Daniel Jameson

Year of Call: 2004

Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Criminal/Civil Fraud, Serious Sexual Offences, Asset Forfeiture, Prison Law

Serious Crime

Daniel Jameson is first and foremost a criminal defence advocate.  He is regularly instructed as trial counsel at the Crown Court in cases involving:

Murder:  Daniel was instructed as junior counsel in a case involving a young defendant at the Central Criminal Court.

Section 18 and 20 GBH:  Including a case, originally investigated as an attempted murder in which a defendant with a serious mental health condition was accused of stabbing an ex partner six times.

Firearms and ammunition:  Daniel has been instructed in matters concerning possession of prohibited weapons and ammunition, including a case with complex arguments of duress.

Importation of drugs and possession with intent to supply:  Daniel was recently instructed in a case involving the importation of over 15 kilograms of Cannabis and cases involving possession of Cocaine valued at over £15,000 and also 7½ kilograms of Cannabis with intent to supply.

Dwelling house burglary:  Daniel secured an acquittal in an attempted burglary trial involving a defendant with over 20 previous convictions for dwelling house burglaries adduced as part of the prosecution case, where the defendant was arrested at the scene having been observed smashing and putting his hand through a window.

Robbery:  Daniel has experience in multi-handed trials involving robbery and conspiracy to rob.

Affray:  Including matters involving a young defendant using an axe to warn off neighbours and multi-handed fights outside nightclubs.

Offences of dishonesty:  Particularly cases involving breach of trust.

Daniel regularly appears in cases involving counter allegations against the police, including cases where instructions allege assaults by the police and the police planting evidence.

A particular interest of Daniel’s is the increasingly common and, in his view dangerous, practice of police officers ‘identifying’ defendants from CCTV and the inherent difficulties of asking a jury to identify defendants using the same procedure.

Asset Forfeiture & Confiscation

A particular area of focus is asset forfeiture and confiscation proceedings. He has appeared in confiscation hearings at the Crown Court and is experienced in enforcement proceedings in the Magistrates' Court, in particular where there may be Certificate of Inadequacy or section 23 applications

He has represented the RCPO in possession applications in the County Court and appeared in ancillary relief proceedings in the High Court and the County Court to give effect to confiscation orders. He has also appeared in contempt of court cases at the High Court where a restraint order has been disobeyed. Daniel has recently appeared as junior counsel in an application to discharge a restraint order in a case involving assets worth over $20 million

He has appeared in many cash seizure and forfeiture hearings across the country in cases involving upwards of £100,000. He is involved in the training of pupil barristers in this area of law

Prison Law

Daniel is experienced in prison law, appearing as an advocate in adjudication hearings.  He has been instructed in a range of cases involving possession of prohibited articles, putting at risk the health and safety of others and assault matters

Lectures

• ‘Confiscation in Crown Court Proceedings and Section 23 Applications’ Presented to ‘Her Majesty’s Court Service’s Legal Advisors Forum’. (CPD accredited)
• ‘Confiscation, Past and Present’: Co-author - presented to solicitors and counsel practising on the Northern Circuit. (CPD accredited)
• ‘Enforcement of Confiscation Orders in the Magistrates' Court’: Furnival Chambers Lecture series (CPD accredited)

Reported Cases

Necip, R (on the application of) v Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (2009) 173 J.P. 265; [2009] EWHC 755 (Admin) (24 March 2009)

There was no power to issue a warrant under section 83 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 to secure the attendance of a person facing enforcement proceedings for a confiscation order that remained outstanding (the applicant having served a prison sentence in default of payment).