Erin Monaghan

Erin joined the firm in March 2020 as a solicitor at Aamer Anwar & Co. Erin’s legal career began at the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. From 2016-2017, Erin worked within the regulatory team of a global insurance risk at commercial law firm BLM, whose practice areas were primarily defending regulatory prosecutions by the HSE, SEPA, ORR and local authorities, fatal accident inquiries/public inquires, transport law and representing accused persons in road traffic prosecutions.

Since 2017, Erin’s focus has been on criminal law with her appearing daily in sheriff courts all over the country. There she represents clients at both summary and solemn level by conducting trials, debates and proofs as well as representing accused persons at custody appearances.

Erin also can provide advice to clients who are being interviewed by the police and will attend police interviews to represent them during this process. Erin’s practice also includes conducting hearing before the Parole Board of Scotland as well as advising clients on other parole matters and licence conditions.

Given her time at the SCCRC, Erin deals with a number of cases involving appeals of conviction and/or sentence and applications to the SCCRC.

In addition to her criminal practice, Erin also has experience in areas of civil law, for example, children referral proceedings, imposition of Sexual Offences Prevention Orders, complaints against the police/applications to the PIRC and any issues surrounding the PVG scheme.