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Practice Summary
- Housing
- Landlord and Tenant
- Social Welfare
- Employment
- Equality and Discrimination
- Inquiries, Investigations and Reviews
Biography
Miranda came to the Bar after a varied career that included working as a Tribunal Advocate and Business Development Manager at the award-winning Hackney Community Law Centre ; as a Senior Policy Advisor to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ; as a trainee speechwriter to a European Commissioner in Brussels ; and as a Political Advisor to the first Deputy Mayor of London. Miranda’s seven years at the Hackney Community Law Centre laid the foundation for her interest and practice in Housing Law, whilst her academic and professional background in the Employment and Industrial Relations’ field led to her interest and practice in Employment and Discrimination Law. Between 2019 and 2022, Miranda was instructed on a high-profile banking inquiry chaired by the former High Court Judge Dame Linda Dobbs DBE.
Housing
Miranda advises and represents tenants and licensees in housing law matters involving private landlords, housing associations and local authorities in the following areas :
Section 21 possession matters
Identifying, advising and conducting court advocacy utilising defences to section 21 possession claims involving, for example, Gas Safety Records, Energy Performance Certificates, How to Rent Booklets, Deposits, the Tenant Fees Act 2019, Standing, Notices. Drafting defences and counterclaims, written submissions and skeleton arguments in support.
Section 8 possession matters
Identifying, advising and conducting court advocacy in section 8 possession claims involving mandatory and discretionary grounds : breaches of tenancy, rent arrears, anti-social behaviour, succession and illegal evictions.
Homelessness
Drafting written advices on the legality of Local Authorities discharging their main housing duty and advices on obtaining interim relief, drafting Statements Of Facts And Grounds (SOFAG) and Judicial Review grounds, conducting advocacy at telephone and in-person hearings.
Housing Disrepair
Advising on quantum, drafting questions for expert surveyors, court advocacy at track allocation hearings and at trial.
Applications
Set aside, strike out, relief from sanctions, extension of time, staying / suspending warrants of execution.
Committal Hearings
Representing tenants at committal hearings for breach of injunctions pursuant to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
Appeals
Section 204 appeals in the County Court, County Court Appeals before Circuit Judges, Judicial Review appeals, leapfrog appeals to the Court of Appeal (Civil Division).
Cases
Reported housing cases
- Switaj v McClenaghan [2024] EWCA Civ 1457
Unreported housing cases
- Clarke v Royal Borough of Greenwich
- AK v LS – Tenant Awarded £53,000 Damages For Unlawful Eviction
- PB v Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea – Accommodation pending appeal – a mandatory order on a section 204A appeal
- A v L – Can a landlord evict his own wife ?
Employment & discrimination
Miranda advises and represents in employment law matters in the following areas :
Discrimination
Discrimination claims with a particular interest in cases involving race, disability and sex.
Unfair / Constructive Dismissal
Unfair dismissal and constructive dismissal claims.
Whistleblowing
Claims involving protected disclosures.
Mediation
Attending and advising clients at judicial mediations.