Housing, Property & Land
Jacqueline's property work comprises landlord and tenant, including long leases, enfranchisement, service charges, dilapidations and service charges, forfeiture, HMOs and RROs, as well as adverse possession, boundaries, trespass, rights of way, nuisance, party walls, estate agents, mortgages, planning enforcement, building dispute.
Jacqueline’s advisory and advocacy work also encompasses contentious probate, Inheritance Act claims, professional negligence, along with a few family law cases involving non molestation orders and ancillary relief.
Memberships & Advisory
- Administrative Law Bar Association
- Planning, Local Government and Environmental Law Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Property Bar Association
Publications
- “Purchase Price in Enfranchisement Claims: How Realistic”, Landlord and Tenant Review (2005) 9 L & T Rev 72
- “Demoted Tenancies – Part 1”, Housing Law Monitor, September/October 2004
- “Demoted Tenancies – Part 2”, Housing Law Monitor, November 2004
- “Introductory Tenancies – An Update”, JHL 90, 2004
Case Profile
- Circle 33 Housing Trust v Kathirkmanathan [2009] EWCA Civ 921
- Chohan v McManus [2008] EWCA Civ 1657 [2009] 1 LAG 26 CA
- R (on the application of Chowdhury) v Newham [2003] EWHC 2387, QBD (Admin); [2004] JHL D32
- Connors v Northampton BC EWCA Civ 427; [2004] 6 LAG 31
- 5/1/04 Northampton County Court, HHJ Mayor; appeared for Northampton at first instance
- Paddington Churches HA v Nazli Aydin [2003] 11 LAG 13
- London Borough of Wandsworth v Osei-Bonsu (1999) 1 WLR 1011 CA; 18/12/96 Wandsworth County Court, HHJ Compston; appeared for Wandsworth at first instance
Planning Law
Jacqueline offers a wealth of planning law experience and advises and represents both private and commercial clients in relation to the following areas of planning law:
- Development control
- Planning appeals
- Planning enforcement
- Compulsory purchase
Commercial Law
Jacqueline has a broad chancery and commercial litigation practice which includes contractual disputes, trusts, wills, inheritance and probate, professional negligence and tort. In addition to these areas, Jacqueline is often instructed to advise and represent clients in relation to a range of public law proceedings, including Judicial Review and community care.
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how, why and for how long Jacqueline Rubens will process or retain your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If Jacqueline has been instructed by you, your litigation friend, your solicitor or agent, or through a pro bono referral, it is necessary to process your personal data in order to provide legal services. This may include advising on the prospects of litigation, advising on the value of a claim, representation at hearings or trial, and reviewing legal issues or evidence.
Recipients of your data
Depending on the nature of your case, data may be shared with courts and tribunals, your solicitors or agents, witnesses, experts, other legal representatives, ombudsmen or regulators, education and examining bodies, and current, past or prospective employers.
Special categories of data
Some matters require processing special category personal data, including information about health, ethnicity, religion, trade union membership, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal allegations and convictions. Such data will only be processed where necessary to represent you or advise on your claim.
Retention
Your personal data will be retained for no longer than necessary and, where possible, anonymised. In general, records relating to cases are retained for at least six years to comply with professional obligations under the Bar Code of Conduct and tax record-keeping obligations.
Once your case has concluded and any fees have been paid, only the personal data necessary for regulatory compliance, conflict checking, defence of complaints or fee disputes, and reference in future similar cases will be retained.
Your rights
You may request confirmation that your personal data is being processed, request a copy of that data, request rectification of inaccurate data, object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request erasure where the GDPR permits it. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although doing so may mean Jacqueline can no longer provide the legal services requested.
Security
Appropriate physical and technical measures are taken to safeguard your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse or disclosure.
Complaints or queries
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, or how your personal data is used, please email clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk or the clerks at clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk, or call 01823 247 247.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Further information is available at ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.
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