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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.
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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.
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The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple,
Crown Office Row,
London EC4Y 7HL,
UK
7th February 2024
9am - 12pm
Cost: Free
CPD: 3 hours
The 2TG Travel Law Team is delighted to invite you to its breakfast seminar on Wednesday 7 February 2024.
The morning of talks will cover a range of topics arising in travel claims and will be held in person at the Inner Temple’s state-of-the-art conference facilities (https://innertemplevenuehire.co.uk/event-spaces/lecture-theatre-and-breakout-space/).
Breakfast will be available from 8.45am, the seminar will commence at 9.15am, followed by a lunch reception at 12.00pm. We hope our attendees will enjoy this opportunity to meet, mingle and network with fellow Travel Law professionals. To book your free place, please contact Deborah Francis at events@2tg.co.uk.
08.30 – Registration. Breakfast.
09.15 – Welcome address by Howard Palmer KC
CROSS-BORDER CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
09.20 – Andrew Bershadski – So Far Away: quantum issues with Claimants living abroad
09.35 – Paige Mason-Thom – Where You Are: local standards of care
ESTABLISHING AND CHALLENGING JURISDICTION
09.50 – Marie Louise Kinsler KC – Both Sides Now: jurisdiction from a Claimant and Defendant perspective
10.15 – Robert Cumming – If I Could Turn Back Time, if I could find a way: extending time for service out of the jurisdiction
10.35 – Break
11.05 – Tom Fairclough – Summer Holiday: a Question of Contract?
AVIATION CLAIMS
11.25 – Henry Morton Jack – Expecting To Fly: Cancellations, Refunds and the PTR 2018
EXPERT EVIDENCE
11.45 – Meghann McTague – Handle with Care: a closer look at TUI UK Ltd v Griffiths
12.00 – Concluding address and thanks
12.00 – Buffet lunch
14.00 – Event concludes