Susannah Jones

Susannah Jones has been in practice at 20 Essex Street since October 2000. She specialises in commercial and private international law disputes, in particular concerning insurance, reinsurance, banking and shipping.

Advisory work and litigation including a range of banking and lending disputes including letters of credit, fraud, constructive trusts and the sale of a portfolio of loans. She has also advised and acted in relation to interim relief in support of such claims, particularly freezing orders.

Principal Cases:

Banking

Instructed in Credit Agricole Indosuez v Credit Suisse First Boston [2001] All ER (Comm) 172, a dispute between a confirming bank and issuing bank as to the duties of banks and construction of a letter of credit. Held that documents required by a letter of credit must be precisely stipulated.

Komercni Banka AS v Stone & Rolls [2002] All ER (D) 239, a deceit claim for US$95 million made by an issuing bank against the beneficiary of 51 letters of credit. Held that the sums derived from the proceeds of discounting the letters of credit, which were used to discharge liabilities to the bank, were not to be taken into account when assessing the bank's damages.

Insurance & Reinsurance

Susannah has advised and acted in insurance and reinsurance disputes in Court and arbitration (and appeal therefrom).

She has particular experience in construing and advising on political risks, war risks, export credit guarantees, personal accident and construction (all risks) policies.

Shipping

Education and Career:

She studied at University College London where she received the Andrews Prize for the top first in Law in the university. Awarded a Reid Senior Scholarship and Prince of Wales Junior Scholarship by Gray's Inn, she was called to the Bar in 1999.

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