Hannah is an experienced senior associate in the London construction team, recognised in directories as a rising star. Hannah acts for major insurers, main contractors, construction professionals, and subcontractors defending high-value defects claims across various sectors. She also acts directly for employers, main contractors, and specialist subcontractors in high value and complex construction disputes. Hannah is experienced in litigation, adjudication, and all forms of ADR.

Featured experience:

• Acting for insurers and one of the largest privately owned construction and development groups in the UK in relation to the pre-action defence of a £27m claim for roof and gutter defects at high-profile film studios in London 

• Acting for insurers and the insured structural engineer in the defence of multi-party proceedings in the Technology and Construction Court in relation to an allegedly defective concrete slab 

• Advising a global petrochemicals contractor in relation to multimillion pound serial adjudications against a subcontractor under a bespoke form of contract for the construction of a gas processing plant regarding the £155m final account 

Quotes:

• “A rising star: incredibly bright and efficient” - Legal 500, 2022 

• “Hannah Gardiner is bright, thorough and unafraid of technical matters” - Legal 500, 2023 

• “Hannah Gardiner is brilliant. She has a keen eye for detail and also takes a strategic view. I enjoy working with her” - Legal 500, 2023