5 Stone Buildings is the nicest and most approachable set of chambers. It has fantastic barristers at all levels and are always flexible and accommodating.

Carmen joined chambers as a tenant in October 2023. She has experience in a wide range of traditional chancery matters.

Carmen regularly advises on 1975 Act claims at a variety of stages, acting for both Claimants and Defendants. She has also acted in numerous contentious probate matters and proprietary estoppel disputes. She regularly appears in the County Court and has appeared in various successful High Court proceedings. She has experience in preparing for and advising at successful mediations.

She also has a wide range of 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 frequently advises on private tax matters and particularly has experience in dealing with trust taxation and inheritance tax.

Carmen has a strong Court of Protection practice including deputyship disputes; successful statutory will applications and successful final hearings for determinations of capacity.

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.