Connect with meThomas, who has worked in both New Zealand and the UK, practises across a range of insurance areas, including professional indemnity, general liability and subrogated recoveries. He also works in the areas of general civil litigation and professional disciplinary matters.
Thomas takes a commercial approach to his work, focusing on helping insurers achieve a cost-effective result.
- Working on professional negligence claims brought against engineers and architects in multi-party defective building claims, including failed remediation claims following the Canterbury earthquakes.
- Advising on, and assisting with, the defence of contractors, including High Court litigation in the environmental and agricultural impairment area.
- Pursuing subrogated recovery claims for insurer clients, including cases where commercial businesses were faced with contaminated products.
- Defending insured clients in the agricultural sector facing statutory prosecution, including the defence of RMA prosecutions.
- Defending insured clients facing WorkSafe investigations and prosecutions.
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental Liability
- Product Liability + Recall
- Professional Liability
Industry Representation
- Agriculture
- Construction + Infrastructure
- Professions + Business Services
Professional Affiliations
- New Zealand Law Society
- New Zealand Insurance Law Association
- Young Insurance Professionals, New Zealand