2011
Qualified as solicitor
2016
Joined Co-op Legal Services
17
Years of experience
Daniel Comerford is a senior solicitor and the Consumer Legal Services Lead at Co-op Legal Services. He is based in Manchester and has overall responsibility for the family law, personal injury and medical negligence departments at Co-op Legal Services.
Daniel is committed to treating clients with empathy and working hard to achieve excellent outcomes.
Daniel's personal injury team has been recognised in the Legal 500 2026 Directory, a first-time achievement that reflects the team’s dedication and expertise.
Professional memeberships
Career history
After obtaining his LLB (Hons) at university, Daniel went on to complete the Bar Vocational Course before qualifying as a barrister in 2008. He subsequently cross qualified as a solicitor in 2011. Daniel has been specialising in civil litigation since 2008.
Daniel joined Co-op Legal Services in 2016 having previously worked for Slater and Gordon Lawyers UK since 2013.
Daniel's areas of expertise
- Clinical negligence
- Civil litigation
When not working
Daniel enjoys spending time with his family and catching up with friends.
Notable cases
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Client suffered severe osteoporosis after 16-year delay in diagnosis. Daniel recovered £250,000 in compensation for her pain and suffering, and for future care and assistance.
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Fatal claim following a failure to treat an aneurysm. The failure to diagnose this resulted in a catastrophic rupture of the abdominal aortic aneurysm. Daniel negotiated a settlement of £60,000 for the deceased's wife.
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Object left inside patient after treatment, resulting in a long-term reduction in recovery. As a result of Daniel’s negotiations, the client was awarded £4,400 in compensation in respect of his pain and suffering and the delay he experienced regaining his independence.
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Fatal claim involving inadequate post-operative monitoring following a total shoulder replacement leading to irreversible multi-organ failure. The deceased was 67 years old with a number of pre-existing health problems. Daniel recovered £190,000 compensation on behalf of the estate.
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A delay in treatment of thrombocythemia leading to limb ischaemia and below knee amputation. The causation experts’ evidence was that the negligence accelerated the amputation by 3 years and subsequently the client died 23 months after the procedure (unrelated to the claim). Daniel recovered £60,000 compensation on behalf of the Estate in respect of the 23 month period.
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Perforation of uterus and bowel during diagnostic hysteroscopy and polypectomy. Daniel recovered £200,000 compensation for the client.
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Delay in diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. The causation evidence did not support ‘cure’, absent of negligence, therefore the case proceeded on the basis of an 11 month reduction in median life expectancy (as per Obiter of Gregg v Scott). The client has outlived the life expectancy projections and recovered £28,000 compensation in respect of the 11 months.
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Negligent prescription of Ibuprofen and Methylprednisolone in a patient receiving Warfarin therapy leading to intracranial bleed and withdrawal of Warfarin. The client subsequently suffered a cerebral infarct in the absence of Warfarin.
