At 2TG our people are hard-working, forward-thinking and approachable. We believe our supportive culture is one of our greatest strengths.
With the set comprising around 60 barristers, we know each other well and work effectively together. We often operate in large teams with clients. Our practice management team is modern and commercial, matching barrister experience thoughtfully to clients’ requirements.
At 2TG our barristers are expert in a broad range of complementary practice areas and we enjoy repeat instructions from a variety of loyal clients.
Practised advocates from the start, all our Silks and the vast majority of our Junior barristers are recognised as leaders in their chosen fields. Many of us are at the forefront of shaping the law in our specialist areas and we pride ourselves in having excellent industry knowledge.
At 2TG our barristers have excellent experience acting across a range of industry sectors and we are able to offer advice in an informed and commercial context.
Our combination of practice area excellence and industry expertise means we possess real insight into the commercial realities facing our clients operating in these areas. Secondment plays an important part of our commitment to developing our skills and understanding.
2TG is home to award-winning accredited mediators, arbitrators, adjudicators and experts with considerable experience of alternative dispute resolution.
Our barristers are also skilled as advocates in different alternative dispute resolution procedures and work strategically with clients to understand their commercial objectives, and then to resolve litigation as cost-effectively and expeditiously as possible.
Work with an international dimension forms a significant part of many barristers’ work at 2TG.
We appear in international courts and arbitral tribunals all over the world, frequently acting on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. We are particularly well-known for managing cross border litigation on matters of jurisdiction and applicable law and appear regularly in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
At 2TG, in addition to our professional advice, we are recognised for our excellent contribution to education and development. We provide regular high-quality training.
Our reputation among the legal profession and other clients for our first-rate webinars and in-person conferences is very important to us. We also contribute frequently at industry events and as editors of leading texts and authors on topics of legal interest.
Insights
The 2019 Grand Final of The Times 2TG National Moot competition took place at Two Temple Place on Wednesday 9th January 2019. This competition is now in its 4th year and continues in association with the Times Newspaper. Representing The Times at the final was the longstanding legal editor, Frances Gibb and her colleagues, Edward Fennell, Jonathan Ames and Linda Tsang.
We at 2TG are very proud of this competition which is open to all students in the United Kingdom in tertiary education and forms part of Chamber’s commitment to social mobility and the removal of barriers to accessing the Bar.
In order to reach the final, our Mooters have demonstrated their advocacy skills over several rounds in the last year. For the final, they were asked to tackle a highly topical problem involving breach of confidence and public immunity interest and to present their arguments before a very distinguished judging panel comprising a full Court of Appeal: Lord Justice Hickinbottom, Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Green.
It was a very closely fought contest. The judges were impressed by the excellent standard of advocacy and composure shown by all the Mooters. We congratulate our winners, Robert Alexander Bellin and Chris Zabilowicz. We also extend our warmest congratulations to our runners-up, Ilana Hirschberg and Georgia Palmer. All finalists are also invited to undertake mini pupillages at 2 Temple Gardens.
Finally, we would like to thank our Judges for generously taking time out from their full Court of Appeal schedules to preside over our final. The involvement of Judges of such seniority and experience adds immeasurably to the value of the event and we are extremely grateful for their guidance and wit and wisdom which they injected into the proceedings.