I'm a founding partner of WTB Solicitors and Head of Housing Law.Affiliated organisations:Coordinator and Treasurer North West Housing Law Practitioners Group 1995 to dateFounder of the Manchester County Court Possession Duty Solicitor Scheme in 1997Guest Speaker at Housing Law Practitioners Association Annual conference on 2 occasions.Guest speaker at Civil Justice Council meeting on 2 occasions.I have provided paid training for and on behalf of Shelter, CAB, Lime Legal and Butterworths on various topics on Housing Law.I am a regular speaker at the North West Housing Law Practitioner’s Group.Notable cases:MCC v McCann (1998): Court of Appeal concerning contempt in the face of the court.MCC v Hockey (2003). Begging and ASBO’sMCC v Romano and Samari (2004). Court Of Appeal concerning Disability Discrimination Act.North British v Sharples (2010). Court Of Appeal concerning bankruptcy and rent arrears.Salford City Council v Mullen (2010). Court of Appeal concerning mandatory possession proceedings and Article 8 Human Rights Act 1998.