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.
We have an excellent reputation for dealing with all manner of insurance matters in relation to the fast-growing area of cybersecurity. We provide advice and act on behalf of both insurers and insureds in this field concerning losses resulting from business interruption, extortion, theft, issues regarding digital assets and third-party claims.
Our barristers are well-versed in providing policy coverage advice in relation to exposure under technology policies, including the scope of cyber cover (and silent cyber cover). We have a proven track record in acting on claims of all sizes and levels of complexity regarding cyber-attacks, security breaches and data disasters. We act on behalf of insurers, IT professionals, public bodies and a wide range of commercial organisations in this regard and across borders, frequently drawing on our market leading reputation in the area of private international law.
There are naturally links to our other areas of specialist insurance expertise and we often call on this when cases require. We find our knowledge of business interruption insurance and other management liability cover such as directors’ and officers’ liability and employers’ liability is especially relevant, particularly since COVID-19 and the effects of home working. Our professional negligence team is experienced at dealing with claims for and against IT professionals in relation to allegedly defective software development or maintenance in situations of cybersecurity breach in corporate entities.
There is considerable overlap with our other areas of specialism at 2TG. For example, we are frequently asked to act for insurers and insureds urgently in investigations into worldwide fraud and asset recovery, tracing and preservation as a result of external or internal cybercrime and the improper diversion of funds to third parties. In addition, our commercial team is experienced in dealing with civil claims arising in cybersecurity litigation against commercial organisations as a result of data breach, including for example derivative actions against directors or other officers of such organisations.
Our specialists in employment and business protection can advise in relation to contracts of employment to help reduce and manage the IT risks to businesses. We also frequently deal with breach of contract, breach of confidence and misuse of confidential information in relation to cybersecurity.
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