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Crisis management

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Hannah Basha

Spear’s Review

A specialist in defamation, privacy, data protection, harassment and breach of confidence, Payne Hicks Beach’s Hanna Basha has acted in a number of landmark cases in her impressive career. 

She secured one of the highest-ever damages awards in an ‘offer of amends’ case and was part of the team representing Naomi Campbell in her high-profile privacy claim against the Mirror – still seen as one of the most significant developments in the privacy law space. In 2024, Basha successfully acted for ex-No 10 policy adviser Nick Hargrave in a defamation claim brought against him. 

‘Often people are squeaky clean, and that’s fine, but everyone has a skeleton or two in the closet,’ she tells Spear’s. ‘You don’t want the press in your house when you haven’t protected yourself from the implications of putting yourself out there.’ 

Rank: Recommended

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