Clare Cullen

Practice Areas

Clare Cullen focuses on housing and property law. Called to the Bar in 2009, she began practice at a specialist housing set and has appeared in high profile housing cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court.

Her practice covers a wide range of social housing issues including homelessness, possession claims, anti-social behaviour, discrimination under Equality Act 2010, allocations, subletting, succession, unlawful eviction, harassment, disrepair and service charges.

Career

Clare's notable cases include:

- representing, as junior counsel, the successful local authority in a Court of Appeal case considering out-of-area placements and the extent of enquiries when a local authority is ending the homelessness relief duty using private rented sector accommodation. Moge v London Borough of Ealing [2023] EWCA Civ 464

- acting as junior counsel for the local authority in the Court of Appeal in Abdikadir v Ealing LBC [2022] EWCA Civ 979, concerning a homelessness appeal. The Court of Appeal determined failure to notify another authority of an out-of-borough placement did not

mean the review decision was unlawful when an applicant had refused an offer of accommodation.

Clare was appointed a Deputy District Judge (Civil) in 2021.

Professional Memberships

Social Housing Law Association

Housing Law Practitioners Association