Hannah Mantle

Practice Areas

Hannah is a Partner in the Trust and Estate Disputes team, recognised for her expertise in domestic and international private client disputes, including contentious probate, trusts disputes, Court of Protection and capacity matters.

She mixes emotional intelligence and technical expertise to advise clients with sensitivity and empathy whilst taking a robust and proactive approach to disputes, to obtain the best result for each client. She recognises the importance of mediation and other negotiated settlements when they are strategically and commercially advantageous. Hannah represents a variety of clients both onshore and offshore, including professional and lay fiduciaries, individual beneficiaries and other parties, across a full range of private wealth disputes.

Hannah takes pride in effective collaboration with clients, other teams at Forsters, and professionals in other jurisdictions, often co-ordinating and managing cross-jurisdictional teams on international matters, as well as cross-departmental teams on contentious and non-contentious matters with private client, family and property colleagues.

Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024, Hannah is described in directories as ‘brilliant’, and ‘practical, collaborative and sensible’. She is a full member of ACTAPS, STEP and AIJA, and is deputy chair of the STEP special interest group for Contentious Trusts and Estates.

Professional Memberships

Hannah is a member of Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS), Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA) and STEP.