Emma Pein

Emma is an associate in the Public Law and Human Rights team. Emma specialises in housing, homelessness, community care and discrimination law. She advises and represents clients across all residential landlord and tenant matters, including disrepair, unlawful eviction, possession, harassment, and all tenancy-related disputes. Emma has experience litigating matters in both the County Court and the High Court. She regularly acts for vulnerable individuals, including those who lack capacity to litigate, and is instructed by the Official Solicitor in relation to both housing and Court of Protection matters. She has also acted in cases of significant wider public interest in which national charities have intervened. Emma adopts a robust approach to litigation and often succeeds in resolving matters without the need for court proceedings. She is committed to supporting survivors of domestic abuse and regularly assists those who are fleeing to obtain safe, suitable accommodation. Emma has a particular interest in housing-related discrimination and has brought cases on behalf of victims of race, sex and disability discrimination. · Bindmans LLP

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Emma Pein is an associate in the Public Law and Human Rights team at Bindmans LLP in England, specialising in housing, homelessness, community care and discrimination law. She advises and represents clients in residential landlord and tenant matters, litigates in the County Court and High Court, and acts for vulnerable clients including matters instructed by the Official Solicitor.

Practice areas

HousingPublic LawHuman RightsCommunity CareDiscriminationCourt of ProtectionLitigationLandlord & Tenant

Office

England

Bindmans LLP · Emma is an associate in the Public Law and Human Rights team. Emma specialises in housing, homelessness, community care and discrimination law. She advises and represents clients across all residential landlord and tenant matters, including disrepair, unlawful eviction, possession, harassment, and all tenancy-related disputes. Emma has experience litigating matters in both the County Court and the High Court. She regularly acts for vulnerable individuals, including those who lack capacity to litigate, and is instructed by the Official Solicitor in relation to both housing and Court of Protection matters. She has also acted in cases of significant wider public interest in which national charities have intervened. Emma adopts a robust approach to litigation and often succeeds in resolving matters without the need for court proceedings. She is committed to supporting survivors of domestic abuse and regularly assists those who are fleeing to obtain safe, suitable accommodation. Emma has a particular interest in housing-related discrimination and has brought cases on behalf of victims of race, sex and disability discrimination.

England

Expertise

Residential landlord and tenant disputes (disrepair, unlawful eviction, possession, harassment)Housing-related discrimination (race, sex, disability)Court of Protection housing matters; instructed by the Official SolicitorDomestic abuse housing assistance and rehousingRepresentation of vulnerable clients and those lacking capacityPublic interest litigation with charity interventionsLitigation in County Court and High Court

Education

BA (Hons) in Law, University of Cambridge (2018)
Distinction, Legal Practice Course (2020)