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.
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Tiptop advocacy skills and fastidious research could win you a spot in the final of the largest mooting competition in the UK
The Times, May 23 2019, 12:01am
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The art of persuasive and concise oral advocacy is critical to each barrister at our chambers — from our pupils to our most senior silk.
Mooting and debating competitions, in which the skills of prospective applicants are on display, help us to identify future pupils and, eventually, fellow tenants.
However, we realised several years ago that many competitions were limited to a small pool of prospective candidates and posed economic barriers to entry.
To solve this problem and to further our chambers’ commitment to social mobility, we joined forces with The Times to create The Times 2TG Moot — a competition that is accessible to all students in the UK in tertiary education.
There is no restriction on the number of teams (of two individuals) of entrants or which university or law school they come from — we do not ask and we do not want to know.
This is the best way of providing a level playing field — it ensures that students, whatever their background, are given the right platform to display and develop their advocacy skills at the highest level. Regardless of whether the competitors end up with us in chambers or somewhere else, we are committed to fostering the diverse and distinguished Bar of tomorrow.
The competition is in its fifth year. To win, our mooters will have demonstrated their advocacy skills over seven rounds.
This year, we have introduced a telephone application for one of the rounds to reflect the increasing trend of hearings being dealt with in this forum. We hope that this will further widen the pool of applicants who can participate.
At each stage competitors will get feedback on their advocacy from experienced practitioners who are leaders in their fields. Those students who reach the semi-finals and the final will moot in front of a distinguished group of guests, and be judged by Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges, who continue to generously support this venture.
The winning team will receive a prize of £1,500 and the runners-up a prize of £1,000. All four finalists will also receive a mini pupillage at 2 Temple Gardens.
The 2019-20 final will be held at The British Library on March 18, 2020. The first-round problem has been published and the closing date for registration and entry is July 15.
Details 2tg.co.uk/the-times-2tg-moot
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