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Craig Ferguson

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Position

Craig Ferguson is a specialist regulatory law practitioner whose practice focuses on workplace crime and inquests.

He has extensive experience of representing companies, individual directors, managers and employees in relation to a broad spectrum of offences, including corporate and gross negligence manslaughter, in proceedings before the criminal courts and at inquests. He defends in cases brought by a wide range of enforcement authorities and has particular expertise in health and safety.

His background is in criminal defence, business crime and professional discipline. For many years he has been recognized as a leading practitioner in serious and complex fraud cases both for corporate and individual professional clients. He has defended in grave and complex criminal matters including murder (from planned assassination to crime of passion) attempted murder, manslaughter (from medical error to shooting), kidnap, armed robbery, bribery, corruption and major drug trafficking. He has represented many registered professionals in Fitness to Practice hearings before their regulatory bodies and in concurrent proceedings before the courts.

Craig delivers training in relation to criminal regulatory and inquest matters to solicitors and other members of the profession.

Career

Year of Call 1992; Middle Temple; South Eastern Circuit.

Memberships

• 2009-2017: Recorder of the Crown Court
• Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
• Criminal Bar Association
• Fraud Lawyers Association
• Health & Safety Lawyers’ Association