Rebekah Carrier > Miles & Partners LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Miles & Partners LLP Offices
88-90 MIDDLESEX STREET
LONDON
E1 7EZ
England
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Rebekah Carrier
Work Department
Housing
Position
Associate Solicitor
Career
Rebekah is a specialist public and housing law solicitor. She has over 30 years’ experience in complex judicial review proceedings, including public interest cases and discrimination challenges across all aspects of public law, including housing, homelessness, welfare, healthcare, education and the environment.
Rebekah works with individuals challenging the decisions of public bodies. She is widely regarded as an expert in her field, and has taken cases to the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights.
Rebekah has acted in successful challenges concerning:
- Local authorities’ homelessness obligations
- The allocation of social housing, including discriminatory housing allocation schemes and the housing needs of disabled children
- Cooperation between housing and social care
- Education rights for children unable to attend school
- The application of the bedroom tax to victims of domestic violence living in ’sanctuary scheme‘ homes, and to disabled children
- The application of the benefit cap to carers
- Decision making and assessments under the Mental Health Act 1984
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant
Miles & Partners LLP is well equipped to advise tenants, homeless people seeking accommodation, and those living in unsuitable accommodation. Its expertise encompasses advice on possession proceedings, disrepair issues, tenant succession, and judicial reviews. Social welfare law expert Lou Crisfield sits at the helm of the team and boasts significant experience in the cross-over between social housing and immigration law. Rajea Sultana frequently represents clients challenging local authority decisions surrounding priority need, intentional homelessness, and suitability of accommodation. In team news, Rebekah Carrier joined the group in April 2023 from Hopkin Murray Beskine Solicitors and she has bolstered the team’s public law offering.