Ian Thomas, UK Bar | Chambers Profiles

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Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

1

Band 1

Life Sciences Regulatory

All Circuits

1 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

London (Bar)

10 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Ian Thomas

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Food law including safety, hygiene, food information, nutrition and health claims, food supplements, borderline products, slaughterhouses, and welfare of animals; life sciences; consumer law including non-food product safety and liability; trading standards; health and safety; regulatory investigations and official controls; challenges to actions taken by competent authorities; inquests and public inquiries. Undertakes work in the criminal and civil courts and in tribunals. Regularly works with clients from outside the UK advising on domestic and EU law.

Career

alled by Gray’s Inn (October 1993). Admitted as a solicitor, Republic of Ireland (2006)

Professional Memberships

Visiting Professor, Ulster University; Elected Fellow of the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology; Food Law Group; European Food Law Association; Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association; Law Society of Ireland.

Publications

‘A Practical Guide to Food Law in the UK’. Contributor to ‘Consumer and Trading Standards Law and Practice’ (the Pink Book). Regular contributor, as country correspondent (Ireland), to the European Food and Feed Law Review.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Life Sciences Regulatory - All Circuits

1

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ian Thomas is a well-regarded junior acting for companies in food law matters. He is highly adept at providing regulatory compliance advice as well as representing clients in court.

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Consumer Law - London (Bar)

3

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ian Thomas is a highly capable barrister and noted food law specialist, known for representing individuals, local and national companies and government bodies in food safety and trading standards cases.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

My go-to food law barrister. Ian can easily distil complicated and technical food points into digestible information. He has an excellent and refreshing advocacy style that he is always adapting.

Life Sciences Regulatory respondent
UK-Bar

Ian is excellent and very technically able on very complicated legal arguments. He is also fantastic with clients.

Life Sciences Regulatory respondent
UK-Bar

Ian is a well-known operator.

Life Sciences Regulatory respondent
UK-Bar

Fantastic with clients, very able and a master of very complicated legal arguments.

Consumer Law respondent
UK-Bar

Ian Thomas is extremely responsive and can distil technical points into easily digestible bites. He's also excellent for the instructing solicitor as he manages expectations really well.

Consumer Law respondent
UK-Bar

My go-to food law barrister. Ian can easily distil complicated and technical food points into digestible information. He has an excellent and refreshing advocacy style that he is always adapting.

Life Sciences Regulatory respondent
UK-Bar

Ian is excellent and very technically able on very complicated legal arguments. He is also fantastic with clients.

Life Sciences Regulatory respondent
UK-Bar

Ian is a well-known operator.

Life Sciences Regulatory respondent
UK-Bar

Fantastic with clients, very able and a master of very complicated legal arguments.

Consumer Law respondent
UK-Bar

Ian Thomas is extremely responsive and can distil technical points into easily digestible bites. He's also excellent for the instructing solicitor as he manages expectations really well.

Consumer Law respondent
UK-Bar

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Consumer Finance

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Jonathan Kirk KC

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Life Sciences Regulatory

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David Travers KC

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Band 1

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Jonathan Kirk KC

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Band 1

London (Bar)

Consumer Law

Jonathan Kirk KC

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David Travers KC

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Kevin de Haan KC

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Band 3

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David Travers KC

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David Travers KC

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Band 2

Juniors

All Circuits

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Fred Philpott

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Iain MacDonald

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Band 1

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Kate Urell

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Band 1

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Lee Finch

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Band 1

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Simon Popplewell

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Anna Medvinskaia

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Bradley Say

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Daniel Brayley

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Julian Gun Cuninghame

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Robin Kingham

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Band 2

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Sabrina Goodchild

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Band 2

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Stephen Neville

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Band 2

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