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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 > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Susannah Jones – Twenty Essex ‘Susannah is, quite simply, an exceptional junior barrister. One of the very best.’
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Susannah Jones –Twenty Essex ‘Susannah is a really superb counsel. She leaves no stone unturned, and her drafting of pleadings, witness statements and submissions is outstanding.’
London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Susannah Jones –Twenty Essex ‘She is succinct and incisive – a barrister who works incredibly hard.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Regional International Arbitration – The Bar > Shipping and commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Susannah Jones–Twenty Essex ‘She is a silk in all but name.‘
With an established presence in the Singaporean legal market, Twenty Essex has an excellent reputation for its strength in handling a broad spectrum of commodities matters, an area in which David Lewis KC excels. Shipping mandates form another key pillar of the set’s practice; Timothy Hill KC has been kept busy advising on disputes arising from the construction of ships. The ‘very clever‘ Timothy Young KC is ‘an exceptional advocate that even difficult tribunals listen to‘. Duncan Matthews KC stands out for his ‘strategic articulation of complex legal issues‘. Commodities disputes have been prominent in Susannah Jones‘ recent workload. Bolstering the team at the senior end, Oliver Caplin KC took silk in March 2024.