Awards and recognition

Awards and recognition

Previous Awards

• Dispute Resolution Team of the Year (Finalist 2022)
  The Oath Middle East Legal Awards
• Sheena Sood Client Choice for Construction Law in the UK (Winner 2019)
  Client Choice Award
• Real Estate & Construction Team of the Year (Finalist 2019)
• Dispute Resolution Team of the Year (Finalist 2019)
  The Oath Middle East Legal Awards
• UAE Law Firm of the Year (Finalist 2019)
• Boutique Law Firm of the Year (Finalist 2019)
  The British Legal Awards
• International Arbitration Team of the Year (Highly Commended 2019)
  The Middle East Legal Awards
• British Expertise Outstanding International Business Awards (SME) (Finalist 2014)
  British Expertise International Awards
  

Legal Directory Rankings

Chambers – Leading Individuals

Antony Smith  ·  Claire Miller  · David McArdle   ·  Joanna Lewis · Joe Bryant  ·  Joe Eizenberg  ·  Michael Salau  ·  Niamh Loughran  ·  Sheena Sood  ·  Tara Cosgrove  ·  Will Buckby ·  Paul Henty

Chambers – Top Tier Practice Rankings

• Professional Negligence: Technology and Construction (London)
• Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant (Bristol)

Chambers – All Practice Rankings

• Professional Negligence: Technology and Construction (London)
• Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant (South West)
• Health & Safety (UK wide)
• Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Ireland)
• Construction: Contentious (London)
• Construction: Non-Contentious (London)
• Construction (UAE)
• Construction (Bristol)
• Public Procurement (London)

Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyers

Andrew Croft  ·  Antony Smith  ·  Claire Miller  ·  David McArdle · Ian Masser  ·  James Vernon  ·  Jeremy Russell  ·  Joanna Lewis  ·  Joe Bryant  ·  Joe Eizenberg  ·  Killian Dorney  ·  Lyndon Richards  · Martin Jensen  ·  Michael Salau  ·  Nathan Penny-Larter  ·  Niamh Loughran  ·  Peter Sewell  ·  Ross Baker  ·  Sarah Conroy  ·  Sheena Sood  ·  Tara Cosgrove  ·  Will Buckby ·   Nathan Modell  ·  Jason McNerlin  ·  Keith Lonsdale  ·  Michael O’Brien · Rebecca Bergin · Vashti Wyatt · Nic Pegg · Melissa Evans · Daniela Miklova · Andrew Layton-Morris · Lisa Evans · Thomas Wheeler · Emily Hunt · Natalie Ledger · Jeremy Russell · Peter Kitson

Legal 500 – Leading Partners/Associates

• Antony Smith
• Sheena Sood
• Jo Lewis
• Joe Bryant
• Zoe White

Legal 500 – Hall of Fame

•  Antony Smith

Legal 500 – All Practice Rankings

• Insurance – Professional Negligence (London)
• Insurance – Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation (London)
• Insurance – Professional Negligence (South West)
• Insurance (Ireland)
• Real Estate – Construction – Contentious (London)
• Real Estate – Construction – Non-Contentious (London)
• Construction (Ireland)
• Construction (UAE)
• Human Resources – Health and Safety (London)
• Corporate and commercial – EU and Competition (London)

Industry Recognition

• “They are absolute masters in the construction professional negligence arena. They are thorough, hard-working, and sensible.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Professional Negligence)
• “Beale & Co have a well-established and long-standing reputation for excellence in the area of professional negligence. It has particular expertise in construction professionals.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Professional Negligence)
• “In my opinion, what makes Beale & Co stand out in this sector, is their attentive approach to client management. Each client is made to feel like their case is important and at the top of their solicitors’ priority list.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Professional Negligence)
• “The Beale & Co team in Bristol is experienced in defending brokers’ negligence claims and does so cost effectively and in an easy-to-use way.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Professional Negligence)
• “High-quality advice, specialist construction and engineering team.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Construction – Contentious)
• “I feel confident in their expertise and also their understanding of our position in the industry.’
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Construction – Non-Contentious)
• “Beale & Co provide a really bespoke service. Whether I’ve instructed them on something straightforward or complex, their output is considered and tailored to our business.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Construction – Non-Contentious)
• “Beale & Co are a niche firm in this field who specialise in representing construction professionals. They have an enormous amount of experience in construction work and litigation and that means they are the top pick for any construction company facing prosecution.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Health & Safety)
• “Good knowledge and understanding of the particular subject – no divas and very personable.”
  (Legal 500 UK 2025 – Health & Safety
• “They are highly responsive, communicators.”
  (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Insurance)
• “The insurance team provide best in class professional services in the area of defending professional indemnity claims. The team has a clear understanding of the issues that invariably arise and adopt a sensible, pragmatic and solutions based approach and strategy.”
  (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Insurance)
• “The team is very friendly and easy to approach. They are always available to take a quick call to talk things over which is very handy.”
  (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Insurance)
• “Pragmatic advice, team are experienced and knowledgeable. Good at setting a budget and sticking to it/providing timely updates and moving matters forward.”
  (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Insurance)
• “The team approach is very personable & professional. The knowledge to guide customers in the right direction is exceptional.”
• (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Construction)
• “We work closely with Tara Cosgrove, Sarah Conroy, Niamh Loughran, Killian Dorney and Eoin Himpers-McLoughlin. All are particularly strong in terms of technical ability but are also friendly, personable and always on-hand to offer advice and support.”
• (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Construction)
• ‘”As a specialist law firm, Beale & Co have particular expertise in their chosen sectors. They have a strong team locally who possess a good understanding of professional liability exposure and the particular needs of those operating within the construction industry.”
• (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dublin – Construction)
• “They offer a personal, flexible, and dedicated customer experience to clients. They are technically sound, with deep insight into all things construction and the region.”
  (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dubai – Construction)
• “They have depth and a breadth of knowledge of construction disputes across the Middle East, covering Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, and Oman.”
  (Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – Dubai – Construction)
• “We have found them to be one of the best construction teams in the UAE.”
  (Chambers Global 2025 – Dubai – Construction)
• “Beale & Co has a good understanding of very complex and specific issues. They are very responsive to difficult technical issues and adaptable. They are proactive in delivering.”
  (Chambers UK 2025 – Construction)
• “Beale & Co is exceptionally skilled, thorough and highly articulate when addressing complex and sophisticated matters. The team has a deep knowledge and are exceedingly responsive.”
  (Chambers UK 2025 – Construction)
• “The team demonstrates a real depth of understanding.”
  (Chambers UK 2025 – Professional Negligence)
• “Beale & Co provides excellent evaluation and recommendations on both defence and coverage work, with a high level of responsiveness to enquiries.”
• (Chambers UK 2025 – Professional Negligence)
• “Beale & Co is a law firm that is very much insurance-focused.”
  (Chambers Europe 2025 – Dublin – Insurance)
• “The lawyers are very good to work with.”
  (Chambers Europe 2025 – Dublin – Insurance)