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Craig Orr KC

020 7583 2000 corr@oeclaw.co.uk

Position

Barrister practising across the spectrum of commercial dispute resolution (both litigation and international arbitration). Areas of expertise include banking and financial services, civil fraud, energy and natural resources, professional negligence, insurance, product liability and all forms of contractual disputes (including construction and joint venture disputes). Recent work includes representing a product manufacturer in the Public Inquiry and litigation arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire; a multinational investment manager in a dispute concerning a $3 billion loan facility; a major pension fund in a dispute concerning a ground rent portfolio; a leading insurer in business interruption litigation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic; Luxembourg liquidators in multi-jurisdictional investment fund disputes; the Libyan Investment Authority in $2.1 billion corruption claims against Societe Generale; and an AIM listed mineral resources company in proceedings to recover misappropriated mineral rights. As well as appearing in the Senior Courts in England and Wales, Craig has experience of appearing before other tribunals, including the Supreme Court of Bermuda and LCIA and UNCITRAL arbitration tribunals. He also has extensive experience of giving evidence on English law in foreign proceedings (including in Canada and Singapore).

Career

Studied law at Cambridge University 1981-84 (MA) and Oxford University 1984-85 (BCL, Vinerian Scholar). Called to the Bar in 1986. Fox Scholar (at McCarthy Tetrault in Canada) from 1986-87. Practised in London since 1988. Appointed Silk in 2006.

Publications – Contributor: Fountain Court on Carriage by Air; Professional Negligence & Liability; Blockchain: Legal and Regulatory Guidance (The Law Society); and Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Corruption Law.

Memberships

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