Anti-Social Behaviour
Clara was seconded to a local authority where she dealt with anti-social behaviour injunctions, power of arrests, urgent without notice applications, committals, public law defences, discrimination and legal capacity issues.
Housing
Clara accepts instructions in all areas of social housing and has experience of dealing with possession claims, homelessness, succession, assignment, unlawful eviction, subletting, disrepair, warrant suspension applications, injunctions, discrimination and public law defences. Clara currently provides Court of Appeal case summaries for Housing Law Week.
Property
Clara accepts instructions from both social and private landlords and tenants in all matters relating to commercial and residential property. She has dealt with cases involving contractual tenancies, tenancy deposits, trusts and guardianship, leasehold forfeiture, boundary disputes and party walls. She also has experience of dealing with the transfer of freehold and leasehold properties, assents, statutory declarations, trusts and easements in cases involving relationship breakdowns and probate.
Public Law, Equality & Human Rights
Clara has a particular interest in public law, equality and human rights having gained a wealth of experience in these areas during her time at the Government Legal Service. At HMRC she conducted Human Rights Act analyses of new Finance Bill measures, provided legal advice on the department’s obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and dealt with discrimination claims made by members of the public. She has also dealt with judicial reviews and provided advice on legitimate expectation in the context of government policy and publication of both internal and external HMRC guidance.
Local Government
Clara’s experience at the Government Legal Service provides her with a strong government background. She has dealt with a range of matters in a government context, including functions and powers, government policy, statutory instruments (SIs), statutory interpretation, state aid, the four freedoms of the EU, and judicial review. She has also advised the government on information disclosure in cases involving government data sharing, trusts, domestic court orders and cross-border enforcement of foreign judgments.
Regulatory
Clara accepts instructions in all areas of regulatory law relating to chambers’ core practice areas.