Commended for his superb advice in relation to the pre-charge elements of SFO investigations 
Chambers UK 2011
A leading junior who acts almost exclusively for the defence.
Areas of specialisation include: Crime, serious fraud, corporate and financial crime as well as professional discipline (principally in cases before the General Medical Council and General Dental Council). He has also recently appeared in a complex, multi-million pound internet gambling licence appeal.
In the last year he has undertaken a considerable amount of pre-charge advisory work in SFO investigations. His practice of representing corporate clients in their claims against HMRC in the VAT tribunal (Tax Chamber, First Tier tribunal) continues to expand.
Regularly instructed in very complex and high profile cases. Frequently the first choice of solicitors acting for privately funded clients and those representing other members of the legal profession who are accused of crimes. This year he has represented solicitors charged with perverting the course of justice and supplying drugs to clients in police custody. Consistently cited as a leading junior in both Chambers UK and the Legal 500.
Appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2009.
Notable Cases
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R v Tina Dove |
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Defence |
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Legal executive facing allegations of doing acts tending to pervert the course of justice by interfering with prosecution witnesses.
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R v Scotece |
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Defence |
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Defending solicitor charged with the supply of controlled drugs into a police cell.
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R v Williams |
| Appearance |
Defence Junior (led by Trevor Burke QC) |
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| Detail |
Cold blooded murder by shooting of a 16 year old boy in the St Ann’s area of Nottingham which has remained unsolved for 7 years and over 20 people have been arrested during that time.
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R v Boudjenane |
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Defence Junior (led by Orlando Pownall QC) |
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Murder, kidnap and rape. Defending an Algerian national living in the UK after a failed asylum application charged with the murder of his neighbour provoked by a mistaken belief that the neighbour was having an affair with a woman the defendant deluded himself he was in a relationship with. Known as the Kilburn headless corpse case. The head was thrown into the Grand Union Canal.
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R v Mohammed |
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Defence |
| Category |
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| Detail |
4 month murder trial and attempt to pervert the course of justice
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| Case name |
R v Saunders |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
Police Corruption/Theft |
| Detail |
Officers accused of corruption
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| Case name |
R v Barrett-Jolley |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
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| Detail |
Pilot who dropped ½ ton of cocaine on Southend airport runway; multi-million pound drigs importation
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R v Coldwell |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
Operation Ore –child pornography |
| Detail |
Teacher accused in one of first in the series of prosecutions
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| Case name |
R v BHMC |
| Appearance |
Prosecution |
| Category |
Arms to Iran |
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First arms sanctions prosecution following the Scott enquiry
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| Case name |
R v Suchak |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
Serious Fraud |
| Detail |
Bank manager charged with conspiracy to defraud banks and clearing houses. Alleged loss is several million pounds.
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R v Platt |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
Money laundering |
| Detail |
Representing Bureau de Change proprietor facing charges of laundering £50million
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| Case name |
R v Brent Walker 2 |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
Serious Fraud |
| Detail |
Defence of George Walker’s financial director, Donald Anderson
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| Case name |
R v Grimwade |
| Appearance |
Defence |
| Category |
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| Detail |
Solicitor and former President of Law Society stealing from clients.
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Craig represents healthcare professionals in proceedings before their regulator and in related appeals to the High Court and other tribunals. He appears regularly before the General Medical Council and the General Dental Council.
He is particularly sought after to represent all classes of professional who face criminal proceedings, especially where there may be concurrent or subsequent regulatory proceedings.
| Case name |
GMC v Professor Scott |
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UK’s most eminent specialist in obesity facing misconduct allegations.
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