2 Temple Gardens acts in professional negligence matters across a range of sectors. The set’s members are particularly experienced in disputes involving legal, insurance, financial and construction professionals. James Partridge acts for the claimant in HDI Global Speciality SE v Legal Protection Group, a case concerning issues of damages in claims relating to ATE insurance policies brought by a German insurer against its English underwriters. Neil Moody KC is instructed in London & Quadrant Housing Trust v Amtrust Europe Limited, a high-profile defective cladding case. David Thomas represents a firm of solicitors in a claim brought by a former client who was imprisoned for contempt of court after refusing to return his children from Nigeria.
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Professional Negligence, Insurance & Reinsurance, Commercial Dispute Resolution & Commercial Fraud, Life and Health Insurance, Product Liability, Property Damage
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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.
Career
BA (Oxon), BCL; Called 2009 (Lincoln’s Inn); Tenant at 2TG – 2 Temple Gardens since 2010.
Memberships
PNBA, Combar.
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- ' Billy Hammonds and Joel Banks stand out for always going the extra mile.'
- 'An excellent all-round set with superb clerks.'
- 'The clerks are always helpful and pleasant.'
- 'The clerks room is very helpful and responsive.'
- '2 Temple Gardens is one of the best sets for complex civil litigation, fraud and insurance.'
- 'The clerks are 2 Temple Gardens are all a delight to work with. They go above and beyond to provide quick and meaningful assistance, particularly Matthew Moylan.'
- '2 Temple Gardens has an incredibly deep bench from silks, to exceptional senior juniors, to juniors of less than four years' call.'
- 'A fantastic set specialising in all things insurance.'