Helen Scott was appointed as the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Cambridge,[1] starting in October 2022.
She succeeds Professor David Ibbetson, who retired in September 2022.
She has authored several publications, including "Unjust Enrichment in South African Law" and co-edited multiple works.
Holding degrees from the University of Cape Town and the University of Oxford, Scott is currently a professor of Private Law at Oxford and a Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law.
She has also taught at the Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II).