Dan Stacey

Dan Stacey

Dan Stacey specialises in professional indemnity (solicitors, surveyors, accountants, financial advisors etc.), commercial and banking litigation and costs.  He has appeared in various claims in the High Court and Court of Appeal (with a leader and on his own) with numerous cases reported on Lawtel and BAILII. As a former litgator at Allen & Overy, he is familiar with large-scale, document heavy cases. With significant trial experience, he has particular expertise in limitation, equitable relief, claims against fiduciaries and contractual and statutory interpretation.  He has recently been instructed as junior on a number of high value mortgage fraud/lenders' claims in the High Court involving the obtaining of freezing orders and other interlocutory relief.  He has also been involved in several recent lenders' claims against well-known valuers/surveyors and solicitors (both for claimant and defendant). 

Email: dan.stacey@hailshamchambers.com
Phone: 020 7643 5000

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Year of call: 1996

Specialist areas: professional negligence, commercial litigation, costs

Education: Magdalen College, Oxford (Modern History, First Class); City University (Diploma in Law); ICSL School of Law (Gray's Inn Prince of Wales Scholar)

Committees: Member of Bar Council Law Reform Committee

 

 

  
  • One World v Elite Mobile [2012] EWHC 3706 (QB) (HHJ Behrens), BAILII - 4 day trial, contractual incorporation, standard Terms & Conditions.
  • Page  v Hewetts & Fuller [2012] EWCA Civ 805 - "brought" for the purposes of the Limitation Act 1980
  • Mortgage Express v Abensons [2012] EWHC 1000, HHJ David Cooke, Lawtel - amendments made after expiry of the limitation period, "deliberate breach of fiduciary duty" and "deliberate concealment" (under s 32 of the Limitation Act 1980) and the mental element required for breach of fiduciary duty.
  • Page v Hewetts & Fuller [2011] EWHC 2449 (Ch), Lawtel, Susan Prevezer QC - application of ss. 21 and 32 of Limitation Act 1980 to claims against fiduciaries/solicitors; deemed date of service of Claim Form under CPR Part 7.
  • O'Brien v Sandown (HHJ Gore QC, 21.7.11, Lawtel) - appeal in respect of Part 45 fixed costs, statutory construction, definition of "arising out of a road traffic accident"
  

"... has a broad and well-regarded costs practice." Chambers UK 2013

"... 'a good performer who always puts his best into everything'." Chambers UK 2012