Work Department
Adult and Social Care
Children
Human Rights
International
Position
Julia has a busy practice specialising in the law relating to children. She has extensive experience representing parents and local authorities at all stages of public law proceedings, including emergency applications out of hours, interim and final hearings and appeals. She has a particular interest in cases involving medical evidence, disability and unaccompanied minors. She assists with the cross-examination of paediatricians as part of the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health expert witness training.
Julia also has a thriving private practice acting for both mothers and fathers in cases involving national and international relocation, allegations of sexual abuse against children, severe domestic violence, parental alienation and appeals.
Career
Julia has an academic interest in the legal aspects of movement of children across borders and international policies regarding children. Her MSc dissertation compared national policies in schools across Europe in respect of their compliance with European Convention rights. Julia also was a finalist in an international legal debating competition in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and won the prize for Best Written Applicant Submission.
Prior to coming to the bar, Julia worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Mischon de Reya. She also used to work in Berlin at an international relations NGO and for an MP in London.
Education
BPP – Bar Professional Training Course
BPP – LLB
London School of Economics and Political Science: MSc in European Studies (focus on European Court of Human Rights cases involving children)
King’s College London – BA (Hons) French
