Carmen joined chambers as a tenant in October 2023. She has experience in a wide range of traditional chancery matters.
Carmen has advised on numerous 1975 Act claims, acting for both Claimants and Defendants. She regularly provides comprehensive advice on other probate disputes.
She also has experience in non-contentious matters including interpretation of wills and trust documents, advising professional and non-professional trustees, and drafting trusts and associated instruments.
Carmen has also advised on private tax matters and particularly has experience in dealing with trust taxation and inheritance tax.
Carmen has worked on multiple Court of Protection matters including deputyship disputes and statutory will applications. In particular, Carmen has also appeared in numerous successful Dispute Resolution Hearings.
Carmen also has experience in preparing for and advising at successful mediations.
Carmen completed a six-month secondment at the Contentious Trusts and Estates team at Farrer & Co and also previously worked as a paralegal in the Private Client and Tax team at Withers LLP. She also acted as a research assistant in the Secured Transactions Law Reform Project.
Carmen studied Law at University College London, and was awarded the Tancred Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn. She completed the Bar Course alongside an LLM at the University of Law.
Carmen is happy to accept work in all of chambers’ practice areas and she also accepts instructions in Spanish.
