Craig Morrison KC

Craig practises in all areas of chambers’ work, with a particular focus on commercial litigation and arbitration. He regularly appears in the High Court and the appeal courts, both led and unled, and is currently instructed in a wide range of commercial disputes. Cases that Craig has appeared in include UBS v. KWL (for the successful Defendant in a USD340 million claim to enforce several complex derivatives, raising issues of bribery, conflict of interest and negligent portfolio management, with Tim Lord QC and Simon Salzedo QC), Berezovsky v Abramovich (for the successful Defendant in a high-profile dispute between Russian oligarchs, with Jonathan Sumption QC, Helen Davies QC and Daniel Jowell QC); Howden North America Inc v Ace European Group Ltd (the English phase of an insurance dispute arising out of mass-tort litigation in the United States, with Harry Matovu QC and John Lockey QC); SNCB Holdings v UBS AG (a claim by the Belgian state railway company arising out of derivative transactions, with Jasbir Dhillon QC); and Arsanovia Ltd v Cruz City I Mauritius Holdings (a claim to set aside an arbitration award, with Jonathan Hirst QC).

Loretto School; St John’s College, Cambridge University (2006 MA Law, First Class; 2007 LLM, First Class); BPP Law School (2008 BVC, outstanding); Harvard University (2009 LLM).