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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).