Hanna Basha
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Defamation/Reputation Management
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About
Provided by Hanna Basha
Practice Areas
Hanna is a recognised leader in the field of defamation, privacy and breach of confidence, having acted in a number of landmark cases in the High Court.
As well as litigation, Hanna has a wealth of experience in media and crisis management and advises clients on strategies for preventing and dealing with significant reputational attacks. She is able to put a responsive strategy in place quickly and effectively when clients are facing unwanted media attention. She skilfully manages media storms.
Hanna also acts for her clients in more general litigation, regulatory matters, employment disputes and inquests where maintaining reputation or privacy is key. She has been involved in a number of high profile inquests, disciplinary hearings, employment claims and sports disputes, representing clients in the High Court, before coroners and before governing and regulatory bodies.
Career
Qualified 1999: Solicitor Schillings; Partner Carter-Ruck; Partner Payne Hicks Beach.
Chambers Review
UK
Hanna Basha is recognised for her expertise in representing high-profile clients in an array of reputation management concerns. Her experience includes advising on privacy injunctions and confidentiality agreements, as well as data protection issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hanna provided an exceptionally effective response to a complex critical issue under considerable time pressure. She is an outstanding lawyer and is responsive, pragmatic, knowledgeable and skilled."
"Hanna Basha is brilliant. She is calm in stressful situations but a streetfighter when it is called for."
"Hanna Basha is an excellent lawyer with an incredible talent to problem-solve under pressure. I am grateful for her professionalism, intelligence, depth of knowledge, responsiveness and communication."
"Hanna brings warmth, empathy and humour as well as judgement, intellect and an eye for detail. She is a pleasure to work with, a trusted adviser and our first call in a crisis."
"Hanna provided an exceptionally effective response to a complex critical issue under considerable time pressure. She is an outstanding lawyer and is responsive, pragmatic, knowledgeable and skilled."
"Hanna Basha is brilliant. She is calm in stressful situations but a streetfighter when it is called for."
"Hanna Basha is an excellent lawyer with an incredible talent to problem-solve under pressure. I am grateful for her professionalism, intelligence, depth of knowledge, responsiveness and communication."
"Hanna brings warmth, empathy and humour as well as judgement, intellect and an eye for detail. She is a pleasure to work with, a trusted adviser and our first call in a crisis."
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