Julia Feely


BarristerCall 2009

Julia practises in all areas of Family Law, with a particular focus on matrimonial finance and private law Children Act matters. She is meticulous in her preparation for cases and gives sound advice.

Prior to the Bar, Julia worked for a Magic Circle law firm and a boutique litigation firm, through which she gained broad experience of many aspects of commercial litigation, which compliments her growing practice in financial remedies.

Julia is a fluent French speaker. She lived in France for an extended period of time, and has also worked for a French law firm.

Julia has an interest in cases involving companies and complex financial information. She is regularly instructed in cases where there are disputes as to business valuations or complex elements, including trust and company structures. She also has a wide range of experience of Trusts of Land cases and applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989. She has a growing specialism in dealing with applications for enforcement and is currently instructed in two matters in the High Court.

Julia represents parents in cases concerning domestic and international arrangements for their children, including relocation cases, and has a reputation for dealing sensitively but robustly with difficult contact cases and those where there are allegations of harm. She is currently instructed on a private law Children Act matter in the Court of Appeal concerning issues of serious physical and sexual harm and intricate legal arguments on jurisdiction.

Julia has a broad experience of public law matters. She regularly represents local authorities, parents and guardians in complex cases concerning inflicted injuries to children and complex neglect.

Julia frequently gives lectures at legal training events on financial remedies. Most recently, she has given talks on Interim Remedies, Maintenance Pending Suit, TOLATA applications and Tax Issues in Financial Remedies.

University of Leeds (LLB Hons) Law and French

Université du Maine

BPP Law School

FLBA

Bar Pro Bono Unit

Fluent French

PRIVACY POLICY FOR JULIA FEELY

 

Data Controller

I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as a Data Controller for the personal data that I hold and process as a barrister. My registered address is New Court Chambers, Temple, London EC4Y 9BE and my registration number is Z3172423.

 

Data Collection

All of the information that I hold about you is provided to or gathered by us in the course of your case and/or proceedings. Your solicitor and I will tell you why we need the information and how we will use it.

 

Lawful Basis for processing your information

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires all organisations / individuals that process personal data to have a Lawful Basis for doing so. The Lawful Bases identified in the GDPR are:

·      Consent of the data subject
·      Performance of a contract with the data subject or to take steps to enter into a contract
·      Compliance with a legal obligation
·      To protect the vital interests of a data subject or another person
·      Performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
·      The legitimate interests of ourselves, or a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests, rights or freedoms of the data subject.

 

Examples of legitimate interests include:

  • Where the data subject is a client or in the service of the controller;
  • Transmission within a group of undertakings for internal administrative purposes;
  • Processing necessary to ensure network and information security, including preventing unauthorised access;
  • Processing for direct marketing purposes, or to prevent fraud; and
  • Reporting possible criminal acts or threats to public security.

 

My Lawful Basis is:

·      Your consent
·      To protect the vital interests of a data subject or another person
·      Compliance with a legal obligation

 

My Legitimate Interest is:

·      You are a client
·      The processing is necessary for administering justice
·      The processing is necessary in relation to legal proceedings, for obtaining legal advice, or otherwise for establishing, exercising or defending legal rights

I use your information to:

  • Provide legal advice and representation
  • Communicate with you about services, updates and events

 

I do not use automated decision-making in the processing of your personal data.

 

I collect and process both personal data and special categories of personal data as defined in the GDPR. This includes:

 

Client data

  • Name;
  • Email;
  • Phone number;
  • Address;
  • Date of birth;
  • Location details;
  • Medical history and current medical health;
  • Criminal convictions;
  • Social work involvement;
  • Ethnic origin;
  • Religious background.

 

I may share your personal data with:

  • Instructing solicitors;
  • Pupil or mini pupil, under my training;
  • Opposing Counsel, for the purposes of resolving the case;
  • My Chambers management and staff who provide administrative services;
  • My regulator or legal advisors in the event of a dispute or other legal matter;
  • Law enforcement officials, government authorities, or other third parties to meet our legal obligations;
  • Any other party where I ask you and you consent to the sharing.

 

Transfers to third countries and international organisations

I store my case files on Microsoft Onedrive which is a cloud hosted environment based in the US.

Microsoft Onedrive relies upon a variety of legal mechanisms for its international transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States. Microsoft Onedrive is certified under the EU-US and Swiss US Privacy Shield Programs regarding the collection, use and retention of personal data and its transfer from the EU and Switzerland to the United States.

In addition to the Privacy Shield, Microsoft Onedrive also provides strong contractual guarantees around the privacy of its services and relies on the EU Model Contract Clauses to cover its international transfers of data.

I am satisfied that such transferred data is fully protected and safeguarded as required by the General Data Protection Regulation.

 

Retention of data

I retain your personal data while you remain a client unless you ask me to delete it.

 

My Retention and Disposal Policy (copy available on request) details how long I hold data for and how I dispose of it when it no longer needs to be held. I will delete or anonymise your information at your request unless:

  • There is an unresolved issue, such as claim or dispute;
  • I am legally required to; or
  • There are overriding legitimate business interests, including but not limited to, fraud prevention, the need to retain certain documents for the duration of the limitation period for any professional negligence claim, and protecting customers’ safety and security.

 

Your Rights

The General Data Protection Regulation gives you specific rights around your personal data. For example, you have to be informed about the information I hold and what I use it for, you can ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you (however, I do not have to grant subject access in respect of personal data if a regulatory exemption applies), you can ask me to correct any inaccuracies with the personal data I hold, you can ask me to stop sending you direct mail, or emails, or in some circumstances ask me to stop processing your details. Finally, if I do something irregular or improper with your personal data you can seek compensation for any distress you are caused or loss you have incurred. You can find out more information from the ICO’s website http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public/personal_information and this is the organisation that you can complain to if you are unhappy with how I dealt with you.

 

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You may request access to, correction of, or a copy of your information by contacting me at jfeely@newcourtchambers.com.

 

I will occasionally update my Privacy Notice. When I make significant changes, I will notify you of these by email. I will also publish the updated Notice on my website profile.

 

 


 

Data Protection Policy available on request.