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Hannah practices in public, commercial and criminal law, including regulatory matters, financial and quasi- crime, intentional torts and administrative law.

Before coming to the Bar, Hannah was an associate to the Hon Justice Stephen Gageler AC at the High Court of Australia (now Chief Justice of Australia). Hannah has worked as a Senior Lawyer in the Appeals team at Victoria Legal Aid, an Associate Public Defender in Victoria Legal Aid Chambers and an associate to the Hon Justice Richard White in the Federal Court of Australia.

Hannah holds a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School as a James Kent Scholar and a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Politics) from the University of Adelaide, each with First Class Honours.

She is a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports.

Cases in which Hannah has appeared include:

• Epic Games Inc v Apple Inc (No 2) [2026] FCA 1552 and Anthony v Apple Inc (No 2) [2026] FCA 1553 – competition law, injunctive relief (for the ACCC, intervening) (led by T Begbie KC and C Cunliffe SC)

• R v Churchill (a pseudonym) [2025] HCA 11 – evidence law, jury directions (led by B Walker SC and R Shann SC)

• Chief Commissioner of Police v Crupi [2024] HCA 34 – public interest immunity, adequacy of reasons (led by C Carr SC)

• Question of Law Reserved (No 1 of 2026) [2026] SASCA 42 (for the AG (Cth), intervening) – controlled operations, statutory construction (led by T Begbie KC)

• Obian v The King [2024] HCA 18 – criminal procedure, power to reopen prosecution case (led by B Walker SC and C Carr SC)

• CDPP v Qu & Ors (Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, 2025) – conspiracy, tax evasion (led by R Shann SC)

• R v Good (Court of Appeal, ongoing) – Director’s appeal (led by R Shann SC)

• Ercan v The King (Court of Appeal, ongoing) – conviction appeal (led by D Dann SC)

• DPP v Pualic (High Court of Australia, special leave application, 2025) – for the respondent, special leave refused (led by G Connelly SC)

• RB v Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police [2026] VSC 684 – suspension of reporting requirements (unled)

• MA v DPP [2026] VSCA 184 – interlocutory appeal, certification (led by C Carr SC)

• Department of Justice and Community Safety v SW [2025] VCC 301 – lack of power to make Supervision Order (unled)

• Neill-Fraser v Parole Board of Tasmania (Supreme Court of Tasmania, 2026) – constitutional law, judicial review (with P Coleridge and J Blaker)

• Tran v The King [2025] VSCA 303 – conviction appeal, unreasonable verdict (led by R Shann SC)

• CDPP v Bowen (County Court of Victoria, 2024) – insider trading (led by B Ihle KC)

• Hubzin v Commissioner for Social Housing [2026] ACTSC 11 -– judicial review, human rights (led by T Jeffrie)

• MB v Children’s Court of Victoria [2023] VSC 666 – judicial review, human rights (led by K Evans SC)

• Yasmin v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] FCA 1661 – class action, racial discrimination, false imprisonment (led by A Strahan KC, T Jeffrie and S Brenker, with E Brumby)

• Stern v The King [2023] VSCA 57 – conviction appeal, incompetence of counsel (led by R Shann SC)

• DPP v Crupi [2023] VSCA 245 – meaning of “question of law” (led by C Carr SC)

• Yarran v Children’s Court of Victoria [2022] VSC 531 – judicial review, human rights (led by S Fitzgerald SC)

• Harman v Coram Investments Pty Ltd [2023] VCC 1187 – professional negligence, Anshun estoppel (led by A Strahan KC)

• Victorian Worksafe Authority v Chevron Australia Downstream Fuels Pty Ltd (Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, committal) – occupational health and safety (led by C Carr SC)

• Barbaro v The King [2023] VSCA 164 – public interest immunity (led by C Boston SC)

• Tartaglia v The King [2023] HCASC 33 (led by S McDonald SC)

• Cooper v The Queen [2022] HCA Trans 47 (led by S McDonald SC)

• Re application for bail by Marino [2021] VSC 769 (unled)

• VCAT – various matters under the Residential Tenancies Act 1999 (Vic)

• Various regulatory prosecutions in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Hannah read with Catherine Boston SC. Her senior mentor is Kathleen Foley SC.

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.