Barristers

Hannah Slarks

Hannah Slarks

11KBW, London

Position

Hannah is a highly sought after junior, with a practice spanning public and employment law. She is consistently instructed in policy cases of major public importance, as well as sensitive matters concerning the rights of individuals. She has particular expertise in the education, healthcare and tech sectors, as well as conduct within political parties. Hannah is a thought leader in human rights and discrimination law, and is consistently instructed in the highest profile discrimination disputes across her fields of practice.  She acted as sole counsel for the lead complainants to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. She acted for the President of the NUS who was dismissed for what she believed were her anti-Zionist views.  She is acting against the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Women’s Institute in the key challenges concerning single sex spaces following For Women Scotland.  She defended the Government in the leading human rights challenge concerning online interference in elections by hackers and bots.  She acted for NHS England in the Lucy Letby Inquiry, and for one of the lead claimant teams in the Rwanda flights litigation.  Hannah acted in the case concerning the legality of repeated use of isolation in schools, and in the leading case on free early years funding.  Hannah has appeared in the highest Courts, including the Supreme Court, on the right to strike.

Languages

French.

Education

University of Bristol (BA Hons); University of Cambridge, Hughes Hall (BA Hons); Kaplan Law School (BPTC).

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