Caroline Macpherson

Introduction

Caroline specialises in international criminal law, and British fraud and financial regulation. She has worked on highly sensitive and classified cases, both internationally and for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Caroline also advises organisations and governments on legal reform – and frequently drafts applications to international bodies such as the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Human Rights Council.

Background and Expertise

Throughout her work, Caroline has demonstrated her ability to condense large amounts of evidence and complex issues into clear, concise pleadings.

She has worked on a number of cases before international tribunals in the Hague and in Bangladesh, both as part of defence teams and in the judges’ chambers – and was also judicial assistant in the French-speaking Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

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Notable cases

Classified case, 2016

Part of a junior team analysing the evidence in a sensitive bribery and corruption investigation conducted by the SFO.

Prosecutor v Sayedee; Chowdhury; Nizami; Azam; Kamaruzzaman, Mujahid, Molla; Quasem Ali, 2012–13

International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) Junior on a London-based defence team led by Steven Kay QC in cases of crimes against humanity and genocide. Work included evidence handling and analysis, research, legal submissions, drafting, and communications to the HRC and OHCHR.

The Prosecutor v Prlic et al, 2011–12

ICTY, Trial Chamber III Assisted in the research and drafting of the judgment of six accused – all senior political or military figures in the ‘Croatian Republic of Herceg-Bosna’, charged with crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and violations of laws and customs of war as part of a joint criminal enterprise.