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Professional Biography

Joanna is a partner in Farrer & Co's Contentious Trusts and Estates team. She advises trustees, beneficiaries and charities on the full range of onshore and offshore contentious trusts and estates matters. Clients come to Joanna for assistance with probate claims, claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975, constructive trust claims, proprietary estoppel claims and breach of trust claims. She has particular experience of defending the validity of trusts against third party attacks on grounds such as sham. She also advises on professional negligence claims against trustees, lawyers and accountants where there is a trust or estates angle.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Spring @ Somerset House

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Never deliver bad news on a friday if you can avoid it!

What was your first job?

Working at the local SeaLife Centre

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Mary Kondo's The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up!

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Adapting to the presence of AI