Giulia joined Bermans in September 2024 and is a Paralegal in our ABL team based in Manchester.
Giulia assists with a wide range of asset finance and invoice transactions for lenders and financial institutions.
She has a background in banking and finance law sector from her time spent at an Italian law firm, complemented by in-house paralegal experience at a London-based software company.
She completed her law studies at the University of Bologna– Alma Mater Studiorum – in Italy and qualified as an Italian lawyer in 2011.
Outside of work, Giulia enjoys travelling to sunny, nature-rich destinations, as well as attending live music events and spending time with her family.
Asset financiers grappling with the threats and opportunities posed by AI may be interested to learn of the impact AI, and in particular the recent developments in generative AI, are likely to have on their interactions with their lawyers and with the court system.
We pointed out in an article in the Briefing last summer that the extent to which there should be any regulation of transactions with business customers has been a matter of hot debate in the asset finance industry going back decades, and we recalled that when the Consumer Credit Act 1974 first came into full effect in 1985 there was much discussion about future reforms excluding business customers altogether.
In regulated Hire-Purchase and conditional sale (but not Lease or Hire Agreements) section 90 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“CCA”) provides that once one-third of the total price of the goods has been paid for, the goods become ‘protected’ and the Financier is not entitled to recover possession without a Court Order except where the debtor gives his genuine consent.
It would be remiss of me not to mention that this will be Peter’s last briefing as Editor before he sets off for his well deserved retirement. Peter is a legend of the invoice and asset finance industries and has been associated with Bermans for most of his working life – initially as a barrister in Oriel Chambers in Liverpool when Bermans used his services as an advocate and advisor on so many occasions that he was invited to join us in 1989 as a Solicitor Advocate and Partner. He remained as such until 2013 when he became a Consultant since when he has continued to be an invaluable member of our ABL team.
Jonathan Berkson, (pictured) joined Bermans in June 2013 and is a Senior Partner in our Asset Based Lending and Litigation teams. We spoke to him to learn more about him and his work.
In recent years the Government has applied a great deal of focus to the whole question of the funding of the civil litigation system and the ability of litigating parties to recover costs against opponents.
Funders gearing up to deal with the avalanche of broker commission claims in motor finance cases will likely be aware of a recent stream of negative decisions coming from the higher Courts on matters including the relevant limitation period for bringing claims, but there is some welcome news in a recent County Court decision on one of the key issues.
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Jonathan Berkson,