Monica Stevenson is an experienced barrister instructed in a wide range of serious and complex cases, including homicide, serious violence and public justice offences such as perjury and perverting the course of justice. A skilled and measured advocate, she is instructed in private and publicly funded criminal cases.

With almost two decades’ experience defending a wide range of criminal charges, she has developed expertise dealing with vulnerable defendants and witnesses. She has written on this topic and is accredited to facilitate the training of other barristers in this field.

Other professional experience includes acting in inquest hearings and working assignments for core participants to both the Undercover Policing Inquiry and Post Office Horizon Inquiry.

Monica has written regularly on various legal topics for publications such as Counsel magazine, Crime Line, the New Law Journal, the Law Society Gazette, Criminal Law Justice Quarterly and The Times.

Year of call: 2004 Monica previously lectured in Public International Law (the specialist topic of her master’s in law degree) at a private law college in London. Invited speaker at legal conferences and in-house seminars including the Law Reform Now and Criminal Law Review Conference

Criminal Bar Association Bar Pro Bono Unit Peace Brigades International Women in Criminal Law South Eastern Circuit

2003-2004 BPP, Bar Vocational Course (“Outstanding”) 2004 Winner of the Baron Ver Heyden De Lancey Award (Middle Temple) 1997-1998 University of Nottingham (LLM in Public International Law) 1994-1997 Cardiff University (LLB Hons)