Craig Evans > Chambers of Stephen Hockman KC and Mark Watson KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Stephen Hockman KC and Mark Watson KC
Six Pump Court
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7AR
England

Work Department

Criminal and civil.

Position

Craig has developed a busy criminal practice, and regularly appears before the Crown Court. He has been instructed to represent defendants in cases ranging from drug offences to serious violence. Craig has also appeared in the Court of Appeal. Whilst his practice is predominately defence based, Craig also prosecutes on behalf of the CPS and probation service. Craig has experience in representing vulnerable defendants, including youths, who require particular care. He has represented young defendants charged with serious offences both in the Youth Court and the Crown Court. Craig has an interest in ‘cyber crime’, and has assisted in the preparation of, and appeared at, a seminar given by several members chambers on the topic of ‘Prosecuting Cyber-Crime: Defence Tactics and other Legal Hurdles’. The seminar concerned all areas of computer crime, from offences under the Computer Misuse Act, to jurisdiction where offences occur in more than one territory. Craig has also been instructed in a number of civil matters, appearing in the County Courts in respect of small claims and fast-track trials. Craig has appeared in trials relating to road traffic collisions and applications to provide information under the Data Protection Act.

Career

Called 2010; Middle Temple.

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association; South Eastern Circuit; Kent Bar Mess.

Education

Law LLB (Hons); University of East Anglia (2009 Bar Vocational Course); BPP Law School (2010).