Carolina joined 42BR in November 2023, and is developing a broad practice across all of chambers’ main areas of expertise.
Carolina read Modern Languages at the University of Oxford and completed her law conversion at City, University of London. After graduating, Carolina worked in group litigation, specialising in medical product liability relating to women’s contraceptive devices, and in Court of Protection law, as a legal assistant to a partner in a Legal 500 firm.
Carolina is fully bilingual in English and Italian, and professionally fluent in German.
Family Law
Carolina accepts instructions across the full spectrum of family law, including public and private children, financial remedies and protective orders under the Family Law Act.
She specialises in private children law, having appeared for clients at all stages of the Child Arrangements Programme.
Carolina also has experience acting for local authorities, parents and Children’s Guardians at all stages of care proceedings.
Recent Cases
Re B (2024): secured 7 findings of domestic abuse at a 3-day fact-finding hearing
Court of Protection Law
Carolina is interested in building a practice within Court of Protection and mental capacity law, having previously worked as a legal assistant to a partner in a Legal 500 firm. Her caseload mostly focused on representing ‘P’ through their Official Solicitor, and included challenges brought under s.21a of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, concerning the operation of the deprivation of liberty safeguards, and capacity and best interests proceedings, brought under s.15 and s.16.
Employment Law
Carolina accepts instructions in employment cases and is developing a practice in this area.
Inquests
Carolina accepts instructions in inquests and is keen to build a practice in this area.
