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
2 Temple Gardens,
Middle Temple Lane,
London,
UK
10th January 2023
Cost: Free
CPD: 1.5 hours
Bradley Martin will consider the implications for personal injury practitioners of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2017] EWCA Civ 151 (due to be heard on appeal to the Supreme Court in June 2018). Darnley is a decision which reinforces the principles that foreseeability alone is not sufficient to give rise to a duty of care and that people must accept responsibility for their own actions. Bradley will discuss how best to approach such issues when they arise in novel or difficult cases.
Bradley will present a practical guide on how to tackle the question of whether a duty of care arises in a claim against an occupier and will review recent case law that highlights potential challenges for Claimants, and potential points that may be taken by Defendants. He will also analyse the Courts’ increasing emphasis on the importance of personal responsibility, and will review recent cases such as Edwards v London Borough of Sutton [2016] EWCA Civ 1005 and Singh v City of Cardiff Council [2017] EWHC 1499 (QB), in which the Claimants’ failures to appreciate the dangers that led to their injuries resulted in their claims being dismissed outright.