Catherine Daly Criminal Defence Barrister

“She is professional, yet empathetic and the passion she has shines through. She thoroughly understands all the nuances of law and walks you through what to expect every step of the way.”

“Doesn’t skip a beat”

“Humanity and professionalism in equal measure”

“Catherine took the case when no other lawyer had any hope of us winning the case, she should be an inspiration to other lawyers. Catherine is your best chance at winning a case and any result you get will be the best outcome possible.”

“I wanted representation that had fervid, well organised, valorous and thorough and in Catherine, I got all of this in abundance.”

International Criminal Defence Barrister

Catherine is a criminal defence barrister based at MC Chambers.

MC Chambers is a KC led specialist criminal defence set headed by Michael Wolkind King’s Counsel and Kieran Vaughan King’s Counsel, based in London, operating nationwide and internationally.

Prior to becoming a tenant at MC Chambers CD worked alongside Michael Wolkind KC for several years. During this time Catherine was involved in countless serious cases, including one of the first post R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8 joint enterprise murder appeals in front of the Lord Chief Justice, and a successful appeal against conviction in the Court of Appeal (R v GS [2016] EWCA Crim 1612). Her experience is reflected by her extensive knowledge of legal procedure and her ability to master complex cases. See some here.

Due to her excellent client care Catherine is often chosen to represent clients with vulnerabilities and continues to receive outstanding client feedback. See reviews here.

Catherine has a busy criminal defence only practise, regularly appearing in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal. She deals with a vast range of matters from minor driving offences to serious violence, sex offences and drugs.

Catherine also regularly appears in front of Parole Boards. She recently successfully secured parole for a prisoner serving a life sentence for manslaughter, despite the police opposing parole on the basis that Helen’s Law applied because the location of the body had never been disclosed.

Catherine recently appeared in front of Lady Justice Simler and Mr Justice Pepperall in R v Healy [2022] EWCA Crim 1901 (Healy, Courtney Judgement). Catherine received the following esteemed praise:

LADY JUSTICE SIMLER: Ms Daly, there are some Counsel who think that coming along to a hearing in the Court of Appeal (criminal Division) is to a lesser or greater degree a waste of time because the judges have made up their minds before coming into Court. I can tell you that it was your submissions this morning that persuaded us to suspend this sentence, so we are very grateful.

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More About Catherine Daly

Qualifications

BA (Hons) First Class in Literature & Philosophy
Master of Research in Philosophy with Distinction
Graduate Diploma in Law Commendation
Bar Professional Training Course (VC) City Law School, University of London
Year of Call: 2015

Memberships

Criminal Bar Association
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Awards

Middle Temple’s Brick Court Chambers Scholarship
City Law School Future Lawyer’s Excellence Award

A Brief Personal Biography

Catherine continues to support the once mighty Manchester United. She adores animals (dogs and horses in particular) and dislikes seafood.

Client Reviews

“Catherine is a wonderful professional Lady, Very friendly and brilliant at handling of my case and was so satisfying to see her at work. If you ever need to use a criminal defence barrister LOOK NO FURTHER CATHERINE will always help you through you trial. She is the best in her field. I sincerely recommend Catherine to anyone who needs legal help in criminal court cases. A MASSIVE THANK YOU”

“Mr. [Michael] Wolkind [QC] and Catherine Daly are more than just representatives in court they are friends and I can honestly say with all my heart no one in this world would battle your side the way they do. They are the best at what they do and I’m living proof of that they’ve helped me and my family through the hardest most painful battle of our lives and in the end we were successful. Michael and Catherine if I could give you years of my life the way you gave them to me I would you both mean the world to me and my family.” – Mr. G Singh and family x

“Outstanding. Fully recommend. Thank you so much Ms. Daly for your help and support during my process.”