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.
Richard Fentiman is Professor of Private International Law at the University of Cambridge. He is internationally acknowledged as a leading expert on the law and practice of transnational disputes.
His expertise spans all aspects of cross-border civil litigation. He has a particular interest in issues concerning jurisdiction, cross-border injunctions, choice of law, and the treatment of foreign law in English courts.
He has published extensively and is the author of two major works on cross-border disputes, International Commercial Litigation (2015), and Foreign Law in English Courts (1998). He is a contributor to The Encyclopaedia of Private International Law (2017) and to the Brussels 1bis Regulation: European Commentaries on Private International Law (2015). He is frequently cited in the courts of England and Wales and other jurisdictions.
Richard is actively involved in law reform and policy-making. He has given evidence to committees of the UK and European Parliaments, and he has advised the UK Government, and national and international bodies including the American Law Institute, the Financial Markets Law Committee, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and the European Commission. As a member of the Lord Chancellor’s Committee on Private International Law he is involved in shaping the policy of the UK Government on cross-border legal issues.
Richard qualified as a Solicitor and was previously a consultant to a leading City firm. He has frequently given expert evidence on English law in foreign proceedings, and has been involved in high-profile cases in the English courts over many years. He is available as an expert on matters of English law before foreign courts and as an academic consultant in relation to all aspects of international civil litigation.