Our expert witness experience
1. Case strategy
What's at stake?
Choosing an independent expert just in time for the preparation of a report is often a false economy. Your expert should be able to help you shape the development of your case strategy, particularly in shaping the discovery process.
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Advice to a client and its lawyers in the development of its case in relation to a dispute between two mobile operators in Africa
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Advisor to a technology company in a two-sided market in relation to the CMA’s investigation into abuse of dominance in the provision of electronic platforms for supply, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
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2. Expert appointment: Liability
What's at stake?
Choosing an expert on liability separately from your quantum expert may expose your case to unneeded risk
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Loss of profit determination for an executive for early termination of his contract with a major entertainment and leisure company
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Loss of profit determination on behalf of a leading industrial technology firm in the UK in a dispute with its major supplier
3. Expert appointment: Quantum
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What's at stake?
Whether the expectation of quantum is in the millions or billions, it is critical to have a credible and robust quantum expert to be able to report definitively on your case.
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Economic advisor and analysis of quantum for a defendant in relation to a follow-on damages claim in the UK High Court in the European copper tubes cartel
How we can help
Examples of quantum
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David Thomas acted as a quantum expert on behalf of the respondent in a high-profile dispute between the two main telecom operators in Liberia concerning allegations of a cyberattack and the resulting financial losses. DT Economics examined and modelled key issues relating to commercial viability, competitive market conditions, pricing strategies, network and technological differences, customer satisfaction studies and the specific nature of the attacks, as evaluated by the cybersecurity expert.
The judge in this case noted the proficiency of the examination produced, suggesting that David had conducted a robust analysis. The final assessed losses largely aligned with David's reports and testimony, and the final damages were far closer to David's assessment than that of the opposing expert.
This case was included in The Lawyer magazine's 2022 Top 20 list—one of two cases on that year's list in which David acted as an independent expert.
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Retained as an expert witness to develop counterfactual valuations and provide testimony in an international dispute between shareholders and management of the business regarding business strategy of a West African mobile operator
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