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 Honourable Society of the Inner Temple,
Crown Office Row,
London,
UK
6th August 2018
Cost: Free
CPD: 3 hours
Leading and Junior barristers of the Personal Injury Group at 2 Temple Gardens will present an extended seminar tailored exclusively for “Claimant” practitioners.
Martin Porter QC
Liability issues for cyclists including autonomous vehicles and pedestrians.
MP will be looking at recent developments including the advent of self-driving cars and the tough legal position faced by cyclists who come into collision with pedestrians.
John McDonald
Haven’t we been here before?
John McDonald discusses the opportunities for claimants in asbestos cases presented by the recent Court of Appeal decision in Bussey v. Anglia Heating [2018] EWCA Civ 243
Jack Harris
Claims by children under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976
Jack will look into FAA claims involving single parent families and grown up children still living at home.
Andrew Bershadski and Robert Cumming
Parent company and accessory liability
Tort law is undergoing a rapid transformation. The group of potential defendants that can be sued for a wrong is ever widening. Andrew and Robert will focus on recent developments in the field of parent company liability: when can a parent company be sued for the torts of its subsidiary? They will also consider accessory liability: when can an individual or a company be sued on the basis that it assisted another to commit a tort?
The civil Liability Bill: the times they are a’changing
The Civil Liability Bill was announced on 20 March 2018, with draft provisions that promise to bring wholesale changes to the valuation of all personal injury claims. The Bill also targets whiplash claims, with Justice Secretary David Gauke pledging that it will ensure that “money can be put back in the pockets of millions of law-abiding motorists”.
We will give a guide to the Bill, and its consequences for claims and address the practical issues to bear in mind when preparing and presenting a claim, in light of these changes.