Before Joshua Thomson SC was called to the WA Bar in 2001, he worked for the Crown Solicitor’s Office of WA. During that time he was Assisting Crown Counsel. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2012 and his practice involves commercial cases, particularly contractual, insolvency and building disputes. He is co-author of Commercial Contract Clauses: Principles and Interpretation (2008; 2012; 2015) and has written for various publications include Australian Law Journal, Federal Law Review and Australian Bar Review.