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 are delighted that James Partridge is ranked for the first time in the Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2025. He joins Charles Dougherty KC and our Juniors, Timothy Killen and Lucas Fear Segal (both Band 1 ranked) who are all recommended barristers for their experience in the Gulf Region. The set as a whole is also ranked for its excellent work and reputation in the Middle East.
We have achieved new and improved rankings in the recently launched Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Guide and also in Chambers Global 2025 for our work in the Gulf Region. 2TG is named as a recommended set in both directories in the Middle East on account of the thriving practice. We are described as “a fantastic set…with some of the best Juniors on hand” (Legal 500 EMEA 2025) and are seen to possess “a deep bench of accomplished senior and junior counsel who are able to assist solicitors and end-user clients with litigation as well as arbitration.” (Chambers Global 2025).
Tim Killen was awarded “Commercial Junior of the Year” at the inaugural Legal 500 EMEA Awards 2024 for his work in the Gulf Region, while Lucas Fear Segal was shortlisted for the same award in 2025.
2TG’s continues to host an annual Dubai conference on current issues in Commercial Litigation “The View from London and Dubai”, which will take place in September 2025.
We have enjoyed a period of impressive growth for the whole set in the GCC and we appeared in two ‘firsts’ in the DIFC and ADGM Courts in the course of last year.
The set generally continues to benefit from heightened activity in the UAE market. Typically, cases relate to major commercial and contract disputes between local and international companies where sums at stake are high and matters are complex and often of a highly sensitive nature.
Our clerking team will be visiting the region in in May 2025 and will also be back for the 2TG Conference in September 2025.
Work with an international dimension forms a significant part of many of our 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.
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