Lisa Johnson practises in crime, predominantly prosecution, with extensive experience in all aspects of criminal work, but with a niche expertise in harassment/stalking cases. Lisa recently successfully appeared for the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Divisional Court; she also prosecutes for the Post Office, Department of Work and Pensions and the Child Support Agency.
Since her pupillage, Lisa has maintained, along with her criminal work, a practice in family law, particularly Children Act work. She also has experience in immigration and licensing.
As a member of chambers' management committee, Lisa is responsible for mini-pupils and is involved in pupillage interviews. With students and pupils in mind, she has for the last two years participated in negotiation assessments at the B. P. P. Law School.
Notable cases include:
- May v. D. P. P. (2005) [2005] EWHC 1280 (Admin.), Divisional Court (whether a car park attached to commercial building is a "public place" for the purposes of S. 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988).
In her spare time, Lisa enjoys horse riding, dancing, driving fast cars and travelling.
