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
2TG is delighted to welcome Professor Richard Fentiman KC hc, as a door tenant with immediate effect. Richard is Professor in Private International Law at the University of Cambridge where he was formerly Chair of the Law Faculty. He has been involved in high profile cases for many years; he continues to be available as an academic consultant.
Richard Fentiman’s research is concerned with all aspects of private international law in relation to civil litigation, with particular reference to commercial disputes and issues concerning jurisdiction, cross-border injunctions, the proof of foreign law, and the analysis of legal risk. He is internationally acknowledged as a leading scholar in his field. His work, which emphasises the law’s practical context, is frequently cited in the courts of England and Wales and other jurisdictions.
Richard commented “Given my interests and the nature of chambers’ work, an association with 2TG is particularly appropriate. From my perspective it is especially attractive that Chambers undertakes such a wide range of cross-border work, and that the set is at the forefront of practice in the field.”
Head of Chambers, Martin Porter KC, commented: “We are very pleased to welcome Richard Fentiman KC to 2TG as a door tenant. His unrivalled learning and pre-eminence in the field of private international law is an excellent match for our market leading practice in this area.”