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David Craig KC KC
Position
With a “reputation for handling high-stakes cases”, “revered practitioner” David Craig KC has a rich and diverse practice leading teams in various jurisdictions. At home in court and in arbitration, David is instructed in high profile and heavyweight disputes, often at the intersection between commercial and employment law or involving the protection of confidential information and trade secrets, including large-scale multi-week litigation, substantive interim applications for injunctive relief and appeals (where David has acted at all levels, including on numerous occasions in the House of Lords and Supreme Court). David also appears in high-value whistleblowing and discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal, frequently in a regulatory context and where important reputational issues arise. His practice has an international dimension, with cases often involving multiple jurisdictions, foreign law (where he works closely with foreign lawyers) and foundational jurisdictional questions, and he has appeared in numerous cases in the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts.
Career
Called 1997.
Memberships
ELBA; ELA; COMBAR; PNBA.
Education
University College School; Inns of Court School of Law (Outstanding); City University (CPE (Commendation)); Cambridge University (MPhil Criminology (Distinction – Manuel Lopez-Rey Prize for Criminology)); Manchester University (BSc (Hons) Psychology (First Class)).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1David Craig KC – Essex Court Chambers ‘He is authoritative but very engaging and delivers advice in a practical and clear way.’
The ‘excellent‘ team at Essex Court Chambers handles a broad spectrum of employment law matters, including discrimination claims, restrictive covenant disputes and cross-border team move cases. The ‘calm and confident‘ David Craig KC continues to act in a wide range of complex contentious matters, often before the Employment Tribunal. Daniel Oudkerk KC is ‘brilliant and extraordinarily strategic‘, with established strength in advising on wrongful dismissal cases and whistleblowing claims. Charles Ciumei KC regularly handles restrictive covenant cases for clients in the financial services sector, and Andrew Hochhauser KC is ‘a formidable advocate and an exceptional strategist‘. At the junior end of chambers, Jane Russell is highly regarded for her specialist expertise in discrimination matters, including belief, maternity and sex discrimination claims.