Hannah Willcocks KC
Lecturer (Teaching)
Qualifications:
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy 2018. MA in Law by Research, Distinction, Queen Mary University of London 2017. Called to the Bar: 2001. 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.
Background:
After many years of a busy criminal law practice as a barrister (called to the Bar in 2001, Hannah took silk in 2021), Hannah has now decided to focus the majority of her time on teaching. She remains, however, a tenant at Red Lion Chambers where she will continue to undertake advisory work. She is also a Recorder of the Crown Court.
In her practice, Hannah specialises in serious, financial and regulatory crime and has significant experience of exceedingly large, multi-handed and complex cases. Prior to taking silk, she was appointed as a Grade 4 Advocate (highest grade) on the CPS General Crime Panel in 2016, to the Serious Fraud Office’s Prosecution Panel A list in 2017 (and re-appointed in 2020) and as a Grade 4 Advocate on both the CPS Specialist Serious Crime Group Panel and the CPS Specialist Fraud Panel in 2019.
Recommended for many years as a junior and more recently as a new silk for her work in Financial Crime, Hannah has been cited as being “a first-class advocate and excellent lawyer, whose attention to detail is of the highest order” (Legal 500 2017), "she is very, very able" (Chambers & Partners 2018), “she can put her opponent in a whole world of trouble” (Chambers & Partners 2020), “she is always so cerebral and thoughtful and takes such an intellectual approach to the cases that she runs” (Chambers & Partners 2021), “she is extremely bright and conscientious” (Chambers & Partners 2022), “Hannah has a calm, persuasive manner and combines persistence with a jury-friendly style, which enables her to score her forensic points in a highly effective manner. She is an exceptionally able advocate whose advocacy shows her meticulous preparation” (Legal 500 2022).
During 2013 – 2015, Hannah taught Criminal Law and Criminal Evidence as an Associate Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. She has now been teaching at UCL part-time since 2017 (originally 0.2FTE, from September 2023 0.8FTE).
Teaching:
Hannah teaches Criminal Law on the LLB course and this year, will convene and teach on the 3rd year Criminal Processes: Evidence, Sentencing and Advanced Topics in Substantive Criminal Law module.
Research:
Hannah’s current research interests lie in the area of criminal fraud. She is currently doing a PhD part-time at Queen Mary University of London.
Publications:
Archbold, Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Procedure (Sweet & Maxwell 2019 to date) contributor.
Ormerod & Montgomery on Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure (OUP 2019) contributor.
Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime, case reporter (2015 - 2019).
Market Abuse and FCA Enforcement: Lexis Nexis Webinar (co-presenter 2015);
Statutory Conspiracies: Practical Law (co-author 2015);
Parties to a Conspiracy: Practical Law (co-author 2015);
Conspiracy: the agreement: Practical Law (co-author 2015);
Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice (Sweet & Maxwell) co-editor (2003 to date).