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.
At 2TG, we have a long history in the Construction sector with a domestic and international practice that sees us advising on complex construction, engineering and infrastructure disputes around the world.
Our specialist barristers have experience of claims in the Technology and Construction Court, adjudication (both statutory and contractual), and construction-related international arbitration, including under JCT/CIMAR, LCIA, DIAC, ICC and ad hoc rules. We are also experts in many standard form construction contracts such as JCT forms, NEC, the FIDIC forms of contract (red book and yellow book), ICE, RIBA, project partnering agreements and bespoke contracts.
We act for a wide range of contractors, employers, professionals, funders, insurers and suppliers in litigation worldwide relating to large-scale construction projects, such as ports, stadiums, power stations, offices, social infrastructure, commercial developments and road networks. A number of our barristers are admitted in international jurisdictions and act on matters arising in Europe, the Gulf region, Africa, South America, Asia and the USA.
We are instructed on cases including claims for delay and disruption and defect, as well as those arising under the Defective Premise Act 1972. We are well known for acting on a wide range of cladding and other building defects disputes, including those relating to defective designs and sub-standard workmanship. In this regard we are sought out for our related expertise in complementary areas such as property damage, professional negligence and insurance, including construction all risks claims, where we have a market leading reputation.
Our barristers are particularly well placed to deal with complex issues of technical evidence and issues concerning the insurance of construction projects and we have detailed experience of quantity surveying, programming and forensic accountancy evidence.
We act for insurers in subrogated recovery claims, including for a main party in the Grenfell litigation, and for the indemnity insurers of construction professionals.
Members of Chambers are also available to sit as arbitrators and adjudicators. In addition to this we are home to one of the leading KC mediators in the construction sector, Andrew Miller KC.
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