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Caragh has a broad public law practice with particular expertise in public inquiries, equality and discrimination, human rights and devolution.

She is currently instructed as Junior Counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on multiple modules.

Prior to coming to the Bar Caragh practised as a solicitor (Scots law qualified) and was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard Law School where she specialised in International Human Rights. She was also a Judicial Assistant for Lord Hodge and Lord Wilson at the UK Supreme Court. 
 

Public Inquiries

Caragh has significant experience in relation to all aspects and stages of a public inquiry.

She is currently instructed as Junior Counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. 

Caragh acted as Junior Counsel in Module 2 (Core decision-making and political governance), led by Hugo Keith KC and Andrew O’Connor KC. The Module 2 report was published in November 2025.

She is instructed in Module 9 (Economic Response), led by Richard Wright KC. She questioned several witnesses during the Module 9 hearings.

Caragh is also available to represent Core Participants in public inquiries.
 

Equality and Discrimination

Caragh has been involved in work relating to equality and discrimination throughout her legal career and has a particular interest in the rights of women and children and individuals with disabilities.

She advises individuals and organisations on the Equality Act 2010, including on claims under the Act. 

Caragh was seconded to a public body where she has advised on the application of the Act, including complying with the public sector equality duty, and the specific duties in Regulations.

Caragh has also assisted in an inquiry concerning the compliance with the Act of the equality and access policies of a University, and advised an NGO on the interplay between the ECHR and UNCRPD in an intervention before the European Court of Human Rights concerning involuntary treatment of persons with disabilities (with Aswini Weereratne KC).

Caragh previously worked as a solicitor at the Equality and Human Rights Commission where she led a project concerning the Commission’s strategic litigation and enforcement work in Scotland and developed a detailed understanding of the Equality Act 2010. 

Caragh has also worked on gender equality projects at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York and led a project at Capability Scotland on the impact on social welfare reform on disabled individuals.

Public Law and Human Rights

Caragh has acted in appeals before the UK Supreme Court:

Caragh has assisted in respect of a number of other public law matters including:

  • a legal challenge to a local authority’s decision that an individual was not entitled to high priority for social housing due to ‘deliberately’ causing their family to be statutorily overcrowded (with Jamie Burton KC in R (Milton Laines Roman) v London Borough of Southwark [2022] EWHC 1232 (Admin));
  • a legal challenge to the compatibility of primary legislation with Convention rights (with Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC);
  • assisting Liam Walker KC in a criminal damage trial relating to a statue in Bristol which raised issues concerning the right to protest (R v SW [2021]).

As a judicial assistant to Lord Wilson and Lord Hodge at the Supreme Court, Caragh was involved in assisting the Justices on many leading public law appeals including R (Miller) v Secretary of Statement for Exiting the European Union [2017] UKSC 5; R (UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51 and R (A and B) v Secretary of State for Health [2017] UKSC 41.

Caragh has an excellent understanding of the inner workings of government having supported Ministers in the passage of primary legislation and prepared international litigation at the World Trade Organization on behalf of the UK while working as a solicitor at the UK Government Department for International Trade.

Caragh has also taught public law and administrative law tutorials at the University of Glasgow and has particular expertise in constitutional issues relating to devolution.