Julia Abrey

Partner

  • Education: St Hilda's College Oxford, M.A. Jurisprudence
  • Admitted: England and Wales, 1987
  • Languages spoken: German • French
  • Year joined: 1985
  • Year became partner: 1993
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Overview

Julia's practice focuses on Probate, Succession and Post-Death Planning, Trust Management and Contentious Probate issues. She has a particular interest in Elder Law and the Court of Protection.

Publications and speaking engagements

Julia is a contributor to Sweet & Maxwell's Practical Will Precedents, the Living Wills Section of Volume 42 of Butterworths Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents and the Law Society's Elderly Client Handbook.

She is a consultant editor of Tolleys Finance and Law for the Older Client and a regular speaker at conferences on Elderly Client issues.

Memberships

  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) - Chair of the England and Wales regional committee
  • STEP England & Wales and London Central Branch Committees
  • Solicitors for the Elderly - Past Chair
  • Member of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Inc. (USA)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Elderly Client Advisor Magazine

On a personal note

Julia is a keen singer of West Gallery music; 18th century sacred works often accompanied by sackbutts, curtles and serpents.