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Craig Morrison KC

Craig Morrison KC

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Craig Morrison KC practises in all areas of commercial litigation and arbitration. He was appointed King’s Counsel in March 2023, having been a leading junior. He is described in the directories as a “genuine superstar”.

Craig has acted in some of the most high-profile commercial disputes of the last decade, including the Ingenious Litigation, Libyan Investment Authority v. Société Generale and UBS v. KWL. He has acted unled in substantial High Court trials, arbitrations and in the Court of Appeal. He is an experienced cross-examiner of both factual and expert witnesses.

In 2020 he was nominated as Banking Law Junior of the Year by Chambers & Partners and as Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year by Legal 500. He earlier appeared as one of Legal Week’s “Stars at the Bar”, being described as “one of the outstanding intellects at the junior Bar; he has a remarkable ability to master law and facts and to present them in a clear and persuasive way.”

Before coming to the bar Craig studied law at Cambridge University, where he graduated first in his year. He subsequently studied at Harvard University and taught commercial law at Cambridge.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Craig Morrison KC is a strong barrister with expertise in commercial litigation, banking and arbitration. He is often instructed in claims concerning allegations of dishonesty, conspiracy and bribery.

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Craig Morrison KC frequently handles a wide array of financial and commercial litigation, and has additional expertise in the insurance and energy spaces. He has a fine grasp of cases involving fraud disputes and swap misrepresentations.

Strengths

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  • He is very clever, extremely pleasant to work with and excellent tactically.

    Fraud: CivilUK Bar
  • He is delightful with clients.

    Fraud: CivilUK Bar
  • Craig is excellent, fast thinking and great with clients.

    Banking & FinanceUK Bar
  • He is super clever, has a good manner and is a good advocate.

    Banking & FinanceUK Bar
  • His instincts are just superb. He is one of the best people to sense check something.

    Banking & FinanceUK Bar
  • Craig Morrison has a prodigious capacity for hard work and is great for hard cases. He is a ruthlessly analytical barrister who presents things in a very clinical and sharply focused way.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar

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