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Caroline Rees KC
Position
Caroline is a member of our Crime@30 team and one of the ‘go to’ counsel in Wales practising as a specialist in serious crime. Caroline advises and represents both Prosecution and Defence.
Caroline has a particular specialism in cases concerning serious sexual offending and has notable expertise in trials concerning allegations of historical sexual abuse and multi complainant cases. Caroline has received instructions for a significant number of high profile criminal cases such as trafficking of persons into and within the UK for purposes of sexual exploitation and serious cases with unusual factual backgrounds and evidence. She is a highly skilled advocate with extensive experience in dealing with cases concerning young and /or vulnerable witnesses and the use of special measures, including intermediaries.
Her practice also includes other serious criminal offences including homicide and drugs conspiracies arising from large scale police operations . Caroline is regularly instructed in large and complex cases and is very well equipped to deal with the particular demands of cases which require strong leadership combined with collaborative team work.
Caroline is a Grade 4 CPS Prosecutor and approved counsel for rape and serious sexual offences prosecution.
She is fluent in the Welsh Language and able to conduct conferences and cases through the medium of the Welsh language
Career
Call: 1994; Gray’s Inn (Wilfred Getz scholar) | Silk: 2018
- Oct 1994 – Oct 1995: 33 Park Place, Cardiff. 12 months pupillage
- Oct 1995 – Dec 1999: Tenant at 33 Park Place, Cardiff
- Dec 1999 to date: Tenant at 30 Park Place, Cardiff specialising in crime
Languages
Welsh
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association.
Education
- Ysgol Gyfun y Strade, Llanelli ( 1983-1990)
- University of Birmingham Llb (Hons) (1990 – 1993)
- Inns of Court School of Law, London (1993-1994) Bar Vocational Course
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Wales and Chester Circuit > Crime (general and fraud)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Caroline Rees KC – 30 Park Place Chambers ‘She is a superb silk; meticulously prepared and an engaging advocate with an excellent legal mind. She is the go-to silk for cases of gravity and sensitivity.’
30 Park Place Chambers’ ‘go-to’ criminal team offers clients expertise in relation to a broad range of matters. Peter Donnison is an ‘outstanding advocate‘ whose reputation continues to grow and in 2022 he was appointed both as a grade 4 CPS prosecutor and Deputy District Judge – he is acting for the defence in the Operation Vermont case, in which Andrew Jones KC is prosecuting. Nigel Fryer and Julia Cox both have considerable experience in relation to sexual abuse and fraud and drugs conspiracy cases. With her ‘calm but incredibly effective presence in the courtroom‘ Caroline Rees KC is regularly instructed by both the prosecution and defence in high-profile murder cases and specialises in cases involving vulnerable witnesses or defendants – she prosecuted the mother, stepfather and stepbrother of Logan Mwangi, who were convicted of the murder of the five year old, in a case involving issues of a child defendant (and related reporting restrictions) and complex medical evidence. Eugene Egan is now a Circuit Judge.