Daniel McNally

Recent Work

• Representing the operator of an anaerobic digestate facility who was the subject of a joint investigation by the HSE and EA following a gas explosion which resulted in life changing injuries to two of its employees.
• Representing the Trustees of a pension scheme who were prosecuted by the Pensions Regulator after it was alleged that they had used pension monies to make prohibited employer related investments and also provided false or misleading information to the Regulator.
• Representing a leading construction company and its Managing Director who were prosecuted by the HSE following a fatality involving an employee who was electrocuted whilst at work
• Representing a large wholesaler and its Directors who were investigated by the Police on suspicion of fraud by abuse of position following a series of complaints by a well-known Conservative MP
• Representing a manufacturing company who were investigated by the SFO on suspicion of bribery and corruption. This related to a substantial number of cash payments that were made by its former Managing Director to a Norwegian intermediary over a 10 year period
• Representing a specialist vehicles company who were prosecuted by HMRC and the Department for International Trade after a large number of its military vehicles were incorrectly exported and eventually seized near to the Russian border.
• Advising a company who, having discovered that its former Managing Director had paid bribes to specific individuals within the NHS, was investigated by the London Metropolitan Police.
• Representing numerous post-masters across the Country who, on complaint from the Post Office, were investigated on suspicion of false accounting and theft. This was linked the well-publicised group litigation action that was successfully brought against the Post Office in the High Court.
• Representing a leading hotel chain who were prosecuted by the Local Authority under the Food Safety Regulations following a rodent and pest outbreak at one of its flagship hotels.
• Representing a global casino brand in confiscation proceedings that were brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act following the discovery of unlawful gaming
• Representing one of the Country’s largest Trusts at numerous high profile inquests across the UK following fatalities on its land and in its waterways.
• Representing the employee of a large haulage and aggregates company who was investigated by the Police and HSE on suspicion of manslaughter and breaches of health and safety legislation after his colleague was crushed whilst he was driving a loading shovel.
• Representing a company with a significant property portfolio, with ownership in the BVI, who were prosecuted by the Local Authority for carrying out extensive renovation works on an historical property without having listed building consent
• Representing one of the Country’s leading LPG suppliers following a gas explosion at one of its customer’s premises and subsequent investigation by the HSE
• Representing a leading property developer who, following a serious fire at one of its residential buildings, was investigated by the Fire & Rescue Service on suspicion of breaching fire safety legislation
• Representing the Director of a children’s nursery who was investigated by Ofsted and prosecuted by the Local Authority for breaching food safety regulations following a rodent outbreak
• Advising a multi-national company following the discovery of fraud that had been orchestrated by one of its Directors in relation to a substantial contract with a Government body in Africa.
• Representing numerous care providers in criminal investigations that are carried out by the CQC and, where appropriate, at inquests in circumstances where it is alleged that they have failed to provide safe care and treatment.
• Representing both companies and individual Directors who have been prosecuted for a wide range of road traffic offences. This includes putting forward successful “special reasons” or “exceptional hardship” arguments so as to avoid a driving disqualification.