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About
Provided by David Thomas
Practice Areas
David Thomas is an experienced junior with particular interests in property damage, insurance, product liability and professional negligence work. He takes on extensive advocacy and advisory work for both claimants and defendants.
Since 2018 David has been representing a core participant in the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry. He has developed a deep understanding of the legislative and regulatory requirements of construction and fire safety in this context. This enables him to provide commercial, practical advice on the many issues currently being raised over the remediation of tall buildings.
He also advises and appears in a wide range of property damage proceedings including flood, fire, landslip, tree root subsidence, malicious damage and defective premises claims.
David’s property damage practice is complimented by his insurance and professional negligence work; which give him experience of insurance coverage disputes across a wide range of written lines, as well as broad experience of claims against legal and construction professionals. David has advised extensively on the various insurance and professional liability repercussions arising out of the ‘cladding crisis’, and in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alongside his general insurance work, David has a specialist practice pursuing and defending claims on permanent health, critical illness (and similar) insurance policies. David has also developed a niche practice in respect of art insurance related disputes.
Career
BA, BCL (Oxon); Called 2009 (Lincoln’s Inn); Tenant at 2TG – 2 Temple Gardens since 2010.
Professional Memberships
PNBA, Combar.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
David Thomas possesses expertise spanning a broad array of property damage cases, including major fire, defective premises and flood matters. He has further experience in tree root subsidence and professional negligence cases.
David Thomas has a strong insurance practice acting both for insurers and insureds. He acts in a wide variety of matters covering the likes of construction disputes, business interruption and damages.
David Thomas has a growing professional liability practice. He is regularly instructed in professional negligence claims concerning solicitors, brokers, construction professionals and surveyors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David's advice is accessible and commercially focused."
"David is sensible, commercial and pragmatic. He has a smart legal mind and advises well."
"David is brilliant. He is great with clients and solicitors alike."
"David is excellent in terms of his legal expertise, advocacy and advice on strategy. He particularly stands out for his client service, as he is user-friendly and a real team player."
"David is not only technically excellent but also a real pleasure to work with. He is responsive, he turns things around within agreed deadlines, and his work product is always of a high quality."
"David is always a safe pair of hands and comes across well in client meetings and conferences, being both assertive but approachable."
"David's level of expertise is very high and he is very professional."
"David's advice is accessible and commercially focused."
"David is sensible, commercial and pragmatic. He has a smart legal mind and advises well."
"David is brilliant. He is great with clients and solicitors alike."
"David is excellent in terms of his legal expertise, advocacy and advice on strategy. He particularly stands out for his client service, as he is user-friendly and a real team player."
"David is not only technically excellent but also a real pleasure to work with. He is responsive, he turns things around within agreed deadlines, and his work product is always of a high quality."
"David is always a safe pair of hands and comes across well in client meetings and conferences, being both assertive but approachable."
"David's level of expertise is very high and he is very professional."
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