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.
At 2TG, we have a number of barristers who are leading practitioners in the motor insurance field.
We are well-placed to deal with complex issues relating to all road traffic insurance due to our combined strength in insurance, foreign claims and personal injury, especially against the background of the measures imposed by the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the content of the Motor Insurance Directives emanating from Europe.
We are expert in the statutory framework which underpins the industry and have been involved in much of the leading case law, including in the Supreme Court in Jacobs v MIB [2012] and Moreno v MIB [2016], in the Court of Appeal in Charlton v Fisher [2002] and Howe v MIB [2017], and in Colley v Shuker [2021]. We are frequently instructed in relation to claims involving the Motor Insurance Bureau and the Uninsured and Untraced driver agreements, both for and against the uninsured motorists and the MIB.
Our barristers are especially sought after to conduct cases with an international element due to our unrivalled expertise in private international law. We advise, for example, on the liability of foreign insurance companies to provide indemnity to their insureds or to compensate victims, and in proceedings brought directly against UK insurers or the MIB in respect of accidents abroad. We also advise on insurers’ liability and issues arising from the relationship between EU and English law and act in cases involving technical points of EU law.
Alongside excellent personal injury and insurance practices, a number of our junior members barristers have a particular interest and experience of fraud in a variety of contexts, including all aspects of motor insurance claims.
In the context of road traffic accidents, we act in cases concerning alleged low velocity impacts, phantom passengers and staged accidents. We have appeared in numerous cases involving suspected fraud rings. This includes defending fraudulent motor vehicle claims such as staged/no accident claims, low velocity/no injury claims, phantom passengers, declarations for policy avoidance and credit hire issues, as well as exaggerated and other dishonest claims. A number of our barristers are retained on specific national insurer panels to deal with late notification claims and suspected fraudulent road traffic accidents. These claims are generally on behalf of the leading insurers in this area.
We are also particularly well placed to act on cross border motor fraud cases where our members provide specialist advice on the jurisdictional elements of disputes and issues of applicable law.
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