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Hannah Willcocks KC

Hannah Willcocks KC

Position

Having been a specialist advocate in serious, financial and regulatory crime for many years with significant experience of exceedingly large, multi-handed and complex cases, Hannah has now decided to dedicate the majority of her time to teaching at University College London (UCL) where she is a Lecturer (Teaching).  She will continue, however, to maintain an advisory practice in Chambers.

Repeatedly recommended as a junior, as well as a New Silk in Chambers UK for her work in criminal fraud / financial crime, Hannah is cited as being ‘always so cerebral and thoughtful’, 'a first-class advocate and excellent lawyer, whose attention to detail is of the highest order', 'incredibly bright', 'very strong' and 'highly efficient'.

Acknowledged as having a "remarkable capacity for mastering volumes of material", Hannah is also extremely adept at addressing intricate issues of  fact and law. Highly organised and efficient, she is recognised for her "methodical" thinking and diligence.

Career

Year of call: 2001

Inn: Middle Temple

Recorder 2016

UCL Faculty of Laws, Lecturer (Teaching) 0.8 FTE: September 2023 - ongoing

SFO Prosecution Panel – A List – Reappointment 2020

CPS Specialist Fraud Panel Grade 4 (highest grade) 2019

CPS Specialist Serious Crime Group Panel Grade 4 (highest grade) 2019

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2018

SFO Prosecution Panel – A list 2017

CPS General Crime Panel Grade 4 (highest grade) 2016

CPS Specialist Proceeds of Crime Panel Grade 2 2013

Attorney General’s C List 2005

Publications:

Archbold, Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Procedure (Sweet & Maxwell 2019 to date) contributor.

Ormerod & Montgomery on Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure (OUP 2019) contributor.

The Encyclopaedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice (Sweet & Maxwell 2003 to date) co-editor.

Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime (2015 – 2019) case reporter.

South Eastern Circuit’s written response to the Lord Chancellor’s speech ‘What does a One Nation Justice Policy look like?’ (2015) contributor.

Statutory Conspiracies: Practical Law (2015) co-author.

Parties to a Conspiracy: Practical Law (2015) co-author.

Conspiracy: the agreement: Practical Law (2015) co-author.

Languages

French and German (degree level)

Memberships

Fraud Lawyers Association

South Eastern Circuit

CBA

Middle Temple

Advisory Board of UCL Faculty of Law’s Centre for Criminal Law

Education

MA Law by Research, Distinction (Dissertation on ‘The Fraud Act 2006 – Ten Years Later’ 80%), Queen Mary, University of London 2017.

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.

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