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
£560 for a wig alone: the cost of kitting out
To beg, borrow or buy? That is the question facing barristers as they approach the start of their career at the Bar. However, this is not about law books or a pricey computer or smartphone. It is the rig that they must wear when appearing before a circuit judge, in the High Court or the Court of Appeal. Wig, gown and all the trimmings must be in place or you risk being rebuked. Strangely enough, the highest and lowest courts — the Supreme Court and magistrates’ — have no such dress code.
Emily Albou, of 2 Temple Gardens, who was called to the Bar in 2014, opted (as many do) for a rather more modestly priced plastic bag (five pence from most retailers) for her wig, although those with a sweeter tooth are drawn to the ever popular empty Quality Street tin. She was also lucky when it came to her gown. “My referee handed on to me in a very sweet gesture his own gown, which itself appeared to have come originally from Lord Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions,” she says. “It creates a nice sense of continuity.”
Although the wearing of wig and gown comes under regular criticism for being archaic or even elitist, Albou says that she enjoys the ritual of the robing room and the conversations and jokes that go on there. She adds: “There is also the benefit if you are a criminal barrister of maintaining your anonymity.”
Read the full article in The Times here, behind a paywall.