Julia Beer
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 4 : Chancery: Traditional
Band 4
About
Provided by Julia Beer
Practice Areas
Company & Partnership;
Family Financial Remedy Proceedings;
Professional Negligence;
Real Property;
Trusts, Probate & Estates;
Career
Julia Beer TEP has a traditional Chancery practice specialising in contentious probate, with particular expertise in domicile and cross border estates, fraudulent wills and 1975 Act claims. She is frequently engaged in the removal of personal representatives; contentious issues in the administration of estates and trusts; claims by beneficiaries asserting proprietary claims including estoppel; constructive and resulting trusts.
She is also one of the few Chancery practitioners who is also a member of the FLBA and regularly advises on Financial Remedy claims, with a particular interest in representing companies and third parties in the Family Division.
Julia is known for her “excellent” client handling and being able to deal with clients who are often very emotionally invested in a claim and is known for not only “knowing her stuff but she is able to explain legal points to at clients in their language” .
Her practice also includes constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel, Court of Protection (property and affairs) and professional negligence.
Professional Memberships
STEP Central London;
Chancery Bar Association;
Family Law Bar Association
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Julia Beer advises clients on contentious probate cases. She has particular expertise in domicile and cross-border estates, fraudulent wills and 1975 Act claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julia is an excellent advocate with an extensive knowledge of contentious probate matters. She is particularly good at communicating with clients."
"Julia has a tremendous capacity to cut through a matter and focus on the issues that dictate the case."
"Julia is excellent - she has a very calm manner which is ideal for clients involved in contentious probate disputes. She is very skilled in negotiating and is always such a pleasure to work with."
"Julia is an excellent advocate with an extensive knowledge of contentious probate matters. She is particularly good at communicating with clients."
"Julia has a tremendous capacity to cut through a matter and focus on the issues that dictate the case."
"Julia is excellent - she has a very calm manner which is ideal for clients involved in contentious probate disputes. She is very skilled in negotiating and is always such a pleasure to work with."