Hannah Laithwaite

Hannah undertakes a broad range of civil and commercial work, with her practice primarily spanning the areas of commercial, insolvency, and property (for further detail, please click on a subject heading below).

She is able to provide advisory, drafting and advocacy expertise at all stages of the litigation process.

Hannah prides herself in being approachable and in providing a practical, efficient and cost effective service to her clients.

She is qualified to accept instructions under the Bar’s Public Access scheme.

Further information

Qualifications

Inner Temple Award for Outstanding Achievement on the BPTC
Bar Professional Training Course (College of Law)
Post Graduate Diploma in Law (College of Law)
BA (Hons) English (Queen Mary, University of London)

Memberships

Commercial Litigation Association
Society of Construction Law
Property Bar Association

Interests

Hannah is a keen runner and cyclist, and enjoys skiing and travelling.

Commercial

Hannah is able to assist in advising, drafting and representing clients in a broad range of commercial litigation and insolvency matters, including:

Contractual disputes;
Sale and supply of goods and services;
Consumer credit and credit hire agreements;
Agency disputes;
Breach of trust and fiduciary duty;
Joint venture and partnership disputes;
Debt claims and enforcement;
Insolvency (including bankruptcy and winding up petitions, annulment, injunctive relief, statutory demands, restoration to the register and validation orders).

She also regularly acts for major airlines in defence of aviation/passenger claims, particularly those arising under Regulation 261/2004 and the Montreal Convention.