Simone Degeling

Simone Degeling is a Professor of Law at UNSW Law, Australia, specializing in private law with expertise in equity & trusts, restitution, remedies, and the intersection of civil procedure and private law doctrine. She holds a B Com (with Merit), LLB from UNSW, an LLM (with Merit) from University College London, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her academic leadership includes roles as Co-Director of the UNSW Law Private Law Policy & Research Group and former Private Law Research Leader of the IMF Bentham Class Actions Initiative.

Her research focuses on equitable principles, fiduciary obligations, and class action proceedings. She has authored/co-authored books such as A Sourcebook on Equity and Trusts in Australia and edited volumes including Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Express Trusts. Her work bridges theoretical and practical aspects of private law, addressing contemporary issues like artificial intelligence in fiduciary contexts and litigation funding mechanisms.

Editorial roles include General Editor of the Journal of Equity and membership in the SSRN eJournal of Fiduciary Law’s Advisory Board. Awards include Fellowship in The Australian Academy of Law and The Australian Centre for Private Law (UQ). She has supervised 3 current PhD students and taught courses in equity, restitution, and remedies. Professional service includes roles on UNSW Law’s staffing committee and postgraduate research leadership.

Grants include contributions to the ARC LIEF Grant for legal research infrastructure and UNSW’s Major Research Equipment Initiative. Her work reflects interdisciplinary engagement with technology, feminist critiques, and historical injustice in private law.