Introduction
I grew up in an Italian-German household in Frankfurt, Germany, before studying law at King’s College London. I came to Oxford to read for the BCL at Mansfield College as the Marchand Legacy-Helena Kennedy Scholar. I then moved to Balliol College, Oxford, where I am completing my DPhil in Law, which is generously supported by the McDougall Scholarship.
Teaching
My teaching at Queen’s spans almost the entire range of private law subjects on the undergraduate syllabus. I teach the entire Land Law paper, and cover parts of Contract Law and Trusts. I also assist in the delivery of the Jurisprudence paper.
Research
My doctoral research investigates the problem of ‘concurrency’ in private law – that is, the situation in which a single set of facts gives rise to two or more, possibly conflicting, legal responses. Because this problem cuts across private law, the relevant cases have resisted systemisation. My thesis aims to remedy this deficiency and to articulate what rules do, and should, govern the interaction between concurrent legal responses. In my spare time, I also co-convene the Obligations Discussion Group at the Faculty of Law.
Publications
- “Unfree Acceptance” (2026) Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (forthcoming)
- “The Consistency Equation” [with Beltrán Flores] (2026) 42(3) Professional Negligence 120-125
- Book Reviews Review of Understanding Private Law: Essays in Honour of Stephen Smith (2025) 89(4) Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 403-405
- “When is an Enforceable Agreement Not a Contract? Answer: When it is an Unjust Enrichment” (2025) 141 Law Quarterly Review 530-536