Vanessa is an Associate in the firm’s Insurance and Construction Dispute Resolution Group based in the Singapore office. Vanessa specialises in international arbitration, in particular, relating to construction and commercial disputes.
Vanessa has advised clients across the UK, Middle East and Southeast Asia on a wide range of contentious matters involving complex construction and infrastructure projects (including professional indemnity insurance claims), banking disputes, as well as regulatory and internal investigations. She also has experience in international arbitration under the DIAC and SIAC Rules and in alternative dispute resolution procedures. Vanessa is a member of the Society of Construction Law.
Vanessa joined Simmons’ London office in 2021, and trained in the Dubai office before qualifying in the Singapore office.
Vanessa is qualified in England and Wales and is a registered Foreign Lawyer in Singapore.
Recent experience includes:
- Advised a UK-based contractor on a high-value, multi-party cladding claim in relation to a mixed-use development project.
- Advising a Hong Kong-based client on liability issues arising out of the discovery of a defect in the concrete foundations of two high rise residential tower blocks.
- Advised an engineering and construction company on a complex claim arising from a railway project in Southeast Asia.
