Jess Connors

Jess has acted in a wide range of commercial, construction and insurance disputes, both as sole counsel, and as a junior in a large legal team. She has advised and appeared in complex and high value litigation in the Commercial Court, Mercantile Court and TCC. She has also been involved in arbitrations, adjudications, mediations and early neutral evaluations. She has extensive oral advocacy experience, including cross-examination of expert witnesses.

Before coming to the Bar, Jess worked in the Equity Research department of Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup in Paris and London, analysing the financial prospects of mid-cap engineering and aerospace companies. She subsequently spent 7 months on secondment to the Financial Services Authority, where she advised in relation to various matters, with a particular focus on insurance.

Jess has been appointed to the Attorney General's C-panel, through which she has primarily undertaken work on behalf of HM Customs & Excise. She also accepts instructions to act on behalf of appellants in VAT matters.

Jess has extensive regulatory and public law experience, including in relation to procurement and human rights.

Recommendations

Jess is recommended in Chambers & Partners 2009 for Construction and the Legal 500 2009 for Commercial Arbitration.

Quotes

"realistic and clear advice" goes down well. Chambers & Partners 2010

"'a source of clear, practical advice' who is widely bruited as having a bright future ahead of her" Chambers & Partners 2009

Appointments

The Attorney General’s C-panel

Significant Cases

Legal Services Commission v Mohammed Rasool (CA), 5 March 2008, [2008] EWCA Civ 154; [2008] 3 All ER 381
Shell UK v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (Sp Comm), 2 August 2007, Lawtel 28 August 2007
Martin Peter Jamieson (t/a Martin Jamieson Motor Repairs) v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (V&DTr), 30 July 2007, Lawtel 28 August 2007
Solvent Resource Management Ltd v Environment Agency; OSS Group Ltd v Environment Agency (QBD), 30 November 2006, [2006] EWHC 3023 (Admin)
RWE Nukem Ltd v AEA Technology Plc (CA), 20 October 2005, [2005] EWCA Civ 1192
Seymour and Seymour v Caroline Ockwell & Co and Zurich IFA Limited, 13 May 2005, [2005] EWHC 1137 (QB)
The Maersk Co Ltd v Wilson (CA), [2004] EWCA Civ 313

Publications

Construction Contracts: Law and Practice 2nd Edition (Contributor) OUP 2010