JUNIOR PROFILE

Jessica Sutherland

UK Bar 2026

7 King's Bench Walk

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Shipping & Commodities

London (Bar)

12 years ranked

Insurance

London (Bar)

15 years ranked

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

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) and junior counsel of the year (insurance). She was featured by ‘The Lawyer’ as ‘Barrister of the Week’ due to the nature of her high-profile case load.

Recent work includes:

A ‘warranty and indemnity’ insurance claim in the Commercial Court worth €40 million; an urgent injunction in the Commercial Court to prevent the sale of a superyacht under construction in Turkey; a 4-week shipbuilding dispute (LMAA arbitration); 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.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Shipping & Commodities - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jessica Sutherland is an effective barrister whose practice covers shipping litigation and arbitration. She acts on matters arising from charter party disputes and general average claims. She upholds an active cross-border practice and has experience taking on cases originating in Hong Kong and South Africa.

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Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jessica Sutherland maintains a broad insurance practice acting in brokers' negligence claims and reinsurance matters, in addition to coverage disputes. She offers expertise in both marine and non-marine claims. She is also proficient in cross-border matters involving shipping. She has notable experience in Bermuda Form arbitrations.

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International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Jessica Sutherland is recognised for her enviable international arbitration practice. She earns plaudits for her expert knowledge of insurance, reinsurance, shipping and commodities disputes. Such expertise has seen Sutherland arbitrate under LMAA, SIAC, LCIA, ICC and Bermuda Form rules. She has earned a particularly strong reputation as a go-to representative for shipyards facing defect, damages or delay claims.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

She has outstanding legal knowledge and couples this with sharp instincts as to how a case or argument will be received by a court or tribunal.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Jessica feels like a natural extension of the solicitor team and thinks several steps ahead.
Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar
Jessica Sutherland is incredibly knowledgeable of all aspects of insurance law and provides clear and concise advice for the client.
InsuranceUK Bar
Jessica is excellent and has particular experience of the intricacies of insurance claims in involving UHNWI and their assets.
InsuranceUK Bar
Jess is a real star- she gets to grips with the detail, provides clear and focused advice, and understands the client concerns.
InsuranceUK Bar
Jessica is hands-on and proactive at driving matters forwards. Her written and advocacy is also very good.
International Arbitration: General Commercial & InsuranceUK Bar