Caoimhe Daly

LLM Corporate and Commercial Crime (LSE)
MA (St John’s College, Cantab)

Practice: Crime and Regulatory

Summary

Caoimhe was called to the bar in 2005 following which she lectured at the London School of Economics in Corporate and Commercial Crime.  She completed pupillage at QEB in October 2007 and has been practising at QEB since.  In 2009 Caoimhe was called to the Republic of Ireland Bar where she is involved in commercial litigation and judicial review.

Caoimhe is dedicated to providing the highest quality advice, assistance and advocacy.

Crime

Caoimhe has a successful practice prosecuting and defending as a sole junior and led junior in a wide range of criminal offences.  Many of the cases in which Caoimhe has been instructed have involved serious and complex crime: murder, “Operation Eaglewood” the largest criminal case ever prosecuted by the CPS and MET in the UK, conspiracy to rob as well as a multi-million conspiracy to defraud and benefit fraud.  Many of these cases have involved developing specialist knowledge in a particular area combined with examining and cross-examining expert witnesses.  Furthermore Caoimhe has been involved in health and safety prosecutions defending companies which has resulted in the death of an employee due to health and safety procedures not being applied.

Caoimhe also has extensive experience of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 having both prosecuted and defended in cases requiring restraint applications and confiscations involving multinational companies where the company had both a legitimate and illegitimate income (Choices Jewellery (2011)).

Caoimhe has significant experience privately defending traffic offences and has prosecuted on behalf of the National Probation Service and Security Industry Authority.

Regulatory

Caoimhe regularly prosecutes on behalf of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Social Care Council.  She is involved at all stages of the proceedings from interim suspension order applications to the full hearing where impairment and sanction are ultimately determined.  She has significant experience of the applicable codes and standards to which registrants must adhere.  The cases in which Caoimhe has been instructed have involved registrants developing sexual relationships with patients, failure to administer drugs correctly or at all, failures to manage care homes or registrants providing care which ultimately displayed a lack of competence.

Caoimhe also has experience of appearing on behalf of the Law Society of Ireland both at their disciplinary tribunals and in the High Court of the Ireland.

Trading Standards & Copyright

Caoimhe has extensive experience prosecuting and advising on trademark and copyright offences as well as offences under the Consumer Regulations.  She is regularly instructed to prosecute market traders supplying counterfeit goods or companies involved in the sale of items in breach of copyright.  Furthermore she has expertise in prosecuting those involved in illegal wheel clamping.

 Other Areas

Caoimhe has vast experience of judicial review following decisions of a regulating body.  This has involved appearances in the High Court defending the decisions of the regulating body establishing that correct procedures were followed as well as the relevant law being correctly applied.  She furthermore has experience of commercial litigation having both defended and prosecuted a variety of breach of contract actions.  She also has experience of clinical negligence actions stemming from medical procedures which resulted in harm to a patient as well as where the docter/nurse in question is said to have behaved inappropriately.  Caoimhe has also successfully applied for injunctions.

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association

Young Fraud Lawyers Association

British Association of Sports Law