Hannah is an associate in the Dispute Resolution department of our London office, sitting within the Environmental, Product and Regulatory team.
She specialises in product liability, with a focus on consumer and healthcare products. She has worked on several complex, large-scale disputes, including group actions and multi-jurisdictional cases. Hannah also provides regulatory and compliance advice to clients, particularly in relation to product safety and marketing.
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Her experience includes advising:
- a healthcare client in relation to multi-jurisdictional, multi-party product liability proceedings in respect of a range of medical devices;
- a FMCG client on the global co-ordination of its defence in relation to a group action in foreign jurisdictions, with a particular focus on its marketing practices;
- a chemical manufacturing client on the defence of an action brought by a state body in relation to alleged environmental damage and product safety issues;
- a FMCG client in relation to bringing an action for judicial review of proposed legislation; and
- various retail clients in relation to regulatory compliance issues, including investigations by Trading Standards and the Advertising Standards Agency.
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Hannah graduated with an MA (Cantab) from Christ’s College, Cambridge, before joining Freshfields in 2011.
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