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.
Insights
We are delighted to have hit the century with 107 individual rankings across 19 practice areas in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners’ Guide to the UK Bar.
We have 2 new set rankings in Commercial Dispute Resolution and Employment.
We congratulate 15 barristers on first time or new rankings in the directory:
Rehana Azib KC – Investigations
Niazi Fetto KC – Group Litigation
Clare Brown – Inquests and Inquiries
William Clerk – Commercial Dispute Resolution
Robert Cumming – Travel
Anna Dannreuther – Employment
Anna Dannreuther – Group Litigation
Tom Fairclough – Group Litigation
Doré Green – Construction Professional Negligence
Alistair Mackenzie – Commercial Dispute Resolution
James Partridge – Commercial Dispute Resolution
Benjamin Phelps – Group Litigation
Gareth Shires – Product Liability
Sam Stevens – Inquests and Inquiries
Jessica van der Meer – Property Damage
and 19 of our barristers with improved rankings, over half of whom are now Band 1 ranked:
Charles Dougherty KC – Commercial Dispute Resolution
Charles Dougherty KC – Fraud: Civil
Charles Dougherty KC – Insurance
Charles Dougherty KC – Property Damage
Neil Moody KC – Insurance
Neil Moody KC – Property Damage
Martin Porter KC – Clinical Negligence
Tom Fairclough – Travel
Jack Harris – Property Damage
Roger Harris – Clinical Negligence
Anna Hughes – Personal Injury
Anna Hughes – Travel
Anastasia Karseras – Personal Injury
Alistair Mackenzie – Group Litigation
Alistair Mackenzie – Product Liability
Meghann McTague – Group Litigation
Meghann McTague – Travel
Benjamin Phelps – Product Liability
Christopher Russell – Personal Injury
Thank you to our many clients for participating in the research and to James Cowdell and the team for all their work on this edition.
For further details on our rankings, please click here.