Daniel Irving

Daniel Irving joined Birketts in 2019 and leads our public inquiries team.

He is a Barrister and Legal Director and has been involved in several of the most high-profile Public Inquiries of the last decade, including the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Called to the bar in 2007, he was a tenant at Blackfriars Chambers, London, before joining Birketts, and has a wealth of experience as Inquiry counsel having been instructed to represent a prominent former Cabinet Minister on the Iraq (‘Chilcot’) Inquiry, and on the counsel team of the Undercover Policing Inquiry, whilst in chambers.

Daniel is the firm’s Financial Services Sector disputes lead and advises on white-collar investigations and financial crime as part of the firm’s regulatory and corporate defence team. He advises on a breadth of regulatory matters including the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’), FCA enforcement action and investigations, HMRC and SFO investigations and prosecutions, and international financial sanctions. He also appears regularly in the Crown Court advising and representing clients in relation to serious fraud offences.

Daniel delivers training to GCs, Heads of Legal and at board level, on bribery, fraud and facilitation of tax evasion prevention obligations, and he advises organisations on the full range of corporate criminal offences and corporate policies to ensure compliance.

Following his in-depth work on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Daniel also advises organisations on Building and Fire Safety regulatory compliance.

Experience & education

2022 Legal Director (Barrister), Birketts

2019 joined Birketts

2009 Barrister, Blackfriars Chambers

2008 Pupil Barrister, Blackfriars Chambers

2007 Associate, Deutsche Bank

2007 called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple)