David Thomas

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, with an even mix between claimants and defendants.

David is currently involved in a range of high profile litigation concerning the various insurance, property damage and professional and product liability repercussions arising out of the ‘cladding crisis’ (having represented a core participant in the Grenfell Inquiry); the diesel emissions group litigation; and COVID-19 business interruption insurance 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. 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 has a broad professional negligence practice, frequently taking on professional negligence claims concerning solicitors, brokers, surveyors and accountants. David is regularly instructed on architects’ negligence matters and those arising out of the negligent design or construction of buildings.

Alongside his general insurance work, David has a specialist practice pursuing and defending claims on permanent health, critical illness (and similar) insurance policies.

BA (Oxon), BCL; Called 2009 (Lincoln’s Inn); Tenant at 2TG – 2 Temple Gardens since 2010.