Annabell Hood

Annabell is an associate in BCL’s business crime team. Prior to joining BCL in May 2022, Annabell completed her training at a leading city law firm, where she worked on a range of complex and cross-border civil fraud disputes for both corporate and individual clients. These cases included assisting in defending a non-executive director and chairman of a FTSE 100 UAE-based healthcare provider, in relation to an alleged US$4 billion fraud, and for a leading IT company in relation to fraud claims amounting to US$5 billion, arising out of a US$11 billion acquisition, the biggest civil fraud trial in UK history.

Since joining BCL, Annabell has been involved in matters concerning the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), sanctions and public inquiries. She has also gained experience working alongside our partners in the regulatory enforcement field, data protection and a HMRC tax investigation (Cop 9).

Annabell graduated from Clare College, Cambridge with a BA in History and thereafter attained a Masters’ Degree (LLM) from BPP Law School, Holborn.

Publications:

• IP, Sustainability, and the Perils of ‘Greenwashing’ – Lexology.