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.
Our employment barristers have a long established and excellent reputation for dealing with psychological trauma claims relating to workplace psychiatric injury, including bullying, harassment, stress and sexual misconduct.
Much of our work in this area sits at the interface between employment law and personal injury law, involving both Employment Tribunal and County Court proceedings. We are able to deal with these dual claims equally effective due to our high level of expertise in the two areas.
We are experienced in acting on matters alleging occupational stress, overwork, bullying, statutory harassment and issues of health and safety at work at any stage on behalf of both claimants and respondents. In this regard we represent all types of employers, as well as individual employees and collective employees on matters relating to the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Our barristers are at the forefront of workplace issues arising out of COVID-19 and stress related claims emanating from extraordinary work situations and the subsequent impact on employer liability risks.
We are also frequently asked to advice in relation to allegations of sexual harassment at work. The profile afforded to worldwide social media campaigns such as #Metoo has made this a particular growth area. The prevalence of highly publicised claims in the press has led to a significant increase in employees and job applicants raising complaints and taking legal action under the Equality Act 2010. Also, in relation to equality, a number of us have developed a niche specialism in the emerging field of discrimination in the provision of services.
We have delivered seminars and written extensively on the topic of managing the crossover between employment law and personal injury law. Our employment group head, Rehana Azib KC, co-authored the book “Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims” (Bloomsbury Professional 2012; 2021) which provides direction for employment law and personal injury practitioners in relation to occupational and institutional stress, statutory harassment and disability discrimination issues.
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