Daniel Scothern

Dan enjoys a busy practice prosecuting and defending across the East Midlands and is regularly instructed in cases of a complexity which belie his year of call.

In a short span of time, Dan has developed a reputation for being reliable, hard-working, and forward-thinking in his approach, providing realistic and focused advice.

Dan brings his down-to-earth and approachable manner to all aspects of his work, allowing him to quickly form a rapport with professional and lay clients alike. He has been praised for his thorough preparation and willingness to go the extra mile.

Since completing pupillage under the supervision of James Horne KC in 2022, Dan has gone onto establish himself as a determined and capable advocate in his own right, whose advocacy is as confident as it is precise, all in the pursuit of the best outcome for his clients.

Solicitors and other practising lawyers are invited to contact the clerks on: +44 (0)115 824 9090

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Daniel Scothern

Dan’s two main passions are running and supporting Port Vale FC: one is a gruelling, gut-wrenching test of strength, patience and persistence; the other is running.

 

Inn: Gray’s Inn
Degree: LLB Law University of Birmingham, First Class

Recommendations

Ann Goddard Scholarship, the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 2022
Goldie Scholarship, the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, 2020
Midland Circuit Mini-Pupillage Scholar, 2019

Affiliations

Grade 2 Prosecutor.
Criminal Bar Association.

Recent Cases

Operation Amidala [2024-2025]: Presently instructed to represent a 59-year-old male charged as part of a conspiracy to supply significant quantities of class A drugs through numerous towns in the East Midlands.
R v IO [2025]: presently instructed to prosecute a 45-year-old male charged with sexually assaulting two females. 
R v JD [2025]: presently instructed to represent a 51-year-old male charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs involving issues of secondary transfer of DNA.
R v DE & ML [2024-2025]: presently instructed to prosecute two males accused of being concerned in the supply class A drugs.
R v CO [2025]: instructed to represent a 35-year-old male charged with s.18 GBH against a male he was residing with at the time who received life-changing injuries. CO was said to have been observed by an eye-witness to assault the victim. Secured acquittal.
R v KH [2025]: instructed to prosecute a 52-year-old male charged with sexual assault against a childhood friend. The Defendant pleaded guilty.
R v SM [2024]: instructed to represent a 61-year-old male charged with s.18 GBH against a friend he was renovating a house with. The victim received five stab wounds to the back which SM accepted inflicting in self-defence. Secured acquittal.
R v LP [2024]: instructed to represent a 21-year-old female at sentence charged with causing the death of her partner by dangerous driving.