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Angela is an experienced member of the 42 Bedford Row Housing and Personal Injury/ Clinical Negligence teams. Her practice incorporates the following areas of law:
Angela is a popular advocate and highly regarded for clear, straightforward advice, unwavering commitment, and achieving good results. She is valued for gaining the trust and confidence of those instructing her.
“Angela’s preparation, attention to detail and approach to litigation are excellent.”
Angela undertakes both claimant and defendant work in all areas of her practice. She accepts instructions for court hearings at all stages of litigation, as well as for the drafting of pleadings, applications and witness statements.
She is particularly interested in cases that involve an overlap between different areas of her practice, including Housing and Personal Injury and Social Care and Human Rights as well as issues raised under the Equality Act 2010. Particular examples include:
When Angela completed her pupillage at chambers in Manchester she focussed on Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work and maintains a keen interest in this area.
She regularly represents local authorities and employers defending personal injury claims, and cases including claims for damages under the Human Rights Act.
When instructed by claimants, she has represented individuals who have suffered injury during childbirth and clients who have brought claims of historic abuse when they were in church youth groups.
In this bulletin Angela Piears looks at this recent Court of Appeal decision that considers whether, if a social landlord breaches its Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”) under section 149 Equality Act 2010 (“EA”), a court will assess if it would have made any difference had the social landlord in fact complied with its duty.
1st August 2019 Read moreMental Health Issues in Housing Litigation During April and May 2017, we ran a 2-part workshop in Chambers exploring the law and procedure on dealing with mental health issues in housing cases. This Bulletin is intended as a follow-up note for those of you who attended, and as a general practice note for those of
30th May 2017 Read moreWelcome to this, the 18th 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 Forfeiture for non-payment of service charges Last month, we ran a workshop in Chambers exploring the law and procedure of forfeiting a
9th January 2017 Read moreWelcome to this, the fourteenth 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 On 13th July 2016 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in this case where a tenant (Mr Edwards) in a block of
21st July 2016 Read moreTopic: “How should the courts assess whether a homeless applicant is vulnerable and in priority need of housing, with reference to the Housing Act 1996 s.189 (1)(c)?”
2nd July 2015 Read more
