Henderson Chambers

Thomas has a broad commercial practice. He is ranked in Tier 1 for Group Litigation (Legal 500) and in Band 3 for both Product Liability and Group Litigation (Chambers UK), and is a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.

Thomas’ ongoing and recent cases include: Qatar Airways v Airbus (commercial dispute concerning the A350 aircraft); Novitas Loans v AmTrust Europe (£55m claim arising out of a failed litigation funding scheme); the VW NOx Emissions Group Litigation Nos. 1 and 2 (now part of the Pan NOx Litigation, and instructed by Volkswagen); and Minol v FireAngel (commercial dispute concerning fire detection apparatus).  He has also recently acted in high value cases concerning agricultural machinery, maritime vessels and plant equipment.

Thomas has a particular expertise in costs and litigation funding, including in the context of group litigation (in respect of which he is authoring the costs and funding chapters of the latest edition of Hodges on Multi-party Actions). Allied to this, Thomas has a particular depth of experience in consumer protection matters arising out of the Consumer Credit Act 1974, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (both regulatory and contentious). He has contributed to the Journal of International banking and Finance Law.

MA (Oxon), Christ Church Oxford; Cholmeley Studentship (Lincoln’s Inn); Hardwicke Award (Lincoln’s Inn); Called to the Bar 2008.

Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR); British Insurance Law Association (BILA); London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association (LCLCBA); Health & Safety Lawyers’ Association (HSLA); South Eastern Circuit (SEC); UK Constitutional Law Association (UKCLA).

MA (Oxon), Christ Church Oxford