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Advocate Julie Melia

Work Department
Property
Position
As Head of our Jersey Property practice, I advise clients across a variety of areas including commercial acquisitions and leases, development schemes, planning issues, mergers and acquisitions and property finance.
Career
I have practiced exclusively in Jersey property law and related areas for over two decades and presently focus on commercial property in Jersey, particularly in the arena of high value and complex transactions.
I am a qualified Notary Public and am also able to advise and assist clients in Jersey wills and probate matters.
Memberships
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
- The Law Society of Jersey
- The Institute of Directors
- Past Chair of Jersey Business
Education
- Notary Public – 2019
- Advocate – Jersey, 1992
- Barrister- England and Wales, 1989 (non-practicing)
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Commercial property
(Hall of Fame)Led by the ‘extremely knowledgeable, commercially focused and efficient‘ Julie Melia, the property team at Mourant has a varied clientele that includes local corporate, banking, retail, development and funds clients. The group has vast experience in the acquisition and disposal of local and non-local businesses with an interest in Jersey property, as well as lessors. Lawyers are also active in the construction and development space. Georgina Cook, an English solicitor and Jersey advocate, has a broad practice, with particular expertise in complex and novel development structuring. Joining the firm from MacRoberts LLP in March 2022, associate Kamila Kaminska brings with her experience in a variety of property deals.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Investment funds
- Private client, trusts and tax
- Dispute resolution > Regulatory and white-collar crime