Lisa qualified at Blackfords LLP in 2011, having graduated from Oxford University and then passed her Legal Practice Course with distinction.
Lisa is a dedicated criminal solicitor, who defends those charged with criminal offences across the spectrum. She is instructed by clients who have cases at all stages of the criminal justice system.
Lisa is regularly instructed by defendants charged with road traffic offences, including drink-drive related offences, speeding, no insurance and dangerous or careless driving. She has also advised professional drivers in relation to driving overladen goods vehicles.
She has a record of securing acquittals at trial and assisting defendants in retaining their driving licences. She has experience in successfully raising both special reasons and exceptional hardship arguments to avoid disqualifications for her clients.
Lisa’s clients have commented on her friendly and empathetic approach, as well as her ability to explain complex legal concepts and procedure.
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Notable cases
- R v A – The defendant was charged with two matters of driving whilst over the prescribed drug limit; it was alleged that on two consecutive days the defendant drove a vehicle with a significant amount of cannabis in his system. The defence obtained expert evidence and had argument before the Court regarding disclosure issues. The defendant was acquitted of both matters.
- R v A – The defendant faced a charge of being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle. Following mitigation, the magistrates were persuaded not to impose a period of disqualification for the offence itself but instead endorsed the defendant’s driving licence with ten penalty points. However, the defendant already had three penalty points and therefore fell to be disqualified as a “totter”. Exceptional hardship was successfully argued, avoiding any disqualification period.
- R v D – The defendant was acquitted after trial for being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle, having successfully persuaded the magistrates that there was no reasonable prospect of him driving whilst over the prescribed limit.
- R v G – Lisa successfully mitigated on behalf of the defendant, avoiding a totting disqualification for a speeding offence, when the defendant was already subject to nine penalty points, all imposed for similar speeding offences.
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Memberships & associations
- Member of the London Criminal Court Solicitors Association
