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Craig has mixed common law practice. He joined Chambers following the successful completion of his pupillage in October 2006. His pupil masters were Adam Weitzman and Gordon Aspden.
Clinical Negligence & Personal Injury
He has substantial expertise in personal injury litigation where he regularly appears in Fast Track and Multi Track trials and regularly drafts pleadings and advises on liability and quantum. He also has experience of Coroners inquests. His work encompasses a wide range: RTA’s (including credit hire and low velocity impact litigation) employers’ and occupiers’ liability, dangerous animals, sports injuries, fatal accidents and clinical negligence. He has been instructed in claims including allegations of fraud. He has acted in asbestos claims against local authorities and the MOD. He was instructed by the US Plaintiffs Steering Committee for the Avandia multidistrict litigation in associated proceedings in the High Court. Craig is experienced in historic child abuse claims against local authorities, the Ministry of Justice and direct actions against abusers. He is instructed in several of the claims in the second ‘Manchester Homes’ group action.
Employment and Discrimination
Craig receives instructions to appear before the Employment Tribunal in claims of unfair and wrongful dismissal, redundancy and discrimination. He successfully represented the Claimant in a two week constructive dismissal trial. He successfully represented the Respondents in a two week trial against their former nanny which involved allegations of discrimination, constructive dismissal and unlawful deduction from wages (relying on National Wage Legislation). He has written on the topic of disability discrimination. He is regularly instructed to conduct case management discussions, pre hearing reviews and multi day trials. He also has experience in civil claims for breach of restrictive covenants.
Commercial Law
Craig has considerable experience in contractual disputes with a particular focus on banking, unfair terms, sale of goods and services, agency and misrepresentation. Craig also receives instructions in insurance litigation, partnership disputes and director disqualifications. He was recently instructed on a multi-jurisdictional IT contract dispute with a value is excess of £100,000. More recently he was instructed by the Claimant in a High Court claim for breach of fiduciary duties, fraud, conversion and passing off. He was instructed in United Capital Corporation v Bender & Ors by the second defendant (a US citizen resident in Japan) in US$ 97 million constructive trust action over the profits of a hedge fund and in Evans 2000 v HSBC invoice Finance (UK) Limited, a High Court case arising out of a financing agreement dispute.
Public & Regulatory Law
Craig has experience of working on claims of false imprisonment, misfeasance in public office, judicial review and claims under the Human Rights Act; he has experience of appearing in the High Court on applications for permission. He has strong knowledge of education law. He has advised in regulatory claims including taxi licensing and disciplinary proceedings before the GSCC.
Business Crime
Craig specialises in civil and criminal fraud, financial crime and regulation. He is currently instructed in the largest criminal fraud in Jersey having previously been instructed in a multi jurisdictional commercial trust dispute. He recently conducted research, for a submission to the Treasury Select Committee, on international compliance with anti money laundering regulations. He is regularly commissioned to write articles on issues relevant to financial crime. He was instructed AG of Jersey v Bhojwani: trial concerning allegations of laundering US$ 43.9 million through Jersey.
Crime
Craig prosecutes and defends in the Magistrates’ and Crown Court. His experience includes prosecuting and defending at trial, appeals, pre-trial hearings and advising on sentence. He has experience of dealing with sensitive prosecutions such as domestic abuse. He was recently instructed in a 8 week multi-handed conspiracy to rob trial with a value in excess of £100,000.
Seminars and events
Craig often gives in-house presentations to solicitors. He was recently in Namibia as a neutral trial observer for Lawyers Without Borders where he was commissioned to conduct research on Namibian commercial and regulatory law for the World Bank.
Memberships
South Eastern Circuit
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Personal Injury Bar Association
Lawyers without Borders
Contact Craig Carr
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk