Daniel was born and brought up in Budapest, Hungary. He won an academic scholarship to the UK to study for his A levels at Bishops Stortford College. Two years later he obtained a full academic scholarship to read Law at Cambridge University, where he achieved the 6th highest mark in his year in the Tripos I examinations and was elected scholar of Downing College. Thereafter, he obtained the Bachelor of Civil Law degree from Oxford University. He tutored Roman Law at Oxford University and was a research assistant to Professor Burrows for the ‘Law of Restitution’.

Daniel commenced his legal carrier at Clifford Chance LLP in London (www.cliffordchance.com) where he worked in Insolvency, Private Equity (Frankfurt office), Competition law, Litigation and Arbitration. In 2005 Daniel transferred to the Bar and specialised in Commercial Litigation and Arbitration as well as Public law. He remains a door tenant at 3 Hare Court Chambers and may be instructed as Counsel or Arbitrator via his Chambers in London. He was Judicial Assistant for two terms to Lord Dyson.

Daniel moved to Zimbabwe in 2013, cross-qualified as a Zimbabwean legal practitioner and commenced work at Gill, Godlonton & Gerrans (www.ggg.co.zw). In 2015 he transferred to the Zimbabwean Bar where his work focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration. Daniel regularly sits as an arbitrator and may be appointed either directly or through one of the nominating bodies listed below.