Edward Craven KC
'He is hugely knowledgeable in group litigation. A stand-out performer across the board, combining technical brilliance with sound judgement and approachability.'
Matrix Chambers' 'smart and creative' team is very well known for advising on group litigation in the areas of data protection, media, international human rights, consumer and environmental law. Edward Craven KC has 'outstanding legal knowledge and technical skills, and vast experience of the practical challenges of complex group litigation'; he was appointed to silk in March 2025. Craven and Kate Boakes continue to act in Milasi Josiya v British American Tobacco Plc & Imperial Brands Plc, a group action involving over 7,000 Malawian tobacco farmers bringing claims of unjust enrichment, negligence and conversion.
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2025 Silks
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