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Susannah Jones
Work Department
- Arbitration and mediation
- Civil fraud
- Commercial law
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement
- Private international law
- Shipping
Position
Susannah’s practice focuses on commercial disputes in areas including fraud, banking, commodities, energy, insurance and shipping. She has considerable experience in substantial, multi-party, multi-jurisdictional litigation and is particularly noted for her ability to get on top of very complex legal and factual issues in very short order.
Almost all of Susannah’s work has a substantial international element, concerning parties from across the world and frequently involving litigation in other fora and other countries which raise complex jurisdictional and conflict of laws issues.
Susannah has acted as counsel (alone and as part of a team) in cases before the English Courts and in many arbitrations seated in London and overseas. Most recently, Susannah, led by Philip Edey QC, acted for policyholder interveners at first instance in the landmark business interruption insurance test case brought by the FCA. Susannah was sole counsel in reply on behalf of the successful RSA 4 policyholders.
Susannah also accepts appointments as arbitrator, with particular experience as an ICC, LMAA and LCIA arbitrator.
She is ranked in the leading directories for commercial litigation, commodities and shipping.
https://www.twentyessex.com/people/susannah-jones/
Languages
German (good working knowledge)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Susannah Jones –Twenty Essex ‘Susannah is approachable and easy to work with, and her written advice is very clear, detailed and well-judged.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Susannah Jones – Twenty Essex ‘A great brain, incredibly organised and efficient. A calming influence and a real team player.’
Twenty Essex covers a full spectrum of commercial insurance and reinsurance disputes, both in arbitration and in court. Members, including Charles Kimmins KC, have acted in large market disputes and have been instructed for policyholders, insurers and reinsurers, both domestically and internationally. Philip Edey KC acted for a major Middle Eastern retailer seeking to recover under its business interruption insurance policies for lockdown-related losses to its operations in the Middle East in Al Mana v Fidelity and Libano, whereas Susannah Jones has developed an impressive practice, with significant work in high-value reinsurance arbitrations. Luke Pearce KC was appointed silk in 2023.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2‘Extremely able senior junior. She knows every detail of the case. Her pleadings are comprehensive but not long-winded. Brilliant at settlement agreements.‘
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Susannah Jones–Twenty Essex ‘A junior who has super attention to detail and a concise and succinct manner of drafting pleadings.’