Julius Brookman

Partner - Family Law

Julius brings more than twenty-four years of legal experience to the firm’s Family Law Department. Julius qualified in 2004 and has a number of reported cases and particular expertise in international aspects of Family Law. Julius is also admitted in Queensland (albeit non-practising) and has had three reported cases in the last three years. He worked for over twenty years in his well-known and commended Family practice, Brookman, and has had four years experience working in boutique Legal District and City firms prior to joining the team at Branch Austin McCormick.

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Julius advises in all aspects of Family Law, including:

A strong financial and Children Act practice
A wide range of cases with complex financial structures and a range of clients with international issues
Family Law Act applications and injunctions
Appeals – including acting for both appellants and respondents
Cases involving Schedule 1 Children Act claims
Cohabitee claims
International child relocation and extensive case experience (including a recently reported case on temporary leave to remove to a Non-Hague country).

Julius has an extensive network of international connections and quite often deals with matters where cross-jurisdictional advice is needed. Julius has dealt with a number of vulnerable and difficult emotional situations and is respected by his client base for his down-to-earth approach in their cases. Julius is personable and has good judgement and comes up with sensible legal solutions for each of his clients. Julius’ clients respect his perseverance and sound judgement in working towards achieving a successful outcome.

Outside of the office Julius completed a Master of Arts in Modern War Studies and Contemporary Military History in 2023 (with Merit). He is currently studying a part-time PhD at the University of Buckingham, also in Modern War Studies, and received the 2024 Bond University Global Alumni Scholarship to study the same. He enjoys a busy and social family life with two adult children at university, walking long distances and cycling as well as travelling and raising money for various charities.

Julius is a Resolution member and a Committee member on the Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society.

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Testimonials

Julius Brookman has assisted in navigating a difficult and very stressful situation, offering guidance at each stage. We successfully achieved a positive outcome and have been delighted with the service we received.

I'm very grateful for the help received from the wonderful Julius Brookman. With his expertise and great knowledge he constantly made me feel cared for and at ease with being able to approach these extremely difficult times. I knew my case was in safe hands! The entire process for the case was explained clearly, and Julius and his team were always available to help answer any questions I had. Constantly honest with me about what was achievable and gave me realistic expectations. Explaining the risks with a high level of professionalism. Julius managed to find the perfect Counsel to represent me. I was very impressed with how well she knew our case and explained it to the judge, excellent teamwork!

The Legal 500 describes Julius as: “ ...an absolutely charming, hardworking and really committed solicitor. He gets behind his clients, thinks laterally and achieves great results. Super bright, really an academic, he nevertheless grounds his abilities in the real world, so the client gets the best of both pragmatic practicality and genius level analysis of their case. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”