Slater Heelis

Crime & Regulatory

Hannah is an Associate Solicitor with our Crime and Regulatory team. She qualified as a Solicitor in November 2019 and is also an accredited police station representative. Her specialisms lie within RSPCA prosecutions as well as road traffic offences.

From advising suspects during police interviews to defendants appearing before the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, Hannah has plentiful experience in working with a vast range of individuals. Hannah also has experience advising Police Officers involved in misconduct proceedings and representing Foster Carers who face allegations made against them by children in their care. She has experience representing defendants involved in Fire Safety prosecutions.

She was previously on the board of the Manchester Trainee Solicitor Group and is a mentor for BPP and the Young Legal Aid Lawyers Group. She participated in a panel discussion for the Young Legal Aid Lawyers Group in relation to the impact remote hearings have on the criminal justice system. Her comments were compared to the views of Harvard guest lecturer, Richard Susskind OBE in the Law, Technology and Access to Justice discussion here.

Hannah has recently been appointed Secretary for Women in Criminal Law’s sub-committee in Manchester.