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About
Provided by Nicholas Craig KC
Practice Areas
Nicholas specialises in complex and high-value commercial and business disputes in a wide range of sectors including banking and finance, life sciences, energy and natural resources, defence, insurance, aviation, international trade and infrastructure projects.
He is regularly instructed on interlocutory matters (including jurisdiction disputes, applications for interim remedies such as freezing, search, imaging and Norwich Pharmacal orders and letters of request) and for trial as well as in connection with the enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards (both English and foreign).
His practice is thoroughly international. In addition to regular appearances in the Commercial Court and in the Chancery Division, he has appeared before the Courts of the Grand Cayman, the British Virgin Islands and the DIFC. He has appeared as counsel in commercial arbitrations conducted under ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, SIAC, DIAC, AAA, SCC and UNCITRAL rules (as well as ad hoc arbitrations) in a wide range of disputes with seats in London, New York, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Miami, Hong Kong, Singapore and Stockholm. By virtue of this experience, he is well accustomed to acting as counsel against opponents from other jurisdictions.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Nicholas Craig KC of 3 Verulam Buildings is a highly sought-after arbitrator who has experience chairing matters governed by a range of rules including those of the DIFC-LCIA, LCIA and ICC. He is very well versed in financially focused arbitrations.
Nicholas Craig KC has a vast experience in acting in international arbitration matters. He appears in a variety of disputes relating to subjects such as energy, insurance and telecommunications, among others. He also sits as an arbitrator.
Nicholas Craig KC of 3 Verulam Buildings maintains a highly regarded practice in aviation. He is very well versed in the commercial aspects of aviation including leasing issues, insurance matters and contract disputes. Craig has additional experience acting in arbitrations.
Nicholas Craig KC has a broad international practice that takes in a wide array of insurance and reinsurance cases and has particular experience in high-value professional negligence claims. He exhibits skill in handling the jurisdictional and cross-border elements of complex litigation and arbitrations.
Nicholas Craig KC of 3 Verulam Buildings is an adroit advocate noted for his work in the Commercial Court and in arbitration proceedings. He is particularly noted for the international dimension to his work. He also sits as an arbitrator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has the ability to make complex work seem simple, and produces opinions of excellent clarity impressively quickly."
"Nick is a really powerful advocate and the most responsive KC I have ever worked with. He is a very robust performer who is charming and very good as part of a bigger team."
"Nicholas is fantastic. His judgement is always very good and he gives you a clear steer on how he sees a case."
"Nick is incredibly intelligent and very well versed in injunctions generally. He's highly commercially minded, very impressive and someone who has an excellent manner in court."
"Nicholas Craig is a really powerful advocate and the most responsive KC I have ever worked with."
"Nick Craig has got quite the presence in court - he's really excellent."
"Nicholas produces beautifully readable and client-friendly opinions and advice. He is very straightforward, and he gets to the heart of the matters across a range of sectors."
"Nicholas Craig is a prominent arbitration barrister. He's exceptional. His advocacy is very delicate and understated; he navigates the tribunal dynamic impressively."
"Nicholas is a very good advocate, focusing on what matters. He is very good at reading the key facts."
"An excellent barrister for re/insurance disputes due to his strategic thinking, advocacy and knowledge of the impact of local legal systems on re/insurance disputes."
"Nicholas Craig is an excellent co-arbitrator. He's very prepared, sensible and pragmatic."
"Nicholas Craig is vastly experienced and very nice to be in front of. He's a rising star in the arbitration world."
"Nicholas is highly skilled. He does an incredible job as an advocate and is a master at turning what at first sight seems weak into a highly credible case."
"He is a fantastic barrister. His judgement is very good, and he gives you a clear steer with how he sees a case. He is calm, measured and extremely responsive."
"Nicholas is a robust and very charming advocate. He brings value to cases."
"Nicholas is just very astute – he identifies issues quickly and is always very supportive. His advocacy is excellent."
"I am a great fan of Nick's as a KC. He is fully on top of everything and is a great advocate. In court, he's calm and has a very good poker face."
"He has the ability to make complex work seem simple, and produces opinions of excellent clarity impressively quickly."
"Nick is a really powerful advocate and the most responsive KC I have ever worked with. He is a very robust performer who is charming and very good as part of a bigger team."
"Nicholas is fantastic. His judgement is always very good and he gives you a clear steer on how he sees a case."
"Nick is incredibly intelligent and very well versed in injunctions generally. He's highly commercially minded, very impressive and someone who has an excellent manner in court."
"Nicholas Craig is a really powerful advocate and the most responsive KC I have ever worked with."
"Nick Craig has got quite the presence in court - he's really excellent."
"Nicholas produces beautifully readable and client-friendly opinions and advice. He is very straightforward, and he gets to the heart of the matters across a range of sectors."
"Nicholas Craig is a prominent arbitration barrister. He's exceptional. His advocacy is very delicate and understated; he navigates the tribunal dynamic impressively."
"Nicholas is a very good advocate, focusing on what matters. He is very good at reading the key facts."
"An excellent barrister for re/insurance disputes due to his strategic thinking, advocacy and knowledge of the impact of local legal systems on re/insurance disputes."
"Nicholas Craig is an excellent co-arbitrator. He's very prepared, sensible and pragmatic."
"Nicholas Craig is vastly experienced and very nice to be in front of. He's a rising star in the arbitration world."
"Nicholas is highly skilled. He does an incredible job as an advocate and is a master at turning what at first sight seems weak into a highly credible case."
"He is a fantastic barrister. His judgement is very good, and he gives you a clear steer with how he sees a case. He is calm, measured and extremely responsive."
"Nicholas is a robust and very charming advocate. He brings value to cases."
"Nicholas is just very astute – he identifies issues quickly and is always very supportive. His advocacy is excellent."
"I am a great fan of Nick's as a KC. He is fully on top of everything and is a great advocate. In court, he's calm and has a very good poker face."
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