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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.
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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.
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2 Temple Gardens,
Middle Temple Lane,
London,
UK
10th January 2023
Cost: Free
CPD: 1 hour
Following a 6-week trial (2 weeks of which were heard in Sierra Leone), the High Court handed down judgment earlier today in the case of Kadie Kalma v African Minerals Limited [2018] EWHC 3506 (QB): https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2018/3506.pdf
A 2TG counsel team (Neil Moody KC, Robert Cumming and Andrew Bershadski) successfully defended all the lead claims. We would like to invite you to a seminar / discussion with the Defendant counsel team at 6pm on Thursday 24th January 2019. The event will be held at 2 Temple Gardens, London.
The case was brought by 142 residents of Sierra Leone who alleged that, following two protests against African Minerals (an iron-ore mining company) in 2010 and 2012, they suffered human rights abuses at the hands of the Sierra Leonean police. It was alleged that African Minerals was liable for the actions of the police on the basis of vicarious liability, common design, and in negligence.
In a 92-page judgment, Mr Justice Turner found that:
The wide-ranging judgment deals with key tortious principles in developing areas of the law (duty of care, vicarious liability, attribution, accessory liability, and liability for omissions) and is likely to be of interest to all those practising in these fields. It is also likely to be of value to those advising companies in the extractive industries on human-rights related risks.
Please RSVP to this email address (seminars@2tg.co.uk), and do pass this on to anybody who might be interested.