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England

Arbitrators

Jessica Hughes

Jessica Hughes

Position

Jessica was called to the bar in 1997 and has had a broad commercial chancery litigation and advisory practice, encompassing domestic and international litigation, arbitration and mediation of business and private client disputes.

Her strengths lie in her analytical skills and eye for detail, clients comment she is “ferociously clever”, “has an absolutely first-rate brain” and she “shows incredible attention to detail”.

Jessica is qualified as an accredited mediator. She balances her litigation and advisory practice alongside her mediation practice where she excels in building trust, solving problems creatively, and handling challenging discussions. With a broad commercial chancery background and effective mediation skills, Jessica is well-equipped to mediate disputes across any practice area.

Jessica’s cases have often had an international or offshore element. She has often been involved in the leading trust and inheritance disputes of the day. In addition to the core areas of her practice, a number of her cases have involved aspects of insolvency, company and partnership law, and she has experience of financial services, hedge funds litigation and professional negligence as well.

Career

Called 1997, Lincoln’s Inn.

Memberships

ChBA (The Chancery Bar Association)

Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

Education

MA (Hons) Oxford

Denning Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn

Hardwicke Entrance Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn

Mansfield Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn

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