Red Lion Chambers

Having been a specialist advocate in serious, financial and regulatory crime for many years repeatedly recommended for her work in criminal fraud / financial crime, Hannah now spends the majority of her time as a Lecturer (Teaching) in criminal law and procedure at University College London (UCL) (co-convening the 1st year Criminal Law module with Professor Ormerod KC (Hon) in 2025-2026 and convening the 3rd year Criminal Procedure and Evidence module 2023-to date) and sitting as a Recorder on the South-Western circuit.   .

UCL Laws is one of the top law faculties in the country (ranked 1st for studying law in the UK by the Times Good University Guide 2025, 10th in the world by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 and 2nd in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025).

In addition, Hannah continues to accept advisory work in Chambers using her specialist expertise as set out under the Areas of Expertise.

Year of call: 2001

Inn: Middle Temple

SFO Prosecution Panel – Silks List 2024

UCL Faculty of Laws, Lecturer (Teaching) 0.8 FTE: September 2023 – ongoing

SFO Prosecution Panel – A List – Reappointment 2020

UCL Faculty of Laws, Lecturer (Teaching) 0.2 FTE: October 2020 – August 2023

CPS Specialist Fraud Panel Grade 4 (highest grade) 2019

CPS Specialist Serious Crime Group Panel Grade 4 (highest grade) 2019

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2018

SFO Prosecution Panel – A list 2017

UCL Faculty of Laws, Teaching Fellow: October 2017 – September 2020

CPS General Crime Panel Grade 4 (highest grade) 2016

Recorder 2016

Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University: 2013 – 2015

CPS Specialist Proceeds of Crime Panel Grade 2 2013

Attorney General’s C List 2005

Publications, Lectures and Training:

Publications

Archbold, Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Procedure (Sweet & Maxwell 2019 to date) contributor. Ormerod & Montgomery on Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure (OUP 2019) contributor. The Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice, (Sweet and Maxwell 2003 to date) co-editor. Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime (2015 – 2019) case reporter. South Eastern Circuit’s written response to the Lord Chancellor’s speech ‘What does a One Nation Justice Policy look like?’ (2015) contributor. Statutory Conspiracies: Practical Law (2015) co-author. Parties to a Conspiracy: Practical Law (2015) co-author. Conspiracy: the agreement: Practical Law (2015) co-author.

Lectures/Presentations

Lecturer (Teaching) (part-time) at University College London: October 2020 – ongoing. Teaching Fellow (part-time) at University College London: 2017 – September 2020. ‘The Fraud Act 2006 – A Step Too Far?’, November 2019, UCL Assize Seminar. Co-presented Lexis Nexis webinar on Market Abuse and FCA Enforcement: 2015 Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University: 2013- 2015. Discussion group member of the review of sanctions for disclosure failures organised by Lord Justice Gross: 2012.

French and German (degree level)

Fraud Lawyers Association

South Eastern Circuit

CBA

Middle Temple

Advisory Board of UCL Faculty of Law’s Centre for Criminal Law

MA Law by Research, Distinction (Dissertation on ‘The Fraud Act 2006 – Ten Years Later’ 80%), Queen Mary, University of London 2017.

BPP Law School, Bar Vocational Course 2001.

BPP Law School, Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Distinction (top of year) 2000.

B.A. Joint Honours, Modern Languages: French and German Second Class Honours (First Division), Bristol 1998.