Caroline Haughey KC

Practice Areas

A leading expert in Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. Instructed in the most high profile and complex of Human Trafficking / Modern Slavery, as prosecution and defence counsel and/or in an advisory capacity. Involved in drafting of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, author of First Modern Slavery Review - joint legal adviser on the Second Modern Slavery Act review and contributing editor to the 2nd Edition Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Law and Practice, special advisor to house of Lords Committee on Modern Slavery. She advises and lectures on the implementation of her recommendations and her extensive experience on a policing, practitioner, judicial and government level. Advises corporate entities caught by MSA 2015 section 54 on supply chain vulnerabilities and solutions. Beyond this work she is experienced in the prosecution of OCG’s with an international dimension in all aspects of crime . Caroline’s defence practice is focuses on murder, serious violence and drugs - cases with disclosure issues at the fore. Frequently instructed in cases where either key witnesses or the defendant are vulnerable.

Appears before disciplinary panels and provides early intervention guidance to corporate bodies and private individuals on both criminal and regulatory issues including GLAA and international matters. Instructed in independent reviews for public and corporate bodies, coronial work and reputation management.