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.
Bradley Martin KC is a specialist clinical negligence silk and head of the Clinical Negligence Group at 2TG.
His practice covers all aspects of clinical negligence for claimants and defendants, in particular brain damage, spinal injury (especially spinal surgery), multiple amputation and other high value claims. He represented the defendant at first instance through to the Supreme Court in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, the landmark case about the duties of non-clinical NHS staff. He has expertise in dealing with the most complex quantum cases.
For many years, he has been recommended as a leading clinical negligence barrister by Legal 500 and Chambers UK where he was recently described as “a superb advocate” and “very natural and persuasive … a winner”.
Bradley has significant experience of product liability claims, including group litigation and has undertaken personal injury work throughout his career. He is also active in professional regulation, having appeared before the professional conduct committees of the GMC, GDC, CIPFA and ICAEW.
He has background academic and research experience, having been a researcher of medical law at the University of Toronto and a tutor of tort law at Leicester University. He lives in Hove and plays guitar, banjo, and ukulele with great enthusiasm (if not skill).
Specialist advocate acting for and against doctors, surgeons, nurses, midwives, optometrists and dentists. Regularly instructed on behalf of NHSR and maintains a significant number of claimant instructions. Particularly experienced in dealing with the breach of duty, causation and quantum issues that recur in cerebral palsy, other obstetric, cauda equina, other spinal injury and amputation claims. Often instructed to deal with difficult issues of quantum. Background academic and research experience in the field of medical law.
TXB v Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (2023)
Childhood meningitis – quadruple limb amputation.
Watson v Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 148 (QB)
For the defendant, leading Robert Cumming, in a stroke claim. The case is notable because Ritchie J found, having considered extensive literature on the subject, that it was unproven that aspirin would have prevented the claimant’s non-atherosclerotic stroke.
Harding v Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 2393 (QB)
For the defendant in claim for delay in diagnosis of, and transfer for, surgery in a catastrophic brain injury case. Breach of duty was admitted but judgment was obtained for the defendant on the basis that surgery in accordance with the ‘hypothetical timeline’ would not have altered the outcome.
Kirk v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Derby CC, 2017)
Successfully defended obstetric and midwifery teams in claim for failure of advice about vaginal birth after caesarean section and alleged negligent management of subsequent uterine rupture.
Macaulay v Karim & Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 1795 (QB)
A father lost a leg and fingers to a flesh-eating bug after he was “lost in the system” at a busy NHS hospital won the right to damages.
Winter v NHS Commissioning Board (CLCC, 2016)
For the defendant in a wrongful birth case – the claimant became pregnant despite having had a hormone implant (Implanon) – held that a negligent failure to insert the device could not be inferred, the cause of the failure was probably the spontaneous expulsion of the implant.
Roberts v Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (QB Winchester, 2016)
Succeeded for the claimant in neonatal compartment syndrome case – claimant lost a better outcome due to negligent delay on the part of the neonatal intensive care team in diagnosing and treating an upper limb compartment syndrome in a day old, premature neonate.
Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 2301 (QB); [2017] EWCA Civ 151 (CA); [2018] UKSC 50 (SC)
For the defendant in landmark case about the duties of non-clinical A&E staff and the responsibility of the NHS for harm caused by failing to wait to be seen in A&E.
Moore v Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1209 (QB)
Permission obtained on behalf of an acute trust to withdraw admissions of breach of duty and causation made by mistake. The claim against the trust was subsequently withdrawn.
Anelay v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Nottingham CC, 2014)
Successfully defended junior obstetrician in claim alleging negligent performance of forceps delivery causing 4thdegree tear.
Helps v Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Nottingham CC, 2014)
Successfully defended consultant colorectal surgeon in claim alleging negligent performance of stoma revision surgery.
Bostridge v Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (CLCC, 2014)
False imprisonment of patient unlawfully detained on mental health grounds – successful at first instance in limiting the claim to nominal damages of £1 (upheld on appeal [2015] EWCA Civ 79).
Gregori-O’Neill v East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (QBD, 2014)
Successfully defended obstetric team in claim that it was negligent to deliver by caesarean section a baby about to be delivered vaginally.
Nicholas v Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust [2012] EWHC 591 (QB)
Successfully defended professor of vascular surgery in stroke claim concerning alleged poor performance of carotid endarterectomy.
Bailey v Northfield (Manchester CC, 2009)
Succeeded for the claimant in leg amputation case concerning failure by GPs timeously to refer.
Expert at acting for and against claimants over the whole range of personal injury and fatal accidents litigation, including cases of injury of maximum severity, psychiatric damage, industrial diseases (including asbestos claims and WRULD claims) and injury to children.
Often instructed where there is a particular medical issue.
Particular expertise in drafting complicated schedules and counter schedules of damages in brain damage/reduced life expectancy claims. Wide experience of complex road accident claims and proceedings at inquests.
Retained on behalf of NHS defendants in respect of vaginal polypropylene mesh claims.
Was junior counsel for Glaxo in the Myodil litigation. Acted on behalf of prescribing doctors in several cases concerning the anti-malarial drug Lariam. Counsel for defendant in the Hydrogel breast implant claims.
Experience of other product liability cases including failure of cranes, a child safety bottle, a child’s toy plane, a water slide and parts of vehicles generally.
Instructed to appear before the PCC/FTPP of the General Medical Council in a variety of disciplinary cases against medical practitioners, for example propriety of laser spinal surgery, agreement to facilitate illegal kidney transplant surgery, failures of GPs to attend, examine, refer and properly prescribe, and breach of the duty of confidentiality.
Instructed to appear before the Professional Conduct Committee of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants in cases of misconduct against public sector accountants, including mismanagement of multi-million pound local authority capital development project in Wales, mismanagement of pensions in the London Borough of Redbridge, improper use of local authority funds for political purposes, disciplinary proceedings arising out of the multi-million pound deficits in London Borough of Lambeth, North East Lincolnshire Council and Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and the scandal over executive severance pay and expenses in East Lothian.
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“Bradley has a fantastic ability to build rapport with clients in the most contentious matters. He is an accomplished advocate.” “Bradley is a very smart advocate. He leaves no stone unturned and is a tour de force on high-value quantum claims. He is very clever and a very astute tactician.” “Bradley is incredibly assiduous and an incredibly considered advocate. He is exceptionally prepared and has a good, sensible approach to cases.” “Bradley is excellent. He is incredibly thorough, bright and a really good, fair negotiator. He is outstanding.”
Chambers UK 2025
“Encyclopaedic knowledge of clinical negligence matters with a specific special interest in birth injury cases.”
Legal 500 2025
“He is a formidable advocate who will fight your corner to the bitter end.” “Bradley is robust, detailed and a good advocate.” “He’s got excellent skills for managing witnesses and experts.”
Chambers UK 2024
“Bradley is one of the best clinical negligence silks. He is interested, inquisitive and has a great way with expert witnesses. His advice is always considered and his judgement is exceptional.”
Legal 500 2024
“Bradley is a fantastic advocate and is fearless in court.” “He is very strong academically and always delivers a sophisticated analysis of the problem.” “Bradley is an excellent all-round lawyer and a real team player.”
Chambers UK 2023
“Bradley is a fantastic barrister who rapidly masters the details of any claim. He is a skilful advocate who is excellent at reading the tribunal. He always offers great strategic insight and advice.”
Legal 500 2023
“He is a force to be reckoned with and has a lot of gravitas. He is very analytical and has been invaluable when risk assessing in complex cases.” “A phenomenal silk – he brings real confidence and purpose to the team and he is superb on quantum issues.” “He is a smooth operator and fights his corner very well.”
Chambers UK 2022
“A silk with a lot of gravitas. He brings a wealth of experience to the table.” “He is ‘brilliant; extremely clever and great to work with”
Legal 500 2022
“He’s always calm and controlled – an impressive opponent.” “He’s a wonderful advocate and tactician, and is formidable and powerful in cross-examinations.”
Chambers UK 2021
“Bradley is a thoughtful and considered lawyer. He is excellent at immersing himself in the detail of a case and identifying the key evidential issues.”
Legal 500 2021
“A very experienced barrister. He’s very strong academically and a determined advocate.” “He is good at getting down into the details and is technically very strong.”
Chambers UK 2020
“He takes a pragmatic approach when necessary but also likes a good technical argument.”
Legal 500 2020
“He has a very commanding court presence. He is calm and authoritative.”
Chambers UK 2019
“Good on his feet and really thorough.” “A very effective advocate who wins the confidence of the trial judge.”
Chambers UK 2018
“He’s a superb advocate.” “He’s got a very natural and persuasive delivery and he makes his arguments well and effectively. He’s what you would call a winner.”
Chambers UK 2017
“An experienced and capable advocate.”
Legal 500 2017
“He is very helpful, does excellent work, and is very good in court.”
Chambers UK 2016
“Able to quickly boil the case down to the key issues.”
Legal 500 2016
“He’s a fantastic advocate – I would always prefer to have him on my side than on the other side.” “His approach is careful and considered and he is particularly user-friendly. He puts clients and clinicians at ease.”
Chambers UK 2015
“He is a real detail man; no matter how complex the case, he seems to ‘get it’ straight away.”
Legal 500 2015
“A good, helpful junior who does excellent work, and is very good in court.”
Chambers UK 2014
“Excellent in conference and in court.”
Legal 500 2014
“An experienced clinical negligence counsel” who is “excellent in conference with experts and in court.”
Chambers UK 2013
“Bradley Martin has had a busy year advising the NHSLA on complex brain damage and spinal injury cases. He is often instructed to deal with difficult issues of quantum.”
Chambers UK 2012
“Has a good mix of claimant and defendant work covering the full spectrum of injuries.”
Chambers UK 2011
“A good team player who works well in conjunction with his instructing solicitors and clients.”
Chambers UK 2010
“Very able, thorough, efficient and approachable.”
Legal 500 2010
“An effective opponent who punches above his weight.”
Chambers UK 2009