Rachael is a Paralegal in the Media Disputes department. She joined Hamlins in September 2023.
Rachael works across a variety of matters from the ongoing litigation for unlawful information gathering against News Group Newspapers, Mirror Group Newspapers Limited, and Associated Newspapers Limited, through to a range of privacy and defamation claims.
Rachael has worked on claims for high-profile individuals across various stages of the dispute resolution process. She conducts pre-action research and disclosure analysis, attends meetings with clients, Counsel, and the wider claimant group of solicitors, and assists in drafting pleadings and at all stages of the settlement negotiation process.
Rachael assists in the Mobile Telephone Voicemail Interception Litigation against News Group Newspapers, in which Hamlins is the Lead Solicitor and represents numerous high-profile claimants. She has experience in preparing for and attending hearings and liaising with Counsel and Court on a regular basis.
Rachael graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2019 with a BA in English Literature, before obtaining her Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law.