Dr Juliet Brook
Areas of interest
Juliet’s research focuses on the law of succession. She has written extensively on issues relating to testamentary autonomy and testamentary capacity, and has carried out comparative work on the operation of dispensing powers in various common law jurisdictions. Her work feeds into the Law Commission’s Making a Will reform project, which is due to report in 2025. Her most recent work examines the historical basis for the rule that marriage automatically revokes a will, and the consequences of this for those with declining capacity.
Teaching
Juliet teaches on the following modules:
- Land Law (co-convenor)
- Real Estate and Planning Law
- English Legal Systems
- Real Estate Law
Background
Juliet studied Philosophy at Pembroke College, Cambridge before studying the Post-Graduate Diploma in law and the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, York. She qualified as a solicitor in 1998, specialising in commercial property. Prior to joining the University of Reading in August 2024 she worked at the University of Portsmouth (2013-2024) and Manchester Metropolitan University (2002 – 2013), where she taught property and succession law modules. She also has extensive experience of teaching and assessing post-graduate professional courses.
Academic qualifications
PhD, Solicitor, FHEA, MA Cantab.
- 2023 University of Portsmouth PhD
- 2004 Manchester Metropolitan University PGCE (HE)
- 1998 Law Society, England and Wales Qualified Solicitor
- 1996 College of Law, York, Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
- 1995 College of Law, York, Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation)
- 1994 Pembroke College Cambridge University BA Philosophy
Professional bodies/affiliations
Member of the Law Society’s Wills & Equity Committee