News
- 10 July 2015
MLRC successfully advocates for client who was refused access to housing list and homeless priority due to having “made herself homeless” and rent arrears. Local authority cannot impose such further criterion of manner in which became homeless into finding as to whether “homeless” or not
Our client presented to us as she was in emergency accommodation with her children having been evicted in March 2014 for rent arrears accrued unknowingly over a ten year period. Her social housing support application had been deferred and the reason given was due to ‘rent arrears from former voluntary housing tenancy’. She faced two […]
- 7 July 2015
MLRC Client granted Need for Assistance Letter – client had been suspended from social housing list as had been evicted from her local authority house due to rent arrears
Our client presented to us as she was suspended from social housing support as she was evicted from her Council home on the basis of rent arrears in 2014. There was also an issue with abandonment. The Case Our client was a tenant in a local authority house and had experienced anti-social behaviour from neighbours […]
- 6 July 2015
Family suffering severe anti-social behaviour awarded priority on transfer list – MLRC successfully legally advocated for family to be given priority
MLRC has been acting for a family in a case involving disturbing anti-social behaviour and persistent racist abuse. It was only after a very long battle with SDCC that this matter has been finally resolved and it is instructive to look at the way in which the case was resolved and the difficulties that family […]
- 24 June 2015
MLRC E-zine, Summer 2015
You can read the eZine here.
- 18 June 2015
Launch of MLRC’s 2014 Annual Report June 2015
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- 15 June 2015
MLRC holds workshops in Social Welfare Law, delivered by Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin
MLRC has held a a series of six comprehensive training workshops in Social Welfare Law, delivered by Professor Gerry Whyte, Associate Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin. We would like to extend our great appreciation to Professor Whyte and thank him for sharing his expertise, time and energy. The workshops were held over three […]
- 12 June 2015
MLRC assists client access medical priority on housing list
Our client presented with a challenging situation where he was a former Council tenant with his estranged wife who continues to reside at the property. Our client had moved out but there was an issue with rent arrears on the property which we managed to resolve. Our client entered into a rescheduling arrangement, through An […]
- 12 June 2015
MLRC welcomes Trinity College Dublin Graduate, Conor Casey
MLRC is delighted to welcome Conor Casey, who will be working with us until July. Conor is a recent graduate and Scholar of Trinity College Dublin. He has a keen interest in administrative, constitutional and public interest law and looks forward to engaging with these areas in Mercy Law’s legal and policy work. We look […]
- 5 June 2015
MLRC welcomes Sinead Kerin as Locum Solicitor with MLRC
MLRC is delighted to welcome Sinead Kerin as our locum solicitor and colleague. Sinead is a Solicitor with extensive experience in Social Welfare and Housing Law having worked with Focus Ireland in Limerick for several years. Sinead graduated from University College Cork and has a degree in Sociology and Geography and completed her Masters in […]