Victoria Jones
Victoria Jones specialises in dispute resolution and international arbitration. She has acted as counsel and adviser on more than 15 arbitrations under the UNCITRAL, ICC, SIAC, LMAA and GAFTA rules across various industries including financial services, commodities, shipping, technology, engineering and construction. She is focused on delivering strategic and responsive advice to clients and achieving outcomes which are commercial, solution oriented and meet the objectives of clients.
Since starting her practice, Victoria has amassed a body of work spanning the globe, particularly in South-East Asia, and has advised on matters involving parties located in the UK, Switzerland, Russia, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, to name a few.
Victoria is well-versed in arbitration-related court proceedings such as anti-suit injunctions, setting aside and stay applications. Her arbitration-related litigation experience complements her work in international arbitration and equips her with the necessary knowledge and skills to advise clients on court proceedings in support of arbitration and in recognition and enforcement proceedings.
Victoria received her Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from King’s College London and has practised in Singapore since 2015. Victoria joined King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) from Simmons & Simmons (where she worked alongside KWM DR/IA practice head Amanda Lees) in 2021.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2015 – Supreme Court of Singapore
Experience
- JWS Asia Law Corporation (August 2018 - August 2021)
- Watson Farley & Williams LLP (November 2016 - August 2018)
- Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (August 2015 - November 2016)
Membership
- The Law Society of Singapore
- Singapore Academy of Law
Qualification
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (2013)
Education
- King’s College London (2010-2013)
1 Contributions by Victoria Jones
PRACTICE NOTES
Singapore third-party funding and conditional fee agreements: statutory regime, disclosure duties, institutional guidance and recent case law in arbitration, SICC and related proceedings
Third-party funding in Singapore arbitration
This Practice Note centres on the statutory scheme governing third-party funding in Singapore arbitration, together with guidance derived from case law and relevant soft law instruments. For an overview of third-party funding in international arbitration generally, see Practice Note: Third-party funding and arbitration.
Since its legalisation in 2017, the use of third-party funding has grown across Singapore litigation and arbitration. Although not novel to international arbitration, leading arbitral hubs—including London, Paris and Geneva—have long allowed such funding.
Singapore’s statutory framework was introduced in 2017 and, under section 5B of the Civil Law Act, applied to specified dispute resolution proceedings. At the outset, this captured international arbitration and court or mediation proceedings associated with that arbitration.
In 2021, the Civil Law (Third-Party Funding) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 broadened the regime to domestic arbitration proceedings, certain proceedings before the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), and related mediation proceedings. Funding is also permitted under specific circumstances in insolvency proceedings, as set out in case law and the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act...
Arbitration
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