I am dedicated to helping people who are struggling with bad housing or homelessness through my advice, support and legal services. I am here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. Covering:• Defending clients with mental health issues facing anti-social behaviour allegations and facing evictions resulting in retaining tenancies.• Defending client in fraud-related homelessness applications which led to charges of fraud being dropped.• Successfully carry out detailed examination of eligibility, homelessness, priority need, intentionality, and local connection Section 184 Housing Act to challenge social landlords to reconsider duty to house.• Regularly review suitability of accommodation• Resolve temporary accommodation issues• Review under Section 202 of the Housing Act, appeals, and judicial review• Housing pending review and appeal• Attend rent arrears eviction hearings which led to setting aside repossession.. Disrepair

Interviewing clients, both face-to-face and on the telephone, providing appropriate advice and information, exploring options and implications to help clients set priorities and make decisions.Undertake casework on clients’ behalf, write letters, negotiate with third parties, make and accept referrals and to arrange tribunal representation as appropriate.To maintain clear and accurate case records that meets the quality standards of the Bureau, by maintaining records as required for continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring, accountability and report preparation.Maintaining adherence to the bureau's casework procedures as outlined in the bureau manual and advocacy on behalf of clients in a sensitive and professional manner, researching information and following up cases.Co-operating with the arrangements of the Advice Session Supervisor(s) in delivering the advice service.Accepting referrals from and acting as information resources to other agencies, as well as referring clients to local authority and agencies. Keeping informed of all relevant legislation and changes in existing legislation and social policy. As well as participating in all the ongoing review of bureau policy to keep it accountable.

Discussed with the client the most appropriate barrister to take the case in terms of specialisation, particular abilities, experience and availability (being aware of any potential conflict of interest where barristers from the same chambers are representing opposing parties);Negotiated the fees to be charged with the instructing solicitor; planning the timetable of a case in detail, taking into account factors such as preparation time, conferences (i.e. meetings with instructing solicitors and clients) and estimated number of days in court;Arranged meetings on behalf of the barristers with the instructing solicitors and client to discuss the case; informing the client's solicitor of progress and, in case of a delay, renegotiating the agreed timetable of work as required;Planned the workload of each barrister to avoid clashes of court times; proactively seeking work for the chambers by keeping in touch with solicitors and undertaking other marketing activities, such as holding seminars and hosting events; referring cases to more appropriate chambers when a lack of specialist expertise could jeopardise the outcome of the case;Maintained awareness of cases that are likely to be coming to the chambers, especially major criminal cases, and contacting the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to check whether counsel has been arranged;Kept up to date with specific areas of law and the specialisms of the barristers within the chambers;running business activities and the administrative systems of chambers to meet quality standards;keeping accounts and arranging the collection of case fees; discussing with junior barristers the areas of law in which they wish to develop expertise and allocating relevant cases to them.