Hannah Wilson
Call: 2019
“Red Lion Chambers offers a great depth of talented, approachable counsel.”
Legal 500, 2022
Personal profile
Hannah is a persuasive advocate who enjoys a busy practice as both a junior alone and a led junior in all areas of criminal law. She has a strong eye for detail and approaches complex cases with confidence.
She has experience in a broad range of serious criminal offences including attempted murders, cases including firearms and shootings, drugs offences, kidnap, sexual offences and fraud.
In addition to her defence practice, Hannah is currently a Level 3 Prosecutor on the CPS Advocate Panel List and prosecutes a range of offences at that level.
Hannah’s meticulous and diligent approach to case preparation inspires confidence in both her professional and lay clients. She is skilled at providing clear, sensible advice in a manner that engenders trust, and she works hard to ensure the best possible outcome for her client.
Before being called to the Bar, Hannah was an attorney for Women’s Link Worldwide, an international human rights organisation which seeks to advance the rights of women and girls. She was also previously employed as a paralegal and police station representative with a respected criminal defence firm.
Crime
Featured Cases
- R v DS (2025), Cambridge Crown Court: Successful prosecution of defendant charged with PWITS Class A and B of over £500,000 cocaine and ketamine.
- R v WS (2025), Cambridge Crown Court: Junior alone prosecuting actus reus hearing of defendant charged with s.18 on a vulnerable adult.
- R v JJ (2024), Grimsby Crown Court: Successful defence at Newton hearing after theft of £63,244 of cryptocurrency.
- R v BM (2024), Chelmsford Crown Court: Junior alone on behalf of defendant with autism spectrum disorder charged with sexual communication with a child. Contested fitness to plead hearing; client found unfit.
- R v MH (2023), Preston Crown Court: Led Junior representing defendant facing 8 counts of assisting unlawful immigration.
Education
- LLB Law with German Law (Hons) University of Exeter
- LL.M. German Law, Universitaet des Saarlandes
- Masters in Fundamental Rights, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid
Awards
- “Advocacy Excellence Award”, Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Training Program
- South Eastern Circuit Scholarship for the Advanced Advocacy Course, University of Florida
- American University Human Rights Essay Award “Honorable Mention”, Washington College of Law
- CEBA Scholar, The Commonwealth in England Barristers Association
- Sir Christopher Benson Scholar Middle Temple
- The Provost’s Award, The University of Law
Professional Appointments
- CPS Grade 3
Memberships
- Middle Temple
- Criminal Bar Association
- Women in Criminal Law
- Young Legal Aid Lawyers
Publications
- “The gendered face of climate change: exploring the impact of climate change on gender-based violence and the role of state and non-state actors in effecting climate justice.” American University International Law Review (Sept 2023).
- “A business and human rights study from Spain: Access to justice for women and girls who are victims of trafficking for labour exploitation”. Revista Internacional de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico (Jun 2021).
Languages
German, Spanish