Lisa Wilson
Year of Call: 2006
Specialist practice areas: Serious Crime, Police Disciplinary, Immigration, Inquests & Public Inquiries
Email: lwilson@furnivallaw.co.uk
Lisa Wilson became a tenant in Chambers after successfully completing pupillage in December 2009.
Principally a defence advocate, Lisa is regularly instructed to appear in Crown Court and Magistrates’ Court trials in all areas of criminal law, including serious violent crime, witness intimidation, theft, fraud, and drugs offences. She is highly recognised for her skilful handling of cases involving young and vulnerable defendants, and has developed a successful practice defending in youth court trials involving robbery, ABH and violent disorder. With a background in medical ethics, Lisa is regularly instructed to advise on and represent those suffering from mental health difficulties.
Lisa is on the CPS list and has experience prosecuting busy magistrates’ court lists. She has also prosecuted in the Crown Court on behalf of the National Probation Service and has appeared in the High Court (Family Division) on behalf of the CPS.
Lisa is also instructed to act on behalf of immigration detainees in bail applications and appeals before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.
Following a number of trials in which Lisa has successfully challenged the lawfulness of the actions of police officers, she is happy to advise on civil actions against the police.
Notable cases
R v Gordon (Court of Appeal, Criminal Division): Successful appeal against sentence for numerous frauds and possession of false identity documents. 3 years imprisonment reduced to 2 years and 3 months.
R v MW (Oxford Crown Court): Defendant charged with murder. Lengthy legal argument on media restrictions and successful bail application.
R v S: (High Court, Family Division): Appeared for the Crown to overturn an earlier ruling which allowed the disclosure of ABE evidence from the criminal proceedings to parties involved in parallel family proceedings.
R v Moon (Central Criminal Court): Represented the appellant in one of the first appeals against a post-acquittal restraining order.
R v Gurgzdyte (Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court): Defendant was acquitted of obstructions and assaults against the police, despite admitting entering into a murder crime scene and hitting a police officer in the face. The District Judge accepted Lisa’s submission that the police had acted unlawfully when they initially arrested the defendant.
R v MR (Acton Youth Court): Represented a youth charged with ABH and possession and subsequent use of a knuckle duster. Six-day trial involving evidence from 15 witnesses and cross examination of child witnesses.
Other
Before joining Chambers, Lisa gained valuable experience as a Judicial Assistant for HHJ Wadsworth in R v Virendra Rastogi & Others, a £multi-million, seven-month fraud trial at Southwark Crown Court. The jury bundles ran to 10,000 pages and there were over 800,000 pages of served unused material. The trial involved 12 Silks & leading juniors.
Member of the South Eastern Circuit and Treasurer of the Association of Women Barristers.
Lisa is proficient in Live Note and has undertaken National Autistic Society training.
Publications
‘An Overview of Previous Working Party Reports’; Appendix to the Bar Working Party Final Report (Lord Neuberger)
Qualifications
LLB (2:1 Hons); Cardiff
MA Medical Ethics and Law; King’s College London
Bar Vocational Course (Very Competent); BPP Law School, London
Internship
Blackstone Legal Fellowship, Arizona