Gareth Thomas

Practice Areas

Gareth is a commercial and insurance litigator with wide-ranging experience in disputes, arbitration and mediation matters.

Gareth’s expertise in dispute matters covers banking, financial services, commercial contracts, joint venture and shareholder disputes, defamation, employment, fraud, insolvency, negligence, product liability, insurance and reinsurance, as well as cases involving bonds, structured products and other derivatives. He also advises on private client related matters, including family and probate disputes. Gareth also advises clients on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious international insurance and reinsurance law and practice.

Gareth has contributed to numerous publications, and is or has been a co-author of Hong Kong Civil Procedure, Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong – Insurance, Chitty on Contracts (Hong Kong), and Hong Kong Law of Insurance. He regularly lectures to lawyers and industry bodies on a wide range of topics.

Career

Gareth trained with the firm in London and practiced as a solicitor there for 5 years, before moving to Hong Kong in 1998. He became a partner in 2000.

Experience

Commercial Litigation

Dispute Resolution

Cyber Risk Advisory

Employment Litigation

Defamation