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, our Sports Law team comprises specialist advocates who have extensive experience of acting for clients in high profile or sensitive matters across all major sports.
We have particular expertise in relation to football, rugby (union and league), motorsports (F1, MotoGP, motocross, Formula 3 and karting), cycling, equestrianism, cricket, skiing, gymnastics, martial arts, netball and tennis. Our clients include clubs, teams, match officials, governing bodies, event organisers, schools and many individual competitors.
Drawing on chambers’ established expertise in the complementary fields of commercial law, insurance, employment, property damage and personal injury, we provide a complete service to clients in complex sporting disputes.
Such disputes often give rise to arguments as to the interpretation and application of the rules and regulations of major sports governing bodies (e.g. FA, Premier League, IRB, RFU, FIA, MSA, ACU, ECB, LTA and UCI) as well as contractual and disciplinary disputes relating to a wide range of sports specific matters.
We are especially well-known for conducting investigations in relation to breaches of regulation, disciplinary issues or allegations of discrimination and bullying, many of which are highly publicised. These investigations can be for clubs, national governing bodies, individual athletes and coaches across a wide range of sports including rugby, cricket, motorsports, tennis, golf, gymnastics and football.
The rise of duty of care and negligence group litigation claims in Sport, against various regulatory and governing bodies, has seen the Sports team at 2TG instructed by World Rugby and the Football Association in relation to the disputes concerning head and contact injuries they claim were sustained while playing sport. These have allegedly resulted in advanced neurological and neurodegenerative disorders such as early onset dementia, epilepsy, Motor Neurones Disease and Parkinson’s.
We are part of the Sport Resolutions UK Pro Bono Legal Service which is made up of lawyers willing to provide pro-bono legal advice and representation to athletes, coaches, team officials, and other individuals appearing before Sport Resolutions and other sport specific tribunals. Our members regularly speak and publish articles on Sports Law topics and work closely with LawInSport, an educational media business which provides expert commentary and analysis on the latest legal issues and developments in sport.
There are a number of Direct Access qualified barristers in the team who will accept instructions in appropriate cases without requiring solicitor involvement.
Several of our barristers are individually ranked in the most recent editions of Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners in recognition of their industry knowledge.
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