Justine Hunkins

Partner

Areas of Expertise

Justine is a Partner and Solicitor-Advocate.

Justine has 18 years’ experience in the social housing sector and deals with a wide-range of housing management, asset management and complex litigation cases.

Justine has a wealth of experience in housing conditions and disrepair claims, unlawful eviction and breach of covenant actions, discrimination claims, trusts issues, homelessness and allocations, judicial review, anti-social behaviour, possession claims, complaints, policy drafting, drafting tenancy agreement clauses, costs litigation and complex litigation.

Experience

Justine advised social housing tenants for around 8 years before becoming a landlord advisor in 2014.  From 2014 – 2024, Justine worked at Forbes Solicitors LLP, advising some of the country’s largest Registered Providers in relation to a wide range of issues.

Conferences

Justine regularly delivers training to clients in-house and at seminars and conferences.

Previous sessions have included:-

• Disrepair Masterclass
• Rent Arrears Masterclass
• Getting it Right: How to minimise liability and save costs in disrepair claims.
• Outwit, outplay, outclass: How to defeat and deter claimant disrepair firms
• You Can’t Avoid the Void: Repairs and what you should do
• Win, Lose or Draw. A competitive team game to minimise costs and time in housing conditions claims
• Everything Must Go: Hoarding and Abandoned Belongings

Education

University of Exeter, 2003

LLB Hons (Exon)

Personal

Loves international travel and reading.  Dedicated Mum to two amazing Bengal cats.

Professional Membership

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