Location: Pennington Manches Cooper, 125 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AW

Constance McDonnell KC will be speaking at the "STEP City of London Seminar: Where there’s a Will, is there always a way?" on Monday, 29th January.

Technological developments and changes in cultural norms, not to mention the impact of the pandemic, are likely to precipitate the most significant changes to the law governing Wills that has been seen since the nineteenth century. In the light of the Law Commission’s 2023 consultation on Wills, Constance McDonnell will discuss both likely and potential reforms to the process of Will-making and in private client disputes.

Constance specialises in trust and probate disputes. She has appeared in a number of highly publicised cases, including Reeves v Drew (a probate dispute about the £100m estate of an illiterate testator) and in 2016-17 she was Junior Counsel for the Respondent in the landmark case of Ilott v The Blue Cross in the UK Supreme Court.

Prior to taking Silk in 2019, Constance won the Chancery Junior of the Year award at the 2018 Chambers Bar Awards, and was recommended as a Star Individual in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019 and High Net Worth Guide 2018. Constance won the ‘Barrister of the Year Gold Award’ at the 2023 Citywealth Magic Circle Awards.

If you would like to attend, please register your interest by emailing Glenn Baker. 

Please note that places are limited.