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#SerleShare - First come, first served? Women and primogeniture in the 21st century

#IWD2021 #SerleShare - It seems extraordinary that in the 21st-century women continue to be discriminated against in the context of their right to inherit a peerage or other hereditary titles.  In this special edition SerleShare authored specifically for International Women’s Day, Constance McDonnell QC considers the Government’s recent proposal proposing to abolish male primogeniture in this context and the plans to introduce a new bill of reforms in the next Queen’s speech in Autumn 2021. 

Please click here to view Constance's article.