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Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email niamh.obrien@42br.com
Niamh specialises in social housing law, property disputes and personal injury. She is accredited for the purposes of Direct Access, and is willing to accept direct instructions from members of the public in appropriate cases.
Niamh has specialised in housing law since she started practice, acting for landlords, housing associations, local authorities and tenants. She has particular expertise in the areas of homelessness, judicial review, disability discrimination, anti-social behaviour, right to buy, shared ownership and housing fraud.
Published: 16th Mar 2022
This webinar will be suitable for junior litigators, and for anyone who wants a refresher.
Published: 28th Sep 2021
In this Bulletin Niamh O'Brien looks at the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in FJM v. the United Kingdom. Is the section 21 process compatible with the ECHR?
Published: 6th Dec 2018
London Borough of Haringey v Mulkhis Simawi [2018] EWHC 2733 (QB)
Published: 24th Oct 2018
Niamh O’Brien discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision on ‘settled accommodation’ and asks: when is accommodation ‘settled’? Doka v London Borough of Southwark [2017] EWCA Civ 1523 Introduction The ‘full housing duty’ owed by local authorities to house homeless applicants does not apply to those who have become intentionally homeless. In order to be
Published: 7th Nov 2017
Welcome to this, our twelfth updating service of 2015 on all issues relating to housing law — whether social or private, landlord or tenant. Here, Niamh O’Brien offers a case law update : Mansing Moorjani v Durban Estates Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1252 An unusual set of facts permits the Court of Appeal to review the legal basis for damages to be awarded for disrepair to premises let on a long lease.
Published: 22nd Dec 2015
Commercial and private landlord and tenant, leasehold disputes including enfranchisement and service charges, family trusts and co-ownership, boundary disputes, nuisance, disrepair, insurance claims including tree root damage, easements, freehold and leasehold covenants.
All aspects of personal injury work including traumatic brain injuries, employers’ liability, industrial disease including HAVS, deafness and asthma claims, fatal accidents, liability of public authorities, motor claims and occupiers’ liability.
Niamh O’Brien has experience in family trusts and co-ownership.
25/11/20 - Housing Download - Reactivating Possession Hearings
Published: 16th Mar 2022
This webinar will be suitable for junior litigators, and for anyone who wants a refresher.
Published: 28th Sep 2021
In this Bulletin Niamh O'Brien looks at the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights in FJM v. the United Kingdom. Is the section 21 process compatible with the ECHR?
Published: 6th Dec 2018
London Borough of Haringey v Mulkhis Simawi [2018] EWHC 2733 (QB)
Published: 24th Oct 2018
Niamh O’Brien discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision on ‘settled accommodation’ and asks: when is accommodation ‘settled’? Doka v London Borough of Southwark [2017] EWCA Civ 1523 Introduction The ‘full housing duty’ owed by local authorities to house homeless applicants does not apply to those who have become intentionally homeless. In order to be
Published: 7th Nov 2017
Welcome to this, our twelfth updating service of 2015 on all issues relating to housing law — whether social or private, landlord or tenant. Here, Niamh O’Brien offers a case law update : Mansing Moorjani v Durban Estates Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1252 An unusual set of facts permits the Court of Appeal to review the legal basis for damages to be awarded for disrepair to premises let on a long lease.
Published: 22nd Dec 2015
