Daniel Hochberg

Practice Overview

Daniel's main areas of specialisation are chancery and property litigation, onshore and offshore trusts litigation, and professional negligence.  He aims always to give clear, sound, pragmatic and commercial advice which draws on his extensive experience of a wide range of legal problems.

Recent matters with which he has been involved include, in the field of commercial litigation the rectification of a contract for the transfer of a hedge fund business to a limited liability partnership, a dispute concerning the supply of a bespoke software suite for manufacturing, and a dispute concerning the supply of an accounting software package. 

Private client matters include various complex breach of trust claims, setting aside trusts for mistake; big money divorce cases involving trusts; money laundering and asset confiscation claims and trustees' applications for directions in complex matters.  Professional liability cases have involved actuaries' liability, solicitors' liability, barristers' liability, surveyors' liability and accountants' liability. 

Real property cases have involved the acquisition of rights of land by prescription or adverse possession; the enforceability and construction of land options; restrictive covenants; and the enforcement of contracts for the sale or lease of land. 

Professional Reputation

Chambers and Partners, 2009

'Clients feel secure in Daniel Hochberg's hands as he is an "extremely intelligent and sophisticated practitioner".  He specialises in property litigation, onshore and offshore trusts litigation and professional negligence.'

Chambers and Partners, 2008

'"Extremely thoughtful, bright, and detail-focussed in his work", Daniel Hochberg has a rich history in the wills and professional negligence area.  "If I were in need of a chancery practitioner to represent me", remarked one peer, "I would go to him - and there's no higher praise than that".'

Chambers and Partners, 2007

'Daniel Hochberg drew praise for his mixed commercial and traditional practice. His strengths lie in his "remarkable preparation and knowledge".'

'According to clients, Daniel Hochberg is "an excellent choice for practical trusts advice", and he has "an intense knowledge of the law and a wonderful ability to apply it to particular circumstances".'

The Legal 500, 2009

'Daniel Hochberg gives "accurate and concise advice".'

Qualifications

MA (Oxon), Jurisprudence, First Class honours.

Memberships

• Chancery Bar Association
• Property Bar Association
• Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate Specialists
• Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners

Publications

Editor, Phipson on Evidence; Editor, Spencer-Bower on Estoppel by Representation; author of several articles on legal topics of interest.