Overview Extremely widely experienced in serious, complex, and sensitive criminal cases, she has recently secured the acquittal of each of her clients as leading counsel in two high-profile terrorism cases. She is instructed to defend regularly in cases involving homicide, including the killing of children by their parents, and in cases of serious and sexual violence involving the evidence of vulnerable witnesses, and delicate cultural issues. She has much experience of acting for defendants who are themselves vulnerable, whether by reason of youth, mental illness, learning difficulty, or physical disability. Recent cases - R v Khan - Leading Counsel in Al Qaeda recruitment case: Blackfriars Crown Court 2008
- R v Tharan - Leading Counsel re alleged receipt of Tamil Tiger funds; first such prosecution: Kingston Crown Court 2009
- R v Vestuto - Manslaughter by mother of toddler son by administration of sedative drugs: CCC 2009 and continuing in Court of Appeal re sentence
- R v Karjikar - Part-historic sexual and physical abuse within Islamic marriage: Snaresbrook Crown Court 2009
- R v Scott - Leading counsel re serious historic family sexual abuse -successful abuse application: St Albans Crown Court 2010
- R v Hardy - multi-million pound mortgage fraud: Southwark CC 2009/2010
- R v A - ongoing people trafficking case centred on alleged serious sexual offending against children: to be tried: Croydon CC
- R v Flynn - ongoing case of serious assault by father on young baby: to be tried: Wood Green CC
- R v Vosper - Leading Counsel in massive ongoing case of blackmail conspiracy against animal rights activists, known as R v Avery and others: Winchester CC
Career cases - R v Abdul - leading counsel in Yarlswood detention centre riot; Harrow Crown Court 2000
- R v Kapan - leading counsel in DHKPC terrorist funding case: successful abuse submission. Kingston CC 2003
- R v Chandrasekera - Acting alone for wife charged with machete murder of her husband - defences of diminished responsibility and provocation: Maidstone CC 2006
- R v Charles - Junior counsel for defendant charged with manslaughter of her young daughter by administration of methadone CCC 2007
- R v Hunter - Appeal against sentence for woman convicted of solicitation to murder: Court of Appeal: 2008
- R v Head - Junior Counsel in trial for murder of learning disabled identical twins at CCC and acting alone for both defendants on appeal against sentence: Court of Appeal 2008/2009
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Year of Call
1982
Queen's Counsel
2010
Education
BA(Hons)
Email Address
i.forshall@doughtystreet.co.uk
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