Hannah Bradley

Hannah is a specialist equine lawyer. She combines expertise and experience as a solicitor during her years at leading commercial law firms and latterly as in-house counsel to a FTSE 100 company with a lifetime of passion for horses. Hannah is trusted by equestrians including owners, riders and agents to advise them, represent them and find solutions to disputes and regulatory problems.

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Hannah is frequently instructed in respect of disagreements and claims, including when things go wrong with other professionals such as farriers and vets. Hannah combines her knowledge of the equine world with commercial legal expertise and tireless hard work to put her clients at an advantage. She is committed to finding solutions to even the trickiest equine legal problems. Hannah is trusted by the equine press to comment on legal issues, often speaks on equine legal topics, and has delivered lectures to preeminent equine establishments, including The National Stud. Hannah is a member of the British Horseracing Authority’s Independent Judicial Panel and the British Equestrian Federation’s Judicial Panel.

Recent work

• Securing substantial damages for the owner of two valuable show horses electrocuted and killed by a bowing electrical cable.
• Acting for the owner of a talented show jumper valued at approximately £1 million which suffered career-ending injuries following treatment by a farrier. Secured a substantial payment for the horse’s owner.
• Acting for the owner of a GB team dressage horse which drowned in a slurry pit whilst having embryos taken at an embryo transfer facility. Secured a substantial payment for the horse’s owner.
• Acting for the purchaser of a valuable broodmare which transpired to have a male karyotype and therefore being genetically male. Secured a substantial payment for the buyer.
• Acting for a party to a lease agreement allowing the taking of an embryo from a world-class mare, who had been denied that embryo. Secured the party the option of a foal on the ground out of the mare or an embryo for implantation.
• Securing the immediate release of a prospective Paris 2024 team horse which had been wrongfully detained by its former rider, on behalf of its owner.