Hannah Haines

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Personal Injury
Clinical Negligence
Inquests
Court of Protection
Insurance Fraud
Travel

PROFILE

Hannah's practice is split evenly between acting for Claimants and Defendants and she regularly advises at all stages of proceedings from pre-litigation through to trial. She has considerable interlocutory and trial experience involving both fast- and multi-track claims. She has experience in a broad range of areas but particularly clinical negligence, fatal accident claims, MIB claims, employers’ liability, road traffic accidents, insurance fraud, tripping and slipping litigation, defective premises and travel litigation.

Hannah has a particular interest in clinical negligence and has expertise in a wide range of areas including high value cases involving multiple-disciplinary treatment. She has developed a particular interest in cases involving complex medical issues, such as where causation is in issue and regularly conducts conferences involving experts from multiple disciplines. Hannah is adept at explaining complex issues clearly and sensitively to clients. She regularly represents families at inquests where there are issues relating to medical treatment, including Article 2 and jury inquests, suicides and cases involving children.

Hannah is joint head of the Court of Protection team and is very keen to further develop her practice in this area. She has experience of dealing with mental capacity issues in the Court of Protection and in the High Court, where there are capacity issues related to Personal Injury claims. She has experience of personal welfare applications including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and issues relating to the appointment of deputies. Hannah has a particular interest in issues relating to serious medical treatment and recently gave a lecture to Respiratory trainees on DNACPR decisions. She has undergone extensive training including the Law Society Accreditation course.

Hannah's insurance fraud practice covers a wide range of fraud from LSI to staged accidents. She regularly advises in conference and in writing and has conducted many fast track and multi-track trials, regularly obtaining findings of fundamental dishonesty.