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Julie Burton

Julie Burton

UK 2026

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About

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Julie is a deputy and professional trustee in the Court of Protection team. She acts as a professional deputy for many clients, both children and adults, with complex brain injuries arising from a personal injury, where there is a substantial compensation award.

She also acts as a professional trustee in many high-value personal injury trusts, again for both children and adults. She is an experienced private client practitioner with a trust background and also advises on wills and estate planning, particularly where there is a vulnerable or incapacitated beneficiary involved.

Julie both creates and sets up complex trusts with court approval and, together with her team, she manages both trusts and deputyships where she is the nominated professional or through PennTrust, who are also Court of Protection panel deputies.

Career

Julie joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2003.

Professional Memberships

STEP

Solicitors for the Elderly

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Court of Protection: Property & Affairs - UK-wide

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Julie Burton has significant expertise in handling a variety of complex property and affairs matters, frequently acting as professional deputy for individuals with acquired brain injury, as well as vulnerable adults and children. She advises on will planning and funding matters.

Strengths

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  • Julie Burton is very experienced, knowledgeable and well respected within the sector.

    Court of Protection: Property & AffairsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Julie oversees the team with great impact and deals with some truly complex COP cases efficiently and with expertise.

    Court of Protection: Property & AffairsChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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