Hannah joined 5RB in 2023 following the successful completion of her pupillage. She accepts instructions across all areas of Chambers’ practice, including defamation, privacy, information law, harassment, and data protection.
Recent cases include:
- Berg v Jones [2026] EWHC 564 (KB): Acted for D in a trial of preliminary issues led by Aidan Eardley KC. Successfully obtained a finding of opinion in relation to allegations of bias in BBC News reporting.
- Kamal v Tax Policy Associates Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 551 (KB): Acted for Ds, led by Greg Callus, to successfully strike out an £8 million libel claim brought against Dan Neidle and Tax Policy Associated Ltd. In a legal first, the High Court declared the claim to be a ‘statutory SLAPP’. See reporting here: The Times, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and The Law Society Gazette.
- Optosafe Ltd & Anor v Robertson: Acted for C, led by Jonathan Barnes KC, in a breach of contract and harassment claim brought by a company against its former managing director. Appeared in the High Court led on three occasions, including to successfully resist an application for contempt of court made against C2.
- Yang Tengbo (Formerly H6) v Secretary fo State for the Home Department Appeal No: SC/205/2023: acted for various media organisations in this high-profile case seeking access to court documents including a witness statement written by an aide to Prince Andrew in support of an alleged Chinese spy (led by Adam Wolanski KC). This case was widely covered in the press, see reporting by The Guardian, the Daily Mail, the Independent, The Times, The Telegraph, the BBC, Sky News, ITV News and CNN.
- Acted for a major media organisation in relation to a libel claim brought by a politician (led by Catrin Evans KC and Jonathan Scherbel-Ball).
- Coombs v ICO and The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools: Acted for Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools in a three-day trial before the First Tier-Tribunal in relation to a Freedom of Information request (led by Felicity McMahon).
Hannah gives pre-publication advice to The Daily Mail as well as to a leading publishing house.
Prior to joining 5RB, Hannah worked as a paralegal at a leading media law firm and as a visiting lecturer in tort law at City, University of London for the 2021-2022 academic year. Before this, Hannah studied Human, Social and Political at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a first. She studied the GDL, passing with distinction and ranking 5th in the year, and the Bar Professional Training Course at City, University of London.
Publications
Hannah is one of the four authors of Duncan and Neill on Defamation and other Media and Communication Claims, 6th Edition, a leading textbook in the field of media law.
Scholarships and Awards
Pegasus Trust Scholar 2024 (Inns of Court)
Kennedy Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)
City University Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Lord Bowen Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)
The Margaret Sylvia Kemp Award (Newnham College)
The R M Jackson Award (Newnham College)
The Anne Jemima Clough Prize (Newnham College)
Called
2022 Called to the Bar of England and Wales
Education
City, University of London (BVS)
City, University of London (GDL: Distinction)
University of Cambridge (BA (Hons): First Class)
Areas of work
Defamation and Malicious Falsehood
Misuse of Private Information
Breach of Confidence
Harassment
Data Protection and Information Law
Pre-publication Advice
Reporting the Courts and Contempt
Human Rights
Injunctive Relief
Memberships
Lincoln's Inn
Featured cases
McGee v Lewis
[2023] EWHC 1813 (KB) 17/07/2023
In 5RB News
11 Mar 2026
First ‘statutory SLAPP’ declared by High Court in libel claim
Claim against Dan Neidle & Tax Policy Associates summarily dismissed
21 Mar 2025
Media parties successful in Yang Tengbo v SSHD access to court documents case
19 Feb 2025
5RB hosts BVL and PASS Internships
7 Feb 2025
Access to court documents sought in Yang Tengbo v SoS for the Home Department
20 Feb 2024
5RB hosts BVL student internship
21 Nov 2023
Statement in open court in Hague v TML
2 Oct 2023
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Contact
Email: clerks@5rb.com