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Craig Hassall

Year of Call:

1999

Education:

Thomas Sumpter Comprehensive School, Scunthorpe
John Leggott Sixth Form College, Scunthorpe
University College Oxford, 2:1 in Jurisprudence
Inns of Court School of Law, BVC, very competent
Awarded a Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship and the Sweet & Maxwell Prize by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple1999

Career:

Called to the Bar 1999, Inner Temple
Pupillage at Sovereign Chambers 1999-2000 supervised by Richard Newbury and Marilyn Fricker.
Member of the North Eastern Circuit
Member of the Criminal Bar Association
Young Barristers Committee of the Bar Council 2004-2006
Junior of the North Eastern Circuit 2006-2007
Grade 3 Crown Prosecutor
Appointed to List B of the Attorney General’s Panel of Prosecuting Advocates

Craig’s background in general crime followed by a specialisation in financial offences has now led to a large proportion of his practice being in the sphere of regulatory crime. He has extensive specialist experience in the field of regulatory law work for both the prosecution and defence.

Craig was appointed to Panel B of the Attorney-General’s list of prosecuting advocates in 2005 and also regularly appears for the defence. He has been involved in cases brought by many specialist prosecuting authorities including the Department for Trade and Industry, the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs, the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health, the Health and Safety Executive, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority, the Environment Agency and the Child Support Agency.

Craig’s recent cases have included large scale frauds against the benefits system and the Department of Health, environmental health and environmental protection cases and conducting the first ever successful prosecution for failing to pay the minimum wage. He recently represented the Department for Work and Pensions on a case in the Court of Appeal involving post-confiscation order reconsideration of overpaid benefits: R v Jarivs [2008] EWCA Crim 2296.

Languages: Basic French

For further details contact Yvonne Crosbie on 0113 245 1841