Rebecca was formerly an academic lawyer with positions including Foundation Professor and Dean of Law at the Flinders University of South Australia 1991-1994 and Professor of Law at the University of Bristol 1994-2005 where she also served as Dean of the Faculty of Law. Professor Emerita, University of Bristol from 2005.

Part-time Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission 1991 – 1995.

Rebecca was a pupil at 1 Mitre Court from 2000 and became a tenant from 2002. In full time practice at 1 Hare Court from 2005.

Rebecca specializes in:

• International cross-jurisdictional disputes involving principal relief and financial remedies both within the EU and outside it.
• Financial remedy cases.
• Disputes involving unmarried couples under TOLATA and the general principles of equity.
• Private law disputes concerning children.

Rebecca qualified as a mediator in 2012 and for direct access instruction in 2015.