Julian is a civil practitioner who specialises in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence and Chancery matters appearing in courts throughout England and Wales. Julian combines a detailed grasp of both procedural and substantive law with skilled, measured advocacy and excellent client care. He very often receives repeat instructions and is often involved from the outset of major cases. He is willing to informally discuss cases prior to instruction with professional clients. He also accepts instructions in mediations both representing a particular party and as an appointed third party mediator.

Julian is a member of the Chancery Bar Association and has particular expertise in traditional chancery law including all aspects of real property, wills and trusts including contentious probate (Inheritance Act / Undue Influence / Capacity cases). He is frequently instructed in claims involving constructive trusts and TOLATA matters. His Chancery practice extends to landlord and tenant, easements and covenants and also related matters including nuisance and boundary disputes where he has lectured and published extensively in these fields. He is happy to advise on preliminary and non-contentious matters as well as contentious. Julian also has significant experience of adjudication and resolution of construction contracts under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. He is also regularly instructed in complex contractual disputes involving construction and engineering issues. He has also completed over a thousand adjudications under the Housing Act 2004. Current and recent instructions include:
Murphy v Butler (2022) Represented the Defendants in a three day trial concerning an express reserved right of way by successfully arguing that the reservation was void for lack of certainty and on the facts was neither an equitable easement nor could estoppel be relied upon.

Julian has significant experience as a litigation attorney. Prior to joining Kings Chambers Associates, he worked at RR Associates and Co. Advocates and Fountain Advocates as a litigator. His responsibilities included drafting court submissions and representing clients before the courts and administrative entities.

Julian’s accepts PI and clinical instructions primarily on the Multi-Track. He has particular expertise in industrial injury claims including deafness as well as fatal accidents, PTSD and complex holiday claims. His clinical negligence expertise includes serious brain injuries, surgical negligence including damage to major internal organs, nerve damage claims, dental negligence and those which result in a substantial psychological element. A large number of his cases have been published by Lexis Nexis. He is happy to draft and advise on quantum and liability matters at any stage of the proceedings and has significant experience in the valuation of damages for multiple injuries following Sadler v Filipiak and another (2011) and also those involving PTSD and other psychiatric injury. Current and recent cases include:
K v S v C v M (2021) Queen’s Bench. Representing the Defendant in a plus 4 million pound claim. Liability, contributory negligence and quantum all in dispute. Complex issue of insurance coverage including alleged insurance mis-selling. Settled successfully with full costs awarded on the eve of the trial./p>

Julian is an integral member of the Kings Chambers Associates Dispute Resolution team and is passionate about intellectual property and Trusts, Estates, Probate matters.