Inquest into the death of Celia Marsh concludes - Sep 2022
Hannah Noyce has a broad practice across the areas of Chambers’ work, with particular experience in clinical negligence, public law and human rights, inquests, indirect tax, and environmental law. She is recommended as a Rising Star by the Legal 500, and as a leading junior by Chambers & Partners.
Before being called to the Bar, Hannah worked as a Research Assistant at the Law Commission and taught Jurisprudence at King’s College London.
In autumn 2017, Hannah was awarded a Pegasus Scholarship to spend three months living and working in Wellington, New Zealand. While there she worked in the litigation team at Chapman Tripp LLP, and gained experience in a variety of matters involving public, regulatory and environmental law.
Clinical NegligenceHannah is regularly instructed by both claimants and defendants in a broad range of clinical negligence claims.
Selected Cases
- CN & GN v Poole BC [2019] UKSC 25: UK Supreme Court considered the extent to which local authorities and their employees owe a common law duty to protect children from harm caused by third parties.
- ABC v St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and others [2017] EWCA Civ 336: junior counsel for the defendants in a claim concerning the limits of the duty of care concept in the context of genetic medicine.
- Various Claimants v Ian Paterson (2017): junior counsel for the claimants in test cases brought against a consultant breast surgeon for negligent treatment of hundreds of NHS and private patients spanning a decade.
Hannah regularly appears at inquests for both families, and medical professionals and organisations.
Selected Cases
- Acted for an NHS Trust in a complex case concerning the death of a baby from cardiac arrest where concerns were raised about the treatment provided.
- Acted for a GP at a five-day jury inquest concerning the death of a prisoner in custody.
- Acted for the family at a three-day inquest arising out of the death of a mental health outpatient.
Hannah is regularly instructed in a range of public law cases. She has a particular interest in matters relating to healthcare, and regularly appears at inquests which raise issues under Article 2 ECHR and/or complex medical issues, as well as in claims under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Selected Cases
- The Honourable Chief Justice of Trinidad & Tobago Mr Justice Ivor Archie O.R.T.T. v The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago: junior counsel for the Appellant in an appeal to the Privy Council, concerning Constitutional and statutory interpretation and issues of fairness and natural justice.
- R (Roadpeace) v Secretary of State for Transport [2017] EWHC 2725 (Admin):junior counsel for the claimant charity in a judicial review of the lawfulness of the UK’s arrangements for compensating victims of untraced and uninsured drivers in relation to EU law.
- Holborn Studios Ltd and Del Brenner v Hackney Council [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin): counsel for one of the successful claimants in a judicial review quashing a grant of planning permission following a failure to re-consult.
Hannah is regularly instructed in a range of cases involving human rights. She has a particular interest in matters relating to healthcare, and regularly appears at inquests which raise issues under Article 2 ECHR and/or complex medical issues, as well as in claims under the Human Rights Act 1998.
Hannah is a member of the editorial team for the UK Human Rights Blog and was a panel member at a recent forum on the impact of Brexit on fundamental rights, chaired by Joshua Rozenberg QC.
Selected Cases
- CN & Another v Poole Borough Council: instructed as junior counsel for the AIRE Centre, intervening in the Supreme Court, with particular focus on issues arising under the ECHR and UN conventions.
- ABC v St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and others [2017] EWCA Civ 336: junior counsel for the defendants in a claim concerning the competing rights of patients and family members in genetic medicine.
Hannah has a keen interests in environmental matters and is developing a broad practice across all areas of environmental law.
Selected Cases
- The M4 Relief Road (2017-19): represented the Gwent Wildlife Trust, objecting to the proposal to build an M4 relief road in South Wales.
- Holborn Studios Ltd and Del Brenner v Hackney Council [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin): counsel for one of the successful claimants in a judicial review quashing a grant of planning permission following a failure to re-consult.
- Acting for the claimant in an ongoing judicial review challenging the Environment Agency’s classification of material under the Waste Framework Directive.
- Junior counsel advising on the merits of a challenge to a public consultation concerning a major proposed infrastructure project.
Hannah has a keen interest in tax law, particularly indirect tax, and intends to build a broad practice in this area. She is a regular contributor to talks and seminars, including a recent presentation on the implications of Brexit for VAT law. As a pupil she assisted members of the indirect tax team with a variety of matters, including those listed below.
Selected Cases
- A number of high profile VAT cases, including Case C-126/14 UAB Sveda in the CJEU and HMRC v Pendragon Plc [2015] UKSC 37 in the Supreme Court.
- Advice on a matter involving the valuation of supplies for customs purposes.
- Advice on a challenge to a major company’s VAT treatment based on public law principles, including legitimate expectations.
Impact of Covid-19 on Healthcare Webinar - May 2020
In the first remote event of 2020, three teams looked at the impact of COVID-19. Lizanne Gumbel QC chaired the Claimant team comprised of Isabel McArdle and Matthew Flinn. John Whitting QC...
Philip Havers QC and Hannah Noyce look at disclosure in PI Focus - May 2020
In the May Issue of PI Focus, Philip Havers QC and Hannah Noyce consider the important decision in ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others, a high profile clinical negligence...
Scope of Duty and Causation: Chester v Afshar Revisited in Leeds - Feb 2020
Join us for an afternoon debating the scope of duty and causation in medical claims based on Chester v Afshar [2005] 1 AC 134, which have come to the fore in recent cases (which we have also acted in)...
Three 1COR members appear in landmark case about disclosure of confidential medical information: ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust & ors - Nov 2019
This week sees the beginning of the trial in the High Court of ABC v St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others, a high profile clinical negligence case concerning the disclosure of...
Protecting children from harm: CN & GN v Poole Borough Council - Jun 2019
Protecting children from harm: Supreme Court hands down key decision on tort of negligence. In an important decision on the liability of social welfare services and public authorities more generally,...
1COR represent the Chief Justice of Trinidad & Tobago in an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council - Jul 2018
Philip Havers QC, Ian Benjamin SC and Hannah Noyce of 1 Crown Office Row, together with a team of local counsel, acted for the Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago in an appeal to the Judicial...
Seven 1COR members in landmark Supreme Court case - Jul 2018
The Supreme Court will today begin hearing the appeal in CN & GN v Poole Borough Council. The case will consider the extent to which local authorities owe a common law duty to protect from harm...
The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Appellants to appeal in the case of CN (1) & GN (2) v Poole Borough Council - Mar 2018
The Appellants are represented by Lizanne Gumbel QC leading Iain O’Donnell and Duncan Fairgrieve of 1 Crown Office Row, instructed by Leigh Day, and the AIRE CENTRE have instructed Philip Havers QC...
The Liability of Private Hospitals and Clinics - Feb 2018
Lessons from the Paterson Litigation: Developments in the law relating to vicarious liability. Dame Christina Lambert chairs a panel of 1COR members who will discuss developments in the law...
1 Crown Office Row promotes access to the Bar - Jul 2017
On Saturday 1st July, nearly 200 young people graduated from the Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law programme. This programme selects highly able 16-year-olds from less advantaged backgrounds and provides...
Clinical negligence and the duty to disclose: full house of 1COR members in high profile Court of Appeal case - Jun 2017
Five members of Chambers appeared before the Court of Appeal in ABC v St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and others. The Appellant, known as ABC, appealed against the strike out of her...
Alasdair Henderson appears in high-profile M4 Relief Road inquiry - Mar 2017
Alasdair Henderson is representing the Gwent Wildlife Trust, who are one of a large number of objectors to the proposal to build an M4 Relief Road in South Wales. The proposed new motorway would...
UK Human Rights Blog is pick of best legal bloggers by The Times - Feb 2017
1 Crown Office Row's UK Human Rights Blog and Adam Wagner have been featured in The Times today in a feature about the rise of legal blogging. Jonathan Ames has written a feature in The Times...
Four members of 1COR in duty of care case - Jun 2015