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 discrimination and whistleblowing barristers are at the forefront of the complex and fast-changing law, in relation to equality of opportunities, protection from discrimination and equal treatment at work.
Members of the team appear in Employment Tribunals and appeal courts throughout the UK, acting for and against major institutions and corporations in both the public and private sector.
We deal with the full range of cases brought under the Equality Act 2010, specifically providing protection against discrimination due to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion and belief, maternity, sexual orientation- all the protected characteristics – whether direct or indirect, through harassment or victimisation, or by neglecting to make reasonable adjustments. The statute also requires equal pay for male and female workers, and we are experienced in cases of this nature, including in relation to bonus payments and pensions. We also frequently deal with discrimination claims when they arise in conjunction with other types of claim, most frequently in relation to whistleblowing and unfair dismissal.
Our barristers have a great deal of experience in Public Interest Disclosures, acting for both the whistleblower employees and for the employers who are either investigating a whistleblowing claim or defending allegations of whistleblowing detriment and victimisation. Claims relating to Public Interest Disclosures often require a more detailed investigation and an in depth understanding of the relevant industry sector than other types of workforce dispute. We are acutely aware that the financial and reputational consequences of whistleblowing can be significant for all parties, and our barristers always advise with this in mind.
We all have expertise in complimentary areas of law which sit at the interface of discrimination, whistleblowing and victimisation claims, including in civil fraud, commercial law, psychiatric injury and disciplinary and regulatory law so are able to draw on this experience when required.
The Head of the Employment team at 2TG, Rehana Azib KC, was awarded ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the Inspirational Women In Law Awards 2021 for her role in leading the equality and diversity conversation at the Bar. She was also shortlisted the same year as ‘Barrister of the Year’ at the Bar Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion.
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