Ms Manjinder Kaur Atwal > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Harrow, England > Lawyer Profile

Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Suite 3d
79 College Road
Harrow
HA1 1BD
England

Work Department

Housing

Position

Housing director Manjinder Kaur Atwal has over 13 years’ experience in housing and property litigation law. She handles a wide variety of housing and property law dispute cases including possession claims and eviction matters, landlord and tenant disputes, homelessness, housing disrepair, bringing judicial review matters, reviews and appeals relating to local authority housing decisions, bringing and defending injunctions, boundary disputes, property nuisance/negligence claims, consumer and contractual matters, debt recovery, and enforcement. She also has considerable experience dealing with small claims cases and multi-track cases, and undertakes her own advocacy at court and tribunals on behalf of her clients.

Manjinder is dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for her clients and has earned a reputation for taking on difficult cases  deemed without merit, going on to obtain excellent results for clients.

Her most notable recent undertaking is her work assisting victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. As well as assisting victims with their immediate housing needs, she is heavily involved in negotiations and raising awareness for those who have been impacted. Manjinder and her team were amongst the first lawyers to assist the victims and was part of a team that set up two drop-in pro bono clinics at Al Manaar Mosque and Westway Sports Centre. She has appeared in the media on multiple occasions, discussing the needs of Grenfell victims and how the cuts to legal aid for housing disrepair have impacted vulnerable tenants.

Manjinder regularly features in the media, speaking to TalkRadio Live and RT UK News discussing her work. She recently discussed the government’s low levels of spending on social housing and the impact on landlords and tenants during the Covid-19 outbreak. She has also written numerous articles for media platforms on the current social housing issues.

Career

Manjinder was admitted as a solicitor in 2001 and joined Duncan Lewis Solicitors in 2012. She was promoted to partner-level director in 2017.

Memberships

Manjinder is an ADR Group Accredited Mediator.

Education

Manjinder studied Information Technology with Multimedia at Middlesex University in 2004 before completing her Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) at Brunel University. In 2006, she successfully completed her LPC at the College of Law.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Real estate > Social housing

(Leading partners)

Manjinder Kaur AtwalDuncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors handles the full range of social housing matters, including disrepair claims, neighbourhood disputes, unlawful evictions, and homelessness. The team in Harrow is co-led by Manjinder Kaur Atwal, Dianne Cowie, and Bernadette Chikwe. Atwal regularly handles landlord and tenant disputes, nuisance claims, and injunctions. Cowie is recommended for matters relating to vulnerable individuals, including cases that relate to anti-social behaviour, while Chikwe is well-versed in handling possession proceedings. Daljit Singh and Karina Petkova are key members of the team; Singh routinely handles both small claims and multi-track cases within the courts, and Petkova is also noted for her in-depth knowledge of housing litigation and social welfare law.

London > Real estate > Social housing: tenant

(Next Generation Partners)

Manjinder Kaur AtwalDuncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors regularly represents landlords and tenants across the entire remit of social housing law matters, from possession and homelessness cases, disrepair issues, and succession for tenants, to unlawful evictions and neighbourhood disputes against local authorities. Key names within the team include Manjinder Kaur Atwal, who advises clients on landlord and tenant disputes, judicial review claims, and property nuisance issues, and Dianne Cowie, who has appeared before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Bernadette Chikwe is another notable name with expertise in applications to suspend warrants of eviction. Daljit Singh is skilled in homelessness reviews and appeals in the County Court.