Vanessa Thomas SC

Vanessa was called to the Bar in May 2009. She was appointed silk in 2024.

Vanessa appears regularly in the NSW Supreme Court, the NSW District Court, the Federal Court and the ACT Supreme Court. She has appeared in the High Court. She accepts briefs in a broad range of practice areas, including professional negligence, common law, coronial and equity matters.

Vanessa has extensive experience in advising and appearing in medical negligence disputes, both at first instance and on appeal. She has also appeared in matters, including several class actions, involving novel and complex claims in tort. Her coronial practice extends to appointments as Counsel Assisting.

Vanessa is also an accredited mediator and has many years of experience as a mediator both in NSW and the ACT.

Before being called to the bar, Vanessa had a 20 year career as a solicitor which began at Mallesons in Sydney and continued in Hong Kong, practising in commercial litigation and arbitration. Vanessa was appointed a partner of Mallesons in Hong Kong, in 1997.