2 Hare Court

Hannah Thomas specialises in criminal law, professional discipline and inquests & inquiries. She is ranked in the Legal 500 as a leading junior in the latter field.

Hannah’s criminal practice spans both prosecution and defence work. Defending, she has established a reputation as a go-to junior in all manner of serious crime and white-collar crime. She is often chosen to defend young or vulnerable clients due to her exceptional client care skills and is known for her tenacity, hard work and inventive legal arguments. As a led junior she has defended in murder trials, drugs conspiracies and recently acted for James Stunt who was acquitted of one of the largest money laundering trials in the UK. Alone, she has significant experience defending serious sexual offences, violence and drugs. Hannah is a Grade 3 CPS prosecutor and is often instructed in cases that are challenging or have a sexual element to them. She also acts for HMRC in ancillary criminal and tax proceedings and acts in private prosecutions.

Hannah is a leading junior in the sphere of inquests and inquiries. She has previously worked on the Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, the Manchester Arena Bombing Inquiry and the Levitt KC Boohoo Group PLC Independent Review. In inquests, Hannah is chosen for her focused approach to cases and clear advice. She is often chosen to represent Care Homes as she is adept at marshalling voluminous cases with a number of witnesses. Hannah also frequently represents medical professionals at inquests given her linked expertise in professional discipline law.

Hannah defends professional discipline clients across all medical regulators. She is often chosen to defend clients accused of serious sexual or dishonesty offences given her linked expertise in criminal law. Recent cases include restoring a doctor to the medical register following erasure for dishonesty, and a finding of no impairment for a doctor convicted of harassment.

Year of Call 2016.

Women in Criminal Law; Government Legal Department Junior Junior Scheme; CPS Advocate Panel: Level 2; Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL); Criminal Bar Association (CBA); Young Fraud Lawyers Association (YFLA); Private Prosecutors Association.

Bar Professional Training Course, City University London (2015–2016); Graduate Diploma in Law, City University London (2014–2015); BSc Psychology (First Class Hons), Warwick University; Criminal Bar Association Bursary Award 2017 – Excellence in Advocacy; Mona de Piro Prize, Middle Temple Major Scholarship (2015); Postgraduate Scholarship, City University London (2015); Future Lawyer Excellence Award, City University London (2014).