Andrew Thomas

Andrew Thomas has advised on and appeared, both led and unled, in a wide spectrum of commercial litigation and arbitrations including telecoms, aviation, banking, professional negligence, insurance and reinsurance, and jurisdictional disputes.In addition to regularly appearing in the Commercial Court and before other tribunals in England, he has participated in hearings in Zurich and the British Virgin Islands.

He began his career by acting as Junior Counsel in the BSE Inquiry conducted by Lord Phillips and has since been involved in several disputes involving over £100 million (including Bancomext v ETECSA) and many smaller cases (including litigation against Mr Van Hoogstraten). Issues have ranged from abstract points regarding the conflicts of laws to litigation which turned on the duration of a sexual relationship.

Andrew Thomas has recently represented Sir Allen Stanford in relation to a sponsorship dispute over the Stanford 20/20 for 20 cricket series (with Mark Cran QC).