2020] ECSC J0330-5: Daniel acted (with Vernon Flynn KC) for the appellants before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in a complex dispute concerning the management of BVI holding companies.
Christoﬁ v National Bank of Greece [2018] EWCA Civ 413; [2019] 1 WLR 1435: Daniel acted for the appellant in the Court of Appeal in the leading case on applications to extend time to appeal against the registration of a judgment under the Brussels I Regulation (Regulation (EC) 44/2001).

Expertise

Partnership and Joint Ventures

Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24; [2020] 1 WLR 4656: Daniel acted (with Philip Jones KC) for the appellant before the Privy Council in the leading modern case on just and equitable winding up on the ‘deadlock’ ground.
Re Willingham Partnership Ltd (settled 2019): Daniel acted for the petitioners in two related unfair prejudice claims concerning property development joint ventures.
Hadfield v Cooke [2015] EWHC 3480 (Ch): Daniel acted (as sole counsel) for the defendant in a dispute concerning the ownership of a share operating a business in the recycling industry. The case concerned an alleged joint venture with an 80/20 split in the ownership of the company.
Newmarket Holdings v Confiance :Daniel acted (with Elspeth Talbot Rice QC) for the claimant in a multi-million pound property joint venture dispute in the Chancery Division.
Renova v Emmerson: Daniel acted (with Robert Levy KC) in a US$500 million joint venture dispute in the BVI Commercial Court concerning interests in Russian energy companies.
Catch a Ride v Gardner [2014] EWHC 1220 (Ch): Daniel acted for the respondents in relation to an application for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver in relation to a dispute concerning the management of a Limited Liability Partnership.

Company

Invest Bank v El-Husseini [2022] EWHC 894 (Comm): Daniel acted for defendants on a jurisdiction challenge in the Commercial Court in which it was held that various claims under s.423 IA 1986 where it was alleged that a debtor had caused a companies owned/controlled by him to transfer assets at an undervalue did not, as formulated by the Claimant, raise a serious issue to be tried. The Court of Appeal is due to hear appeals in relation to the company law issues in the context of s.423 claims in 2023.
Re Integrated Health Partners Limited: Daniel acted for minority shareholders who were named as respondents to an unfair prejudice claim and successfully obtained an order striking out the claims for relief against them.
Re Basis Technologies Group Limited: Daniel acts for the a minority shareholder in a dispute concerning the sale of a Jersey company’s underlying technology business at an alleged undervalue to a purchaser closely connected to the majority shareholders.
Perry v Lopag (Cayman Grand Court) (on-going): Daniel acts (with David Brownbill KC) for the plaintiffs in a dispute concerning the ownership of a Cayman company in which the plaintiffs seek to set aside the transfer of the single issued share in the company to a Liechtenstein fiduciary on grounds of mistake and breach of Israeli matrimonial property rights. An appeal to the Pricy Council is due to be heard in January 2023.
Pleshakov v Sky Stream [2021] UKPC 15: Daniel acted (with Robert Levy KC) for the successful appellant in an appeal before the Privy Council concerning the beneficial ownership of shares in a BVI company.
St John’s Trust Company (PVT) Ltd v Watlington (2020) 96 WIR 175: Daniel acted (with David Brownbill KC) in a dispute concerning the management of a private trust company which has acted as trustee of a very valuable Bermudian discretionary trust.
Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24; [2020] 1 WLR 4656: Daniel acted (with Philip Jones KC) for the appellant before the Privy Council in the leading modern case on just and equitable winding up on the ‘deadlock’ ground.
Paraskevaides v Citco [2020] ECSC J0330-5: Daniel acted (with Vernon Flynn KC) for the appellants before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in a complex dispute concerning the management of BVI holding companies.
Re Willingham Partnership Ltd (settled 2019): Daniel acted for the petitioners in two related unfair prejudice claims concerning property development joint ventures.
Hadfield v Cooke [2015] EWHC 3480 (Ch): Daniel acted (as sole counsel) for the defendant in a dispute in the Chancery Division concerning the beneficial ownership of the single issued share in a company operating a business in the recycling sector.
Newmarket Holdings v Confiance: Daniel acted (with Elspeth Talbot Rice KC) for the claimant in a multi-million pound property joint venture dispute in the Chancery Division. The joint venture was conducted through a series of corporate entities, the ownership of which is now the subject of the dispute.
Propinvest Group Limited v Maud: acted (with Robert Levy KC and Richard Ritchie) for the defendants in a multi-million pound claim brought by the administrators of a Guernsey company against its former directors before the Royal Court of Guernsey.
Metro Baltic Horizons v James and ors: acted for one of the defendants in a multi-million pound claim in the Isle of Man brought by a company with substantial property investments in Eastern Europe which were allegedly purchased as a result of breaches of fiduciary duty and conspiracy by the defendants.
Renova v Emmerson: Daniel acted (with Robert Levy KC) in a US$500 million joint venture dispute in the BVI Commercial Court concerning interests in Russian energy companies.
Catch a Ride v Gardner [2014] EWHC 1220 (Ch): Daniel acted for the respondents in relation to an application for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver in relation to a dispute concerning the management of a Limited Liability Partnership.

Insolvency

Daniel is presently a barrister member of the Insolvency Rules Committee. His experience of insolvency cases includes:

Invest Bank v El-Husseini [2022] EWHC 894 (Comm): Daniel acted for defendants on a jurisdiction challenge in the Commercial Court in which it was held that various claims under s.423 IA 1986 and as to the beneficial ownership of UK properties and shares did not, as formulated by the Claimant, raise a serious issue to be tried. The Court of Appeal is due to hear appeals in relation to the s.423 claims in 2023.
Re Hurst [2022] EWHC 2649 (Ch): Daniel acted for the innocent beneficiaries in circumstances where a declaration of trust of a residential property was set aside under s.423 IA 1986, successfully persuading the Court to make a novel form of order so that the beneficiaries could retain the surplus generated by a sale of the property after the payment of creditors in full.
Chu v Lau [2020] UKPC 24; [2020] 1 WLR 4656: Daniel acted (with Philip Jones KC) for the appellant before the Privy Council in the leading modern case on just and equitable winding up on the ‘deadlock’ ground.
Investec v Glenalla [2018] UKPC 7; [2019] AC 271: Daniel acted (with Ewan McQuater KC) for the liquidators of four BVI companies in a long running dispute concerning a claim by the liquidators for more than £180m against the former trustees of a Jersey law trust. The proceedings raised complex issues relating to the rights of trust creditors to enforce their claims against trustees and trust assets, conflicts of laws, and unjust enrichment. It is now the leading case on trustee liability to third party creditors.
Propinvest Group Limited v Maud: acted (with Robert Levy KC and Richard Ritchie) for the defendants in a multi-million pound claim brought by the administrators of a Guernsey company against its former directors before the Royal Court of Guernsey.
Re Euromaster Ltd [2012] EWHC 2356 (Ch); [2013] Bus LR 466: Daniel acted for the administrators of a company who had been defectively appointed out of Court, successfully obtaining a declaration that the administrators had been validly appointed. This is one of the leading reported cases on the consequences of a defect in the appointment of an administrator.
Re Care Matters Partnership Ltd [2011] EWHC 2543 (Ch); [2012] 2 BCLC 311: Daniel acted for the directors of a company who had defectively appointed an administrator. This is one of the leading cases on applications for the retrospective appointment of an administrator.
Williams v Bowman [2014]: Daniel acted for a bankrupt in a dispute with his trustee in bankruptcy concerning the discharge of the bankruptcy and an allegation of misfeasance against the trustee in bankruptcy concerning the sale of a property at an alleged undervalue.
Capital Talk v Telequip [2012]: Daniel acted (with Stuart Adair) for the petitioning creditor in relation to a contested petition for the compulsory winding up of a company in members’ voluntary liquidation.

Trusts, Probate & Estates

Perry v Lopag (Cayman Grand Court) (on-going): Daniel acts (with David Brownbill KC) for the plaintiffs in a dispute concerning the ownership of a Cayman company in which the plaintiffs seek to set aside the transfer of the single issued share in the company to a Liechtenstein fiduciary on grounds of mistake and breach of Israeli matrimonial property rights. An appeal to the Pricy Council is due to be heard in January 2023.
Pleshakov v Sky Stream [2021] UKPC 15: Daniel acted (with Robert Levy KC) for the successful appellant in an appeal before the Privy Council concerning whether shares in a BVI company were held on trust.
St John’s Trust Company (PVT) Ltd v Watlington (2020) 96 WIR 175: Daniel acted (with David Brownbill KC) in a dispute concerning the management of a private trust company which has acted as trustee of a very valuable Bermudian discretionary trust.
Paraskevaides v Citco [2020] ECSC J0330-5: Daniel acted (with Vernon Flynn KC) for the appellants before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal in a complex trust/estates dispute concerning the management of BVI holding companies.
Investec v Glenalla [2018] UKPC 7; [2019] AC 271: Daniel acted (with Ewan McQuater KC) for the liquidators of four BVI companies in a long running dispute concerning a claim by the liquidators for more than £180m against the former trustees of a Jersey law trust. The proceedings raised complex issues relating to the rights of trust creditors to enforce their claims against trustees and trust assets, conflicts of laws, and unjust enrichment. It is now the leading case on trustee liability to third party creditors.
Crociani v Crociani [2014] UKPC 40: Daniel appeared (with David Brownbill kC and Edward Cumming) for the appellants in the Privy Council in an appeal from the Jersey Court of Appeal concerning the construction of jurisdiction clauses in trusts and the effect of such clauses.
Spread Trustee v Hutcheson [2011] UKPC 3; [2012] 2 AC 194: Daniel assisted the respondents in preparation for the hearing of an appeal to the Privy Council from the Guernsey Court of Appeal relating to the permissible scope of a trustee’s exculpation clause.

Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery

Invest Bank v El-Husseini [2022] EWHC 894 (Comm): Daniel acted for defendants on a jurisdiction challenge in the Commercial Court in which it was held that various claims under s.423 IA 1986 and as to the beneficial ownership of UK properties and shares did not, as formulated by the Claimant, raise a serious issue to be tried. The Court of Appeal is due to hear appeals in relation to the s.423 claims in 2023.
Re Hurst [2022] EWHC 2649 (Ch): Daniel acted for the innocent beneficiaries in circumstances where a declaration of trust of a residential property was set aside under s.423 IA 1986, successfully persuading the Court to make a novel form of order so that the beneficiaries could retain the surplus generated by a sale of the property after the payment of creditors in full.
Newmarket Holdings v Confiance: Daniel acted (with Elspeth Talbot Rice KC) for the claimant in a multi-million pound property joint venture dispute in the Chancery Division.
Hadfield v Cooke [2015] EWHC 3480 (Ch): Daniel acted (as sole counsel) for the defendant in a 4 day trial in the Chancery Division concerning the disputed ownership of a recycling business.
Wood v Add: acted (with Elspeth Talbot Rice KC) for the defendant in a highly publicised dispute between a wealthy heiress and her former lover involving allegations of undue influence and constructive trusts relating to very substantial gifts made during the course of a romantic relationship.
Propinvest Group Limited v Maud: acted (with Robert Levy KC and Richard Ritchie) for the defendants in a multi-million pound claim brought by the administrators of a Guernsey company against its former directors before the Royal Court of Guernsey.
Metro Baltic Horizons v James and ors: acting for one of the defendants in a multi-million pound claim in the Isle of Man brought by a company with substantial property investments in Eastern Europe which were allegedly purchased as a result of breaches of fiduciary duty and conspiracy by the defendants.

Banking & Financial Services Disputes

Day v Forex Capital Markets Ltd: Daniel acts for the defendant spread-betting firm in proceedings arising from the claimant’s losses on trades on the price of oil at a time of unprecedented negative oil prices in April 2020.
Re Carlyle Capital Corporation (in liquidation): Daniel acted for the Carlyle Group (the renowned American based global asset management firm) and its high-profile directors in a multi-jurisdictional, $1 billion investment management dispute arising from the insolvency of Carlyle Capital, its Guernsey-based mortgage investment spin-off. The matter has been the subject of bitterly disputed and ongoing jurisdiction battles in Delaware, Washington DC, New York and now Guernsey.
Al Sadik v Investcorp: Daniel assisted in a large disclosure review exercise and elements of legal research for the claimant in a claim for US$150m by a well known Middle Eastern figure against a leading Bahraini bank in relation to hedge fund investments.

Commercial Litigation

Day v Forex Capital Markets Ltd: Daniel acts for the defendant spread-betting firm in proceedings arising from the claimant’s losses on trades on the price of oil at a time of unprecedented negative oil prices in April 2020.
Invest Bank v El-Husseini [2022] EWHC 894 (Comm): Daniel acted for defendants on a jurisdiction challenge in the Commercial Court in which it was held that various claims under s.423 IA 1986 and as to the beneficial ownership of UK properties and shares did not, as formulated by the Claimant, raise a serious issue to be tried. The Court of Appeal is due to hear appeals in relation to the s.423 claims in 2023.
Janus Capital Management v Safeguard World International [2016] EWHC 1355 (Ch): Daniel acted (with Francis Tregear KC Alexander Pelling) for the successful defendant payroll service provider in a multi-million pound claim in the Chancery Division in relation to alleged overpayments for currency exchange and payment services. All of the claims were dismissed following an 11 day trial on liability in the Chancery Division.
Hadfield v Cooke [2015] EWHC 3480 (Ch): Daniel acted (as sole counsel) for the defendant in a dispute concerning the ownership of a share operating a business in the recycling industry. The case concerned an alleged oral nominee agreement.
London Executive Aviation v The Lily Partnership[2015] EWHC 1308 (Comm): Daniel acted (as sole counsel) for the successful claimant in a claim for sums due under an aircraft charter agreement culminating in a 4 day trial in the Mercantile Court. The case raised issues of contractual interpretation and estoppel by representation.
Capital Talk v Telequip (settled 2014): Daniel acted for the claimant in a claim for compensation and/or an indemnity under the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 following the termination of an business partnership agreement under which the claimant had agreed to sell the defendant’s telecommunications products.
Newmarket Holdings v Confiance: Daniel acted (with Elspeth Talbot Rice KC) for the claimant in a multi-million pound property joint venture dispute in the Chancery Division.
Renova v Emmerson: Daniel acted (with Robert Levy KC) in a US$500 million joint venture dispute in the BVI Commercial Court concerning interests in Russian energy companies.
City Index v Mughal (settled 2013): Daniel acted (with Alexander Pelling) for the claimant spread-betting company in a claim for recovery of a debt arising from the defendant’s spread-betting activities.

Hedge Funds & Structured Investment Vehicles

Acting for the defendant former manager of a Class B company based Guernsey collective investment scheme in a substantial claim brought by the liquidators of the scheme.
Acting for the defendant director of the former an investment manager of an AIM listed property investment company in claims brought by the company relating to substantial property investments alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, procuring breach of contract, dishonest assistance and conspiracy
Acting for the defendants in a claim brought by the administrators of a Guernsey company in hostile proceedings in which the Guernsey court granted a wide-ranging freezing order against various defendants

Arbitration

Acting for the claimant in an LCIA arbitration in relation to a dispute arising from a joint venture between solicitors.
Acting for the claimants in an LCIA arbitration in relation to a joint venture with substantial investments in businesses in Russia and the former Soviet union.
Acting for the claimant in an ICC arbitration for the recovery of commission payments due under a consultancy agreement.
Advising as to whether a draft arbitration agreement fell within the scope of the Arbitration Act 1996.
Daniel has also given a talk (with Tom Montagu-Smith KC) on the res judicata effect of arbitration awards.

Recommendations

Chancery: Traditional

Chambers & Partners

‘Daniel is quick and thorough, and always goes the extra mile. A go-to barrister for both commercial and contentious probate matters, he is an absolute pleasure to work with and is loved by clients.’ ‘Daniel Warents handles sizeable trusts and probate disputes and has expertise in matters with commercial, tax and fraud elements to them.’ ‘Daniel is an exceptional barrister, who is very pragmatic and good with both clients and judges. He is very clear in his advice and the quality of his written submissions is top notch.” “He’s incredibly quick and has a brilliant, analytical brain.” (2025)

‘Brilliant with clients, he always goes the extra mile and is very much a team player.’ (2023)

‘A quality practitioner with a real knack for getting to the important issues,” observes a commentator, who adds that he is “a pleasure to deal with.” “brilliant with clients, always goes the extra mile and is very much a team player.’(2022)

Chancery: Commercial

Chambers & Partners

‘Daniel is superb. He is a combination of intellectual rigour, drive and conviction. A man with a great temperament, he’s excellent at client handling and a highly effective advocate.” “Daniel is an exceptional barrister. He is very pragmatic, good with clients and clear in his advice. The quality of his written submissions is top notch.” “He is very good at legal analysis and particularly knowledgeable about trusts. He has a good grasp of the case law and is very practical.’ (2025)

‘I have no doubt that he will be a real star at the Bar. He is great to work with and clients love him.’ ‘He produces very good quality work and is very confident, rightly so.’ (2023)

‘Very committed and very good. He is incredibly assiduous and exceptionally smart.’ (2022)

‘Daniel is an excellent lawyer with maturity beyond his years. He has great judgement and works hard with determination.’ ‘An excellent practitioner – he’s thoughtful and shrewd.’(2021)

Offshore

Chambers & Partners

‘Daniel Warents is highly regarded for his expertise in handling chancery and commercial cases. He is instructed on a range of issues including fraud, trust matters and shareholder disputes. He is called to the BVI Bar and has extensive experience in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and the Channel Islands.” “Daniel Warents did superhuman things. He’s incredibly quick; his analytical brain is brilliant.” “Daniel is very easy to work with.” “Daniel is excellent. He’s extremely clever and very capable. He has a good manner about him. He’s an extremely bright and quick guy.” “He is good at the academics but can also link it to what it means in the real world. He’ll find a solution if there is one in most cases. He never says it can’t be done.’ (2025)

‘He is highly rated and an utter pleasure to work with.’ ‘Daniel Warents is very clever, has a good manner and is down to earth whilst also being intellectually rigorous.’ ‘He is a real workaholic. Daniel Warents is fantastic and works tirelessly.’(2023)

The Legal 500

‘Daniel is unbelievably quick, very clever and tactically excellent.’ (2024)

“Phenomenally hard-working, a great team member and a very good advocate.” (2023)

“Brilliant mastery of the factual issues and encyclopeadic knowledge of the applicable law.” (2022)

“A great advocate excellent on paper and on his feet.” (2021)

Private Client: Trusts & Probate

Legal 500

“Daniel always goes the extra mile and a real team player. Clients love his straightforward approach and clear advice.” (2023)

“Daniel is a seriously bright junior destined for great things – hardworking, across the detail, calm under fire and extremely user-friendly.”(2022)

“A very experienced practitioner.” (2021)

Insolvency

Legal 500

“Daniel is a very confident and clever advocate, equally at home with cross examination or submissions.” (2023)

“His ability is already superior to many barristers of higher seniority and solicitors would have absolutely no problem to instruct him as sole advocate against a silk on the opposite side.” (2022)

“He is a great advocate and is excellent on paper and when on his feet.”(2021)

Company and Partnership

Chambers & Partners

“Daniel Warents is a talented company and commercial disputes lawyer. He has appeared before the Privy Council as well as in cross-border matters within Bermuda. He is highly experienced in BVI matters.” “Daniel is an exceptional barrister. He goes into a lot of depth, he’s very pragmatic and he’s good with judges and clients alike.” “Daniel is incredibly quick and his analytical brain is brilliant.” “Daniel is fantastic to work with. He provides clear and measured advice, and is extremely responsive.” (2025)

‘Incredibly assiduous, and a barrister who takes a mature approach to his cases.” “Great to work with and loved by clients.‘ (2023)

Legal 500

“Daniel is a very confident and clever advocate, equally at home with cross examination or submissions.” (2023)

“Daniel is unrelenting in ensuring no stone is left unturned when considering the client’s best interests.” (2022)

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Publications

Co-General Editor of International Trust Laws (Jordans, loose-leaf).
Contributor to International Trust Laws(Jordans, loose-leaf), chapter on Beddoe applications.
Co-editor of Atkins Court Forms- Company Insolvency (2015, LexisNexis).
“An Unwarranted Approach – Costs Orders Against Solicitors Acting Without Authority” (2022) 41 CJQ 7
“All I wanna do is take your money: segregated accounts and equitable charges” (2015) 30 JIBFL 203.
“An offer you can’t refuse? Relief from forfeiture in the Privy Council” (2014) 29 JIBFL 21.
“Reorganisation with knobs on? The taxonomy of Europe’s insolvency regime” (2012) 27 JIBFL 345.
‘Whose liability is it anyway? Commissions and conflicts’ (2011) 26 JIBFL 324.
“Gross negligence after Spread Trustee v Hutcheson: the transition from vituperative epithet to meaningful standard”; (2011) 26 JIBFL 671.
Casenote on Marine Trade SA v Pioneer Freight Futures Co Ltd BVI [2010] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 631 published in the Lloyd’s List, 23 December 2009.

Academic History

M.A. Law, Downing College Cambridge (1st class)
LLM (Cantab)
BVC, BPP Law School (Very Competent)

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court – British Virgin Islands
ChBA (The Chancery Bar Association)
Association of Pension Lawyers
Institute of Art & Law
COMBAR (The Commercial Bar Association)

Scholarships and prizes

Senior Harris Scholarship, Downing College, Cambridge
Squire Scholarship, Cambridge
Queen Mother Scholarship, Middle Temple
Grand finalist at both the World and European Universities’ Debating Championships

Business Details

VAT number:: 993115996
Registered name:: Daniel Elijah Warents

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