Hannah Willcocks

Hannah Willcocks KC is a Lecturer (Teaching) at the University College London (UCL) Faculty of Laws since 2017, currently working 0.8 FTE. She is also a Recorder of the Crown Court and a member of Red Lion Chambers, where she maintains an advisory practice. Called to the Bar in 2001 and taking silk in 2021, she specializes in serious financial and regulatory crime. She holds a MA in Law (Queen Mary University of London, 2017), a B.A. in French and German (Bristol, 1998), and is pursuing a part-time PhD in criminal fraud at Queen Mary University of London.

Education:

• MA in Law by Research, Distinction, Queen Mary University of London (2017)
• B.A. Joint Honours in Modern Languages: French and German (Second Class Honours, Bristol, 1998)
• Bar Vocational Course and Postgraduate Diploma in Law (BPP Law School, 2000–2001)

Research Interests: Criminal fraud, with a focus on legal procedure and financial crime. Current PhD research at Queen Mary University of London explores criminal fraud dynamics.

Publications: Contributions to Archbold: Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Procedure (2019–present), Ormerod & Montgomery on Fraud (OUP, 2019), and Practical Law co-authored pieces on conspiracy law. Co-editor of Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice (2003–present).

Awards:

• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2018)

Advisory Roles: Advisory Board member of UCL’s Centre for Criminal Law. Recognized for her work in complex financial crime cases, including high-profile prosecutions involving multi-million-pound fraud and regulatory offenses.

Labs/Teams: Engaged with UCL’s criminal law research initiatives and collaborates with Red Lion Chambers on legal advocacy and advisory work.