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Tara O'Leary

Work Department

Public and administrative law; local government; social housing; licensing; planning

Career

Tara O’Leary specialises in public law, social housing, the Court of Protection, and licensing.

Tara is a member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s C panel of counsel, and has appeared across all levels of courts and specialist tribunals up to the Court of Appeal. She undertakes a broad range of advocacy, drafting and advisory work for all types of clients.

Tara has experience in complex cases involving public law challenges, human rights, discrimination and mental capacity. She is direct access licensed and undertakes work on a legally-aided and pro bono basis.

 

Recent work

Recent work includes:

• Appearing before the Court of Appeal as it considered the use of supported ‘move on’ housing in the exercise of Part VII homelessness duties in Hodge v Folkestone & Hythe DC
• Representing a local authority at the Upper Tribunal as it confirmed that property guardianship companies must licence premises as HMOs in Global Guardians Management v Hounslow LBC
• Successfully defending a statutory challenge to a PSPO creating a “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic in Dulgheriu v LB Ealing in the High Court and Court of Appeal
• Advising the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on public law, housing and equalities issues arising from the fire at Grenfell Tower

Publications

Tara O’Leary is joint editor of Cornerstone’s Housing Newsletter, and  contributes articles to Local Government Lawyer.

Called 2014, Middle Temple.

Memberships

• Administrative Law Bar Association
• Social Housing Law Association
• Court of Protection Bar Association
• Institute of Licensing

Education

University of Limerick (2008 LLB Law & European Studies, 1^st Class Honours), London School of Economics (2009 LLM in Public International Law, Distinction), University of Law (2014 BPTC, Outstanding).