Lewis Jukes

Lewis represents both landlords and tenants in complex housing disputes, including discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010 and public law arguments.

He has a keen interest in disrepair claims, regularly acting for local councils and social housing providers. He regularly provides strategic advice, drafts pleadings and undertakes hearings throughout the entire litigation process, including allocation hearings and trials.

He recently secured over £42,000 in damages for a tenant in a disrepair case against a social landlord.

Instructions accepted for:

• Possession proceedings
• Anti-social behaviour civil injunctions
• Disrepair claims
• Unlawful eviction
• Deposit protection claims
• Breach of quiet enjoyment and harassment
• Succession
• Injunctions and committal proceedings
• Homelessness appeals and judicial review
• Equality Act 2010 defences, including disability discrimination and breach of public sector equality duty

Lewis regularly accepts instructions in relation to all areas of property disputes, including:

• Service charge and Section 20 consultations under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
• Boundary disputes
• Proprietary estoppel
• Constructive and resulting trusts
• Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (ToLATA)
• Residential and commercial landlord and tenant matters
• Possession claims
• Construction disputes

Lewis undertakes regular instructions for various local authorities for both representation in court, and on an advisory basis.

Lewis accepts regularly instructions relating to:

• Noise abatement and community protection notice appeals
• Licensing appeals
• Planning appeals and enforcement
• Local authority prosecutions
• Injunctions

Lewis is looking to develop his practice in planning law, and is looking to undertake more:

• Planning appeals and hearings
• Injunctions and enforcement