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.
Emily Albou has significant experience in a broad range of commercial disputes, both litigation and arbitration, in the UK and overseas with a particular focus on the Middle East and French language claims.
Emily’s international practice is mainly focussed on the Middle East, following a period of secondment at Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla in Dubai where she worked in the Banking & Finance and International Arbitration teams. She has rights of audience to appear before the DIFC courts and remains a regular visitor to the Gulf Region to see clients and to attend, and speak at, legal and industry conferences.
Her areas of interest include international arbitration and litigation on subjects including banking, fraud, IP/IT, construction, travel, sport and insurance. This includes day-to-day court appearances as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court in all levels of claims and applications including interim application matters.
In 2021, Emily was seconded to White & Case LLP in London, where she worked in the International Arbitration and General Commercial Litigation teams.
As a native English and French speaker, Emily is noted for her ability to work seamlessly between the two languages and is therefore ideally placed to assist in claims involving French-language elements. She also speaks conversational Spanish and Arabic. Prior to joining 2TG, she worked at the Court of Justice of the European Union as a Judicial Assistant to Judge Vajda and Advocate General Sharpston, having been selected as Middle Temple’s Bristow Scholar.
Emily has substantial experience in international commercial disputes and arbitrations, including UNCITRAL, LMAA, DIFC-LCIA and DIAC arbitrations, on subject matters ranging from banking and fraud to IP/IT and construction. Emily also has experience of DFSA regulatory matters (including advisory and compliance) and DIFC hearings. Emily has particular experience of interim applications including freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal applications.
Clearlake Chartering USA Inc v Petroleo Brasilieiro SA
Working on the litigation as part of the team acting for Petrobras in a dispute arising under letters of indemnity for discharge of cargo without production of original bills of lading, as part of her secondment to White & Case LLP in 2021.
FimBank PLC v Farlin Energy & Commodities Fze [CFI/075/2018]
Acting as sole counsel for the successful claimant in its USD 20 million contractual debt claim against the defendant, appearing before H.E. Justice Ali Al Madhani in the DIFC.
Dame Linda Dobbs Review
Acting as junior counsel to the review, considering whether issues relating to HBOS Reading were investigated and appropriately reported to authorities following Lloyd Banking Group’s acquisition of HBOS.
Instructed on behalf of the defendant in a DIFC-LCIA intellectual property dispute, led by Isabel Jamal (8 New Square) and Stephen Houseman QC (Essex Court Chambers).
Acting for the successful claimant in a multi-million dollar shipping arbitration under the rules of the LMAA (led by Stuart Benzie).
Instructed as part of a team of junior counsel on behalf of the claimants in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning claims of over US$150m relating to a joint venture for the production and marketing of base oil products.
Instructed as part of a team of junior counsel in the preparation of an international commercial arbitration concerning a joint venture agreement with a value of c. $200 million.
Breyer v Department for Energy & Climate Change
Instructed as part of a team of junior counsel, a claim for damages in excess of £170 million in respect of the Government’s proposed retrospective changes to the feed-in tariffs scheme for solar photovoltaic installations.
Successfully obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction against ‘Persons Unknown’ arising out of a ‘push-payment’ fraud (led by Stuart Benzie).
Successfully obtaining multiple Norwich Pharmacal orders (led by Stuart Benzie).
Instructed on behalf of a French university in a jurisdiction challenge and breach of contract/education dispute (claim brought by a PHD student).
Working as part of a 2TG team acting for West Ham United Football Club in a high profile and complex contractual dispute with a stadium operating company.
Advising a foreign company on applicable law and merits of a breach of contract claim, with a value of c. $700,000.
Emily has built a strong practice in high value property damage disputes and those with complex issues, with a particular interest in issues of causation, contribution/indemnity, expert evidence and multi-party disputes. She has experience across a range of subject matters including floods, fires, defective design and subsidence.
Instructed on behalf of multinational electrical component manufacturer in multi-party fire claim in a Boots shop, in excess of £11m (led by James Medd, Crown Office Chambers).
Instructed on a claim resulting from the escape of oil from boilers onto the claimant’s property. This case also raised company law issues in relation to the corporate entities bringing the claim.
Instructed on multiple claims in negligence, nuisance and breach of contract, arising from the allegedly negligent installation of appliances including claims for contribution/indemnity.
Emily is an experienced sports law practitioner, acting for clubs and individual athletes in a range of contractual and personal injury disputes.
In respect of personal injury, she has an excellent record of dealing with skiing accident claims, particularly those with a French language element and claims in both football, for Premier League Clubs, and motorsport. She acts for both claimants and defendants in such cases.
Assisted the 2TG team that acted for West Ham in a high profile and complex contractual dispute with a stadium operating company; she is familiar with the legal and regulatory framework that applies to professional football.
Assisted in a rare private prosecution that was brought by a cyclist following the refusal of the police and the CPS to pursue the matter.
Emily has expertise in product liability claims and has experience of such claims with a foreign element. As a native English and French speaker, she is regularly instructed in claims involving French-language elements.
ES & Ors v Groupama Méditerranée
Instructed as part of a team of junior counsel in a fatal accident claim, arising from an allegedly defective tyre (led by Charles Dougherty QC).
Instructed on behalf of insured manufacturer of electrical components in a multi-million pound claim arising out of a fire.
Emily has significant expertise in professional negligence disputes, with particular experience in solicitors’ negligence claims and those arising in the sports industry.
Recent experience includes acting for the defendant in a claim brought by a football club, regarding allegedly negligent mishandling of litigation.
Emily regularly acts in litigation arising from insurance claims and is experienced in dealing with complex points of policy interpretation which arise in coverage disputes. She has a particular interest in fraudulent claims and is frequently instructed in claims in which policyholders are suspected of dishonesty.
Emily has expertise in cases involving conflict of laws/jurisdiction disputes, tying in with her experience as Judicial Assistant at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Recent experience as sole counsel includes acting for a French university in a jurisdiction challenge and breach of contract/education dispute (claim brought by a PHD student), and advising a foreign company on applicable law and merits of a breach of contract claim, with a value of c. $700,000.
My contact details:
ICO Reg No: ZA208400
Address: 2 Temple Gardens, London, EC4Y 9AY
Email: clerks@2tg.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 7822 1200
The type of personal information I collect
To enable me to provide you with legal advice and representation in courts, tribunals, arbitrations and mediations, I currently collect and process the following personal information:
Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name, date of birth and contact details), bank and financial details, your background and circumstance and education.
Other personal data relevant to, or included in instructions to provide legal services, including data specific to the instructions in question and data included in documents provided to me as part of instructions or otherwise.
Such information may include personal information relating to family members, associates, agents, employees, shareholders or beneficial owners. By providing such personal information to me, you automatically confirm that you are authorised to do so. It is not reasonably practicable for me to provide the information set out in this Privacy Notice to those individuals. Accordingly, where appropriate, you are responsible for providing this information to any such individuals.
Where necessary, I may also need to process Special Category data about you including
How I get the personal information and why I have it
Most of the personal information that I process is provided to me directly by you or via the professional you have instructed such as a solicitor or consultant or other professional adviser who instructs me on your behalf to provide legal services.
I use the information that you have given me in order to
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Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful basis I rely on for processing this information is
How I store your personal information
Your information is securely stored in Chambers or at my home. I use reasonable technical and organisational security measures such as password protection and encryption of computer generated data and keeping paper data secure to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost or destroyed, or used or accessed in an unauthorised way.
In this connection, Chambers, as data processor, acting on my behalf, will only process your personal data on my instructions and is subject to a duty of confidentiality.
The data will be held in line with any regulatory obligations and generally be kept for 6 years but may be 12 years, or longer where, for example, the case includes information relating to a minor, from the date of completion of instructions. At this point any further retention will be reviewed and the data will be marked for deletion or marked for retention for a further period.
All data will be securely deleted or securely shredded after this time without reference to you. I will store some of your information which I need to carry out conflict checks for the rest of my career. However, this is likely to be limited only to your name and contact details and the name of the case. It will not include any information that is “sensitive information” for GDPR purposes.
Your data protection rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Transfer of your information outside the European Economic Area (EEA)
This privacy notice is of general application and as such it is not possible to state whether it will be necessary to transfer your information out of the EEA. If I do transfer your personal data I will use safeguards to ensure the data is fully protected as required by the UK Data Protection Regulations.
Changes to my Privacy Policy
From time to time, I may need to make chances to my privacy policy. If so, the changes will appear on my entry on the 2TG website.
Marketing
As above, I may share your personal data with Chambers who may in turn use that data to notify you by email, or post about an invitation to seminars and similar events. You may opt out of receiving any such marketing communications at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link in any emails. In relation to how Chambers uses such data, please see Chambers’ privacy policy. Other than sharing personal data with Chambers as described above, I will not share your information with any other third party for marketing purposes.
How to complain
If you have any concerns about my use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to me or to my Senior Clerk, Lee Tyler at 2 Temple Gardens, London, EC4Y 9AY or clerks@2tg.co.uk. You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
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Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
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