Niamh O’Brien discusses the recent Supreme Court decision in Croydon LBC v Kalonga: Ending ‘Flexible’ Tenancies
Published: 16th Mar 2022
Niamh O'Brien
Call 1998
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email niamh.obrien@42br.com
Niamh O'Brien
Call 1998
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 also sits as a part time judge in the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber : Residential).
Recent Seminars
- Right to Buy: Preventing Fraud (2017)
- Tenancy Deposits and Possession Proceedings (2017)
- Introduction to the Environmental Protection Act for Landlords (2016)
- Expert Evidence in EPA proceedings (2015)
- Homelessness: Out of area Placements and Referrals (2013)
- Localism Act and Security of Tenure (2013)
Webinar Download Material
25/11/20 - Housing Download - Reactivating Possession Hearings
Professional memberships
- Social Housing Law Association
- Personal Injury Bar Association
Publications
- Residential Tenancies (5th Ed) 2009 Wildy Practice Guides — Co-author
Education
- University of Sussex: Law and French (LLB)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Inns of Court School of Law – Bar Vocational Course (Graded “Outstanding”)
Languages
- French and Irish
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