Jo is a supervising solicitor and lecturer in the King’s Legal Clinic at The Dickson Poon School of Law. A solicitor since 2003, she specialises in housing and public law.

Previously, Jo was the head of the strategic litigation team in the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. Jo has led test cases and third-party interventions on behalf of Shelter in several leading cases concerning homelessness, social security and poor housing. These cases include numerous Supreme Court challenges relating to homelessness, the benefit cap and out of area temporary housing placements. Jo also carried out training, policy, campaigning and research activities at Shelter, centred around improving policy and practice regarding homelessness and poor housing.

Jo is active in the field of housing and homelessness law and is a member of the Housing Law Practitioners Association. Her research is focused around improving policy and practice regarding homelessness, poor housing and access to legal advice. She has extensive experience of advocacy in relation to housing and homelessness both in court and in the national media.

Teaching

• LLB – Student Law Clinic module

Research Interests 

Jo’s broad research interests are in housing and homelessness, legal aid and access to justice.