25 Bedford Row

Hannah Edwards is a highly sought after junior whose practice encompasses the spectrum of serious crime including homicide, international organised crime and large-scale fraud.

Hannah is renowned for her meticulous preparation and incisive cross-examination. She is quickly able to assimilate complex information and is both forensic in her attention to detail and uncompromising in her preparation.  As a result, Hannah is regularly instructed in high-profile criminal cases involving a very high page count and substantial disclosure. Hannah is often privately instructed to act for high net-worth individuals where her robust judgement, discretion and command of the detail distinguish her. She is known for her tactical insight and clear strategy from the outset of a case.

Called 2016.

Prior to joining Chambers, Hannah worked at Brett Wilson LLP, assisting with the firm’s serious fraud, asset recovery and private criminal defence practice. Hannah gained exposure to cases where civil claims ran parallel to criminal prosecutions and frequently acted for defendants who were subject to worldwide freezing injunctions.

• The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

• Criminal Bar Association

• Women in Criminal Law

• South Eastern Circuit

• Albion Richardson Scholar, The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn (2015)

• Bar Professional Training Course, University of the West of England (Very Competent)

• BA in Jurisprudence, The University of Oxford