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Hannah Fawcett
Partner, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney
0151 600 3291 07799 725 855 hannah.fawcett@brabners.com
Hannah is a Partner and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney. She leads our beauty and fashion team.
A skilled commercial lawyer who specialises in intellectual property (IP) law, Hannah advises an array of national and international clients, particularly across the retail, fashion, beauty, personal care, cosmetics, aesthetics, leisure and sport sectors — including Regatta, Craghoppers, The Royal Parks and Sosandar.
Hannah handles both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with a raft of experience in the protection and registration of IP portfolios in the UK, Europe and internationally. She advises on the exploitation and licensing of IP, as well as enforcement and infringement disputes relating to patents, trade marks, copyright, passing-off, company names and domain names, in addition to database, image and design rights.
Hannah also provides support in corporate matters — such as IP due diligence examinations and IP audits — and advises on general commercial matters including commercial contracts, terms of business, collaboration agreements, sponsorship agreements and IT contracts.
A dual-qualified solicitor and trade mark attorney, Hannah is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and its Unreal Committee as well as CITMA (the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys).
She is classed as a 'Recommended Lawyer' and 'Next Generation Partner' in the field of intellectual property by The Legal 500 and is praised by clients for having 'everything under control'. She has also been recognised as a 'Rising Star' by Managing Intellectual Property (IP Stars) and has been ranked by Chambers and Partners for her experience in portfolio management and licensing agreements.
Hannah joined us in 2017 and is based in our Liverpool office.
Recognised by
“Hannah is absolutely incredible. She is really commercial, got to grips with us very quickly and is really approachable.”
Client feedback, Chambers and Partners 2026
“Hannah knows our business and understands what we want.”
Client feedback, Chambers and Partners 2026
“Hannah Fawcett is the lead in the team. She has everything under control!”
Client feedback, The Legal 500
“Hannah Fawcett and her team give us an incredible service. They advise on everything we do past, current and future. We have worked with Hannah for many years and would highly recommend her.”
Client feedback, The Legal 500
“Brabners has supported Chemist4U for over ten years now, both in regulatory and commercial contexts. Richard Hough, Lee Jefcott, Hannah Fawcett and Daniel Finn have always been available and guided and protected the business, as well as being very easy to work with. Brabners has been a great partner to Chemist4U and will no doubt continue to be over the coming years.”
CEO, Chemist4U
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