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Jessica Sutherland
Position
Described as “a very impressive barrister”, Jessica has a wide-ranging commercial practice including shipping, shipbuilding, international trade, insurance & reinsurance, professional negligence & regulatory work (auditors). She is regularly instructed in high value disputes often with jurisdictional issues. She is consistently listed as a leading junior in the directories and has been nominated as junior counsel of the year (shipping, commodities & aviation).
Recent work includes:
The Court of Appeal decision in National Iranian Oil Co v Crescent Petroleum Co International Ltd [2022] EWHC 2641 (Comm) (Butcher J) and [2023] EWCA Civ 826 (CA). The case concerned the interplay between s.67 & s.73 of the Arbitration Act 1996, including the scope of s.67(4) (that only the first instance judge can grant permission to appeal from a “decision under” s.67); a SIAC arbitration commodities dispute worth US$14 million (successful on all issues); a LCIA Arbitration (share purchase dispute) worth US$100million; acting as sole counsel in three high-value superyacht disputes.
She regularly appears in Court and in International Arbitration proceedings (ICC, LCIA, LMAA, ARIAS, SIAC, Bermuda Form and ad hoc arbitrations), and has been appointed as an arbitrator by the LCIA and in ad hoc arbitrations.
Career
Qualified 2003 Middle Temple. Tenant since 2004.
Education
Cambridge University, Downing College (2001 MA; 2002 LLM).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Jessica Sutherland – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jess has a commanding and poised presence in court, and she presents her cases persuasively and with clarity.’
At 7 King’s Bench Walk, the team is well versed in advising on a wide spectrum of complex and high-value commodities disputes, and is equally strong in handling matters under the rules of many arbitral institutions, including GAFTA and FOSFA. Richard Southern KC ‘has an instinctive feel for the commercial’. Peter MacDonald Eggers KC and Andrew Pearson are advising on a High Court case concerning a cargo of genetically modified soya-beans spoilt in transit due to a diversion from Ukraine to Turkey as a result of the ongoing war. Sandra Healy is a sought after junior in the commodities space, and Jessica Sutherland has ‘a commanding and poised presence in court‘.
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jessica Sutherland – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Jessica is able to get on top of the detail of a case quickly. She is commercially astute and approaches cases in a tactical and insightful way.’