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Julia Smyth

Julia Smyth

Profile

Julia is delighted to have returned to Temple Gardens in 2012, having previously had a busy practice in chambers in her early years at the Bar. She rejoins chambers following a successful career with the Government Legal Service, during which she was closely involved in a number of ground-breaking cases in the domestic courts and the CJEU. She has substantial expertise in EU and public law and in the fields of health care, medicines and medical devices regulation and social security.

Julia is re-establishing her practice in other areas of chambers' work, including personal injury and property damage. She has a particular interest in insurance fraud, including staged accidents, exaggerated claims and low velocity impacts. Julia has acted in a number of sensitive inquests and as an employed barrister was involved in advising on the Article 2 investigative obligation. Her in-depth knowledge and understanding of the health sector is particularly useful in litigation involving NHS or other health bodies.

Julia has a working knowledge of both German and French.

For further details of Julia's experience, please see her CV.

Education

  • Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course
  • Kings College, University of London, LLB Law with German Law
  • University of Passau, Germany, Diploma in German Law

Scholarships and Awards

  • Inner Temple Princess Royal Scholarship
  • Inner Temple Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Award

Memberships

  • Administrative Law Bar Association
  • Personal Injury Bar Association