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Osbornes Offices
LIVERY HOUSE
7-9 PRATT STREET
LONDON
NW1 0AE
England
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Alex McMahon
Work Department
Housing and Social Care
Property Litigation
Position
Associate Solicitor
Career
Alex joined Osbornes Solicitors in 2010 as a paralegal in the Litigation Team. He commenced his training contract in 2013, and qualified as a solicitor in the Property Litigation Team in September 2015. He specialises in all aspects of housing and public law including homelessness, possession, unlawful eviction, disrepair and other landlord/tenant disputes.
Alex read law at the University of Nottingham, where he went on to study for a Master of Laws degree in International Criminal Law and Armed Conflict. He moved to London in 2009 to further his interest in human rights law and spent a year at the London School of Economics. He completed his LPC at BPP in 2013.
Alex is an Honorary Legal Adviser at the Citizens Advice Bureau in the Borough of Camden. He also represents tenants at the solicitor duty desk scheme at the Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant
The social housing team at Osbornes boasts extensive experience in representing clients with claims against local authorities and housing associations in mandates surrounding disrepair, possession, eviction warrants and illegal evictions, homelessness, and anti-social behaviour. Its client base often includes individuals who are vulnerable, suffer from mental health issues, lack capacity, and have language difficulties. Practice head William Ford
is praised as ‘the best housing and social security lawyer in the sector’, and he predominately acts for tenants. Ford is also well-equipped to bring judicial review claims, and he has a strong focus on supporting migrants. Edward Taylor has a particular focus on representing disadvantaged individuals, including those who are homeless and those who have mental health difficulties. Disrepair and possession-related cases are a key strength of Taylor. Alex McMahon is another notable team member who practices across housing law, public law, and community care.
London > Public sector > Administrative and public law
Osbornes has a particular strength in handling social housing challenges with a focus on homelessness and assisting children with disabilities. In addition to this, the team regularly handles community care judicial reviews. Described as ‘an outstanding public law solicitor’, Edward Taylor has experience acting for asylum-seeking minors in judicial reviews challenging age assessments; Alex McMahon is another recommended lawyer, who also specialises in complex age dispute cases. The practice is headed by William Ford.