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2 Temple Gardens

Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC

TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 9AY, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7822 1200
Fax:
Fax 020 7822 1300
DX:
134 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.2tg.co.uk
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2tg is a leading civil and commercial set, renowned for its advocacy, high-quality advice and its professional, welcoming and client-centred approach.

The set: 2tg is a multi-disciplinary set, housing a range of civil and commercial practices and its clients gain from the range and depth of expertise available in chambers. It offers qualified and experienced arbitrators and mediators. Barristers accept instructions under Licensed Access Rules and the majority of the set’s members are qualified to accept instructions under Public Access Rules. Members are on Treasury B and C Panels and act on public inquiries.

Types of work undertaken: Personal injury, clinical negligence, insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence, employment, construction and property damage, commercial (civil fraud, banking, finance) travel and foreign jurisdictional disputes.

Personal injury: the core practice group is over 30 strong, with specialists in catastrophic injury, fatal accidents, animal, sport and health and safety-related injuries.

Clinical negligence: the set acts for claimants, the NHSLA and the defence organisations, the insurers of private providers and ancillary professions, the General Medical Council, General Dental Council and for individual hospital trusts.

Insurance and reinsurance: high-value commercial claims, including the EL Trigger/MMI mesothelioma litigation, Buncefield, multi-million pound insurance fraud, Lloyds Syndicates and underwriters. Travel-related and foreign claims.

Professional negligence: the set of choice for professional indemnity insurers. 2tg defends members of all professions, including finance, architecture, construction and engineering, accountancy, teaching and education, property, hospitality and alleged insurance brokers’ negligence.

Employment: the set has expertise in all areas of employment law and acts in groundbreaking discrimination and unfair dismissal cases.

Commercial: specialists in commercial litigation, civil fraud, retail banking, finance.

Construction and property damage: expertise in property damage including high-value fire, flood and subsidence claims arising out of construction and engineering projects in the UK and overseas.

Above material supplied by 2 Temple Gardens (Chambers of Benjamin Browne QC).

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  • Standards

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