Areas of Expertise
Succession Planning
Trusts
Wills & Estates
Contact Julia
JULIA BRIDGEWATER
Director
Julia joined Snedden Hall & Gallop in early 2020 to head up our Wills & Estates team. She was appointed to Director in July 2021.
She commenced her legal career in regional NSW, before moving to practise in Canberra. She has gained broad-ranging expertise in all aspects of wills and estate management. Julia has assisted many clients, from straightforward wills for new families to ensuring clients with more complex circumstances are able to protect their assets with effective succession plans.
As part of her practice, Julia is also able to assist clients with the conduct of estate matters in both the NSW and ACT courts. Julia has acted on behalf of executors faced with invalid wills or family provision claims as well as for clients making claims against an estate.
Julia obtained a Masters of Law from the NSW College of Law and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London. Prior to this she had completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Sydney.
Leading Wills & Estates Lawyer
In 2023 Julia was recognised as a “Leading Wills & Estates Lawyer” by the Doyles Guide.
In the news
Julia has recently featured in local Canberra media. You can read the stories by clicking the links below.
‘New laws making elder abuse a crime may cause confusion’, RiotAct, 14 May 2020
‘New head of will and estates offers alternatives to doing business in person‘, RiotAct, 28 April 2020
Areas of expertise
- Effective and efficient drafting of wills
- Trusts advice
- Advice on the commencement or response to claims against a deceased estate
- Legal drafting: deeds of agreement
Recent Articles from Julia
Loans Between Parents and Adult Children
The first rung on the property ladder is higher off the ground than it used to be. Parents who are still active but have reached retirement increasingly want to use their savings to help adult
A Surviving Spouse’s Entitlement To The Home On Intestacy: The ACT Brought Into Line With Other Jurisdictions Across Australia
In Raad v Gedeon [2022] ACTSC 337 the ACT Supreme Court considered whether a surviving spouse who elects to appropriate the dwelling house towards their interest in an intestate estate, must account to the estate
Update – A grandparent lives in the granny flat
Different generations are choosing to live together again. With home ownership becoming more difficult for younger people to achieve and people living active lives for longer, we increasingly have conversations with clients about how to
It’s Only You in The Business – What If You’re Out of Action?
Running your business through a Company makes sense for risk management. You have already had advice about some of the benefits that make the extra set-up costs worthwhile. Here are a few: employing staff and
