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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.
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?
6th December 2018 Read moreLondon Borough of Haringey v Mulkhis Simawi [2018] EWHC 2733 (QB)
24th October 2018 Read moreNiamh 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
7th November 2017 Read moreWelcome 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.
22nd December 2015 Read moreWelcome to this, the second bulletin from the Housing Team. We hope that you will find the content of interest: if you wish to receive further updates you can subscribe by replying to housing@42br.com. Topic: Akerman- Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd “Can the court summarily dispose of a defence to possession based on an allegation of unlawful
31st March 2015 Read moreCommercial 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
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?
6th December 2018 Read moreLondon Borough of Haringey v Mulkhis Simawi [2018] EWHC 2733 (QB)
24th October 2018 Read moreNiamh 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
7th November 2017 Read moreWelcome 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.
22nd December 2015 Read moreWelcome to this, the second bulletin from the Housing Team. We hope that you will find the content of interest: if you wish to receive further updates you can subscribe by replying to housing@42br.com. Topic: Akerman- Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd “Can the court summarily dispose of a defence to possession based on an allegation of unlawful
31st March 2015 Read more
