About
Hannah has experience covering all aspects of family law and has gained particular experience in advising on nuptial agreements, financial settlements on divorce and dissolution, Schedule 1 proceedings, complex private law children issues and international surrogacy arrangements.
She has extensive experience advising on private law children issues, including child arrangements and complex leave to remove applications. She is particularly adept at working with vulnerable clients.
She also has a particular interest in advising on matters where there are domestic and international pension arrangements.
Hannah often advises on cases where there are international elements. She has worked on cases spanning numerous jurisdictions including Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Colombia, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the UAE, the USA and Ukraine.
She is also very involved with the firm’s extensive pro-bono offering and acts as a mentor. She was nominated for the 2025 LawWorks Stephen Denyer Pro Bono Award (Best Contribution by an Individual).
She is a member of Resolution, an organisation committed to resolving family law issues in a non-confrontational and constructive manner. Hannah is also a member of the Association of Lawyers for Children.
Hannah is admitted to practise in England & Wales.
Experience
- Acting in numerous financial remedy cases where there have been large property portfolios and complex domestic and international pension arrangements.
- Acting in a number of complex leave to remove applications for both the parent wishing to relocate with the child/children and the parent remaining in England.
- Acting for both mother and father in child arrangements matters, including where there have been allegations of drug misuse and physical and psychological abuse, including coercive and controlling behaviour.
- Advising in relation to both pre and post-nuptial agreements for high-net worth individuals.
- The above is partly reflected in the following reported cases:
- Re J M and P (Parental Responsibility)
- GH v GH (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2547 (Fam) (03 October 2024)
- L v O [2024] EWFC 6
- James v Seymour (child maintenance) [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam)
- A v A (Arbitration: Guidance) [2021] EWHC 1889 (Fam)
- RJ v Tigipko [2019] EWHC 448 (Fam)
- Re J (Children: Permission to Remove from Jurisdiction) [2018] EWCA Civ 1372
- GT v RJ [2018] EWFC 26
