Masters of the Bench

Before taking up her position as the Executive Director of the Royal Society in 2011, Julie was Registrar at the University of Oxford where she is an Honorary Fellow of University College.  Called in 1978, Julie combined a career as a practising lawyer and academic, holding a number of senior positions, including Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.  She is the author of numerous articles concerned with trusts, equity, commercial and property law.  She is on a number of Committees and Boards as well as being a governor of Haberdasher Aske’s Girls School, a Board member of Engineering UK