2 Temple Gardens

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• '2TG are an excellent set with particular experience in group litigation.'
• '2TG is growing in strength and depth in the area of group litigation.' 
• 'The set offers a great range of barristers at all levels. They regularly put on really excellent training, which is much appreciated.'
• '2TG is a pre-eminent set in the group litigation space.'
• 'Experienced individuals.'
• '2TG has strong group litigation barristers at all levels, and has complementary expertise in lots of areas such as environmental claims, product liability and business human rights.' 
• '2TG has a strong and growing history of being involved in group litigation, so there is a good depth and breadth of expertise.' 
• '2TG is the leading set for specialist private international law expertise in group claims. 2TG provides a unique combination of outstanding academic expertise with unrivalled practical experience of international disputes.'

Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1

Charles Dougherty KC

2 Temple Gardens

'Charles is a highly skilled, intelligent, and astute advocate with an impressive ability to marshal large volumes of complex evidence into clear and concise legal arguments. He provides commercial and pragmatic advice in a way that is easy for clients to digest and he is extremely approachable.'

2

Marie Louise Kinsler KC

2 Temple Gardens

‘Marie Louise is an absolute authority on complex issues of international litigation, particularly jurisdiction and foreign law. She has an ability few barristers have to distil the most abstract legal issues into a form that judges will readily understand and follow, making her extremely effective in court.'

3

Neil Moody KC

2 Temple Gardens

  'Neil is a very calm and authoritative advocate in court.'

Juniors

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

1

Alistair Mackenzie

2 Temple Gardens

‘He has exceptional knowledge of the law, is adept at picking the right strategy and clients enjoy working with him.' 

2

Meghann McTague

2 Temple Gardens

'Meghann is an exceptional lawyer. She has an almost superhuman intellect, with an ease and self-assuredness that belies a will of steel.'

3

Anna Hughes

2 Temple Gardens

 ‘Brilliant. One of the best barristers out there for complex medical devices and pharmaceutical group claims. A great advocate.’

3

Gareth Shires

2 Temple Gardens

 ‘Gareth is very practical and quickly gets to the nub of the issue. He is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced in personal injury/medical claims and also group action work. He is a good advocate and skilled drafter.’

3

Tom Fairclough

2 Temple Gardens

 'Tom is a fantastic drafter, even under the most extreme time pressure, and always delivers an excellent product.'