Julius Klutse

Call 2023

klutse@exchangechambers.co.uk
0161 833 2722

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  • Beyond the Bar

    Away from work, Julius attends panel talks and judges moots at the University of Sheffield and other institutions. Julius also maintains a keen interest in athletics and plays the piano.

  • Education

    Qualifications

    • University of Law (LLM) (Distinction) (2023)
    • University of Law (Bar Practice Course) (Very Competent) (2023)
    • University of Sheffield (LLB (Hons) Law with German Law) (First Class Honours) (2020)

    Scholarships and Prizes

    • Harmsworth Scholarship, The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (2020)
    • Tony Lewis Prize, University of Sheffield (2020)

  • Memberships

    • The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

Practice Overview

Julius began his business and property pupillage in March 2024. He is under the supervision of Stephen Connolly, Brynmor Adams, Rachel Coyle, and Harriet Hartshorn. Julius intends to pursue a broad commercial chancery practice across chambers’ areas including insolvency, company, commercial, and property law.

During his first six, Julius has been involved on a wide range of High Court and County Court matters including but not limited to:

  • Drafting a Scott Schedule for a 2-day hearing concerning a US$27 million freezing injunction in proceedings issued by way of an unfair prejudice petition under s.994 of the Companies Act 2006.
  • Assisting a King’s Counsel by drafting a skeleton argument in a security for costs application in a £2 million breach of contract claim, which is counterclaimed at £3 million.
  • Assisting counsel in a £1 million 7-day breach of contract trial.
  • Assisting counsel in a 4-day contentious probate trial (fraudulent calumny, undue influence, and lack of knowledge).
  • Observing counsel (for the landlord) in a 2-day multi-track and 1-day fast-track possession hearing, dealing with defences under the Equality Act 2010 and ECHR.
  • Observing a range of hearings closer to Julius’ level of call, including winding up petitions, insolvency applications, possession hearings, fast track trials, small claims hearings, directions hearings, and CCMCs.

Julius also has experience drafting skeleton arguments, advices, particulars of claim, defences, and orders on a wide range of insolvency, commercial, and property matters.

Before coming to the Bar, Julius was a Paralegal at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer based in London, working on a high-profile litigation in the pre-action disclosure for a client who defended a multi-jurisdictional product group action, which has now settled for £193 million.

Immediately prior to pupillage, Julius worked as a Senior Paralegal for Overdales Solicitors, where he drafted witness statements, pleadings, and successfully represented one of Europe’s largest credit management companies in small claims hearings and interim applications.

Julius is a native German speaker and has experience advising clients (orally and in writing) in German.