Simmons & Simmons

Craig specialises in complex tax investigations and litigation.

Qualified as a Higher Courts solicitor advocate for civil cases, Craig supports clients at all stages of a dispute, from initial discussions through to written and oral advocacy. Craig works closely with clients and counsel to develop a clear strategy from the start of a matter and see it through to successful conclusion.

Craig is equally comfortable conducting proceedings before the tax tribunals, the English courts, and in arbitration. He guides clients through the process of alternative dispute resolution with HMRC and represents clients in mediation.

His tax investigations practice covers the whole spectrum of contentious tax issues, from internal tax reviews to managing mixed civil and criminal investigations by HMRC and other regulators. He is often instructed by clients looking to test opinions they have received from other tax advisers, and to identify alternative approaches. Craig also acts in commercial claims against tax advisers and against counterparties on matters arising from tax provisions in transaction documents.

Craig read law at St Peter's College, Oxford, and trained at a US-headquartered international law firm before joining Simmons & Simmons in 2018.