Hannah joined Weightmans in April 2017 and became a Partner in 2023. Hannah is a key member of the commercial and municipal insurance casualty team.
Hannah has extensive experience of handling litigated EL/PL claims with a strong focus on public sector clients, working primarily for local authorities and insurers. She handles claims across the wide spectrum of local authority risk.
She has a keen interest in mental health in the workplace and has a specialism in handling stress bullying and harassment claims from initial notification through to trial/settlement. She successfully advised the defendant in the case of Akay v Newcastle University [2020] EWHC 1669 (QB) where the claim was struck out as an abuse of process in light of previous Employment Tribunal proceedings.
She also has a keen interest in highways claims, she advised the local authority in the Court of Appeal case of Kim Ali v City of Bradford MDC [2010] EWCA Civ 1282 relating to deposits on the highway.
Hannah is a regular speaker at external events such as ALARM and IOG meetings. She regularly delivers a wide variety of training seminars and provides risk management advice to clients and has worked with a major insurer providing advice on claims handling strategy.