Edward Craven
About
Provided by Edward Craven
Practice Areas
Specialist in human rights, civil liberties and administrative law; public and private international law; media law; civil fraud and proceeds of crime; environmental law; commercial law and sports law.
Career
Notable cases include Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell and Lungowe v Vedanta (UKSC appeals concerning group claims against UK parent companies and foreign subsidiaries); Lloyd v Google (UKSC appeal concerning representative actions and DPA); Elgizouli v Home Secretary (UKSC appeal concerning facilitation of death penalty); ZXC v Bloomberg (UKSC appeal concerning privacy rights of criminal suspects); Belhaj v Straw (UKSC appeal concerning state immunity and foreign act of state doctrine); Beghal v DPP (UKSC appeal concerning legality of anti-terrorism legislation); OPO v MLA (UKSC appeal concerning ban on publication of autobiography); Rahmatullah v MOD (UKSC appeal concerning crown act of state doctrine); SXH v CPS (UKSC appeal concerning prosecution of refugees); Smith v MoD (UKSC appeal concerning extra-territorial application of ECHR); Bashir v SSHD (UKSC appeal concerning application of Refugee Convention); Gubarev v Christopher Steele (libel trial concerning publication of 'Trump Russia' dossier); Saifullah & Noorzai v Secretary of State for Defence (judicial reviews concerning failure to investigate suspected murders of Afghan civilians by British Special Forces); Croatia v Serbia (ICJ case concerning application of Genocide Convention); Somalia v Kenya (ICJ maritime delimitation dispute); Guyana v Venezuela (ICJ case concerning validity of arbitral award).
Personal
BA Law (First Class), Cambridge University; BCL (Distinction), Oxford University; BVC (Outstanding). Former judicial assistant at Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is a highly rated barrister with a wide-ranging domestic and international civil liberties and human rights practice. He often appears in high-profile cases that garner significant media attention. He is recognised for his impressive knowledge of the Refugee Convention. Craven has been instructed in matters related to discrimination, terrorism and military actions of the state abroad. He is regularly seen at the Supreme Court.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is a highly rated barrister with a wide-ranging domestic and international civil liberties and human rights practice. He often appears in high-profile cases that garner significant media attention. He is recognised for his impressive knowledge of the Refugee Convention. Craven has been instructed in matters related to discrimination, terrorism and military actions of the state abroad. He is regularly seen at the Supreme Court.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is involved in highly publicised data protection cases, including the first case under the Data Protection Act 2018 to reach the Supreme Court. He represents both individuals and corporations and has notable experience in media and technology-based claims.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is a highly praised junior with an expanding environmental practice. He has established an excellent reputation acting for claimants in high-stakes international group actions.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is a leading public and human rights law barrister who has a significant group litigation practice. His career highlights in the field include representing Google in Richard Lloyd's landmark claim, and acting for large claimant groups in several African countries, concerning polluting or exploitative activities carried on by businesses.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is a talented barrister who has considerable experience acting before the ICJ in complex inter-state cases. He is skilled at handling maritime delimitation or land boundary disputes for sovereign states, and has strong knowledge of international human rights issues. He is a member of the Attorney General's Public International Law Panel.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is sought after to represent claimants in complex judicial reviews relating to human rights. His recent cases involve high-profile challenges involving issues of immigration, refugees' rights and unlawful civilian killings in conflict.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven has established an enviable reputation in the field of libel and privacy. He has a wealth of experience in phone hacking claims and is frequently instructed in a variety of other media disputes.
Edward Craven
Edward Craven is a fine POCA practitioner who has particular expertise in confiscation orders, property freezing orders and major civil recovery investigations. As a highly active junior in this area, he has been instructed in high-profile cases before domestic and EU courts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Edward has a good understanding of the law and of the interlinking elements."
"He does really high-quality work at an exceptional rate. He's delightful and utterly brilliant as a lawyer. He's so nice to work with and such a team player too."
"One of the most impressive barristers; incredibly intelligent, knows the law inside out and is incredibly clear in all his advice."
"His advocacy is really superb, and he's incredibly committed and hard-working."
"One of the most eloquent drafters you can get at the junior Bar."
"A super bright senior junior."
"His delivery of complex legal arguments in a judicial review is punchy and hard-hitting."
"He really is exceptional and also very approachable."
"He is clearly very experienced and has a stellar reputation."
"Edward is immensely bright."
"His drafting is amazing, concise and pointed and he has an eye on the wider strategic issues at play."
"Eddie is one of the most eloquent drafters you can get at the junior Bar."
"Excellent on POCA matters, he works his way through the key points in cases in a logical and efficient manner."
"Edward has a good understanding of the law and of the interlinking elements."
"He does really high-quality work at an exceptional rate. He's delightful and utterly brilliant as a lawyer. He's so nice to work with and such a team player too."
"One of the most impressive barristers; incredibly intelligent, knows the law inside out and is incredibly clear in all his advice."
"His advocacy is really superb, and he's incredibly committed and hard-working."
"One of the most eloquent drafters you can get at the junior Bar."
"A super bright senior junior."
"His delivery of complex legal arguments in a judicial review is punchy and hard-hitting."
"He really is exceptional and also very approachable."
"He is clearly very experienced and has a stellar reputation."
"Edward is immensely bright."
"His drafting is amazing, concise and pointed and he has an eye on the wider strategic issues at play."
"Eddie is one of the most eloquent drafters you can get at the junior Bar."
"Excellent on POCA matters, he works his way through the key points in cases in a logical and efficient manner."