Awards and recognition
Awards 2019
- International Arbitration Team of the Year (Highly Commended)
The Middle East Legal Awards - Boutique Law Firm of the Year (Finalist)
The British Legal Awards - UAE Law Firm of the Year (Finalist)
Real Estate & Construction Team of the Year (Finalist)
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year (Finalist)
The Oath Middle East Legal Awards - Sheena Sood Client Choice for Construction Law in the UK (Winner)
Client Choice Award
Previous Awards
- Scott Lambert Client Choice for Construction Law in the UAE (Winner 2018)
Client Choice Award - British Expertise Outstanding International Business Awards (SME) (Finalist 2014)
British Expertise International Awards
Legal Directory Rankings
Chambers – Leading Individuals
Antony Smith · Claire Miller · Giles Tagg · Joe Bryant · Joe Eizenberg · Michael Salau · Niamh Loughran · Sheena Sood · Tara Cosgrove · Will Buckby
Chambers – Top Tier Practice Rankings
- Professional Negligence: Technology and Construction (London)
Chambers – All Practice Rankings
- Professional Negligence: Technology and Construction (London)
- Professional Negligence: Mainly Defendant (South West)
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution (Ireland)
- Construction: Supplier (London)
- Construction (UAE)
Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyers
Antony Smith · Claire Miller · Damian McPhun · Eileen Pathiraja · Ian Masser · James Vernon · Joanna Lewis · Keith Lonsdale · Martin Browne · Michael Salau · Nathan Modell · Niamh Loughren · Peter Sewell · Sarah Conroy · Scott Lambert · Sheena Sood · Stephen Reilly · Will Buckby
Legal 500 – Leading Individual / Hall of Fame
- Antony Smith
Legal 500 – All Practice Rankings
- Insurance – Professional Negligence (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)
Industry Recognition
- “Fully up to speed with the issues affecting clients and insurers, and communicates in an informed manner, which helps all the team working to resolve each dispute.”
(Legal 500 UK 2020) - “Very good legal knowledge and anticipation of events.”
(Legal 500 UK 2020) - “Level of response is excellent. The team are all very personable.”
(Legal 500 UK 2020) - “…have a very strong background as construction specialists which helps them to understand and cut through the technical issues much more quickly than general practitioners might. They have a thorough understanding of industry practice which enables them to give clear advice in often difficult circumstances.”
(Legal 500 UK 2020) - “They are always reliable and approachable to assist on new matters or ongoing cases. We have full confidence in the advice they provide to us and will continue to use them going forward.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – Dublin) - “Beale & Co offer a friendly, efficient and highly professional service, defending claims diligently and comprehensively.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – Dublin) - “The expertise displayed by the team, with their specialism in construction, shines through.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – Dublin) - “I can rely on them! They always come back to me in good time and some-times even chase me if I haven’t given them instructions quickly enough – I love that!”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – Dublin) - “The practice is among the very few that strike the right balance between taking into account the required commercial considerations of the client and the preparation of a thorough legal strategy. The practice distinguishes itself with a straightforward, pragmatic, down-to-earth and unpretentious, no-nonsense manner in which complex legal issues with important commercial considerations appear to be easily and rapidly untied.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2020 – Dubai) - “They are very thorough, good at picking up the phone and keeping you updated, and their advice is always clear and detailed.”
(Chambers UK 2020) - “…there is no nonsense or jargon, they just get on with what is required with no fuss.”
(Chambers UK 2020) - “One very much gets the impression that client service is paramount in the culture of the firm, and this is borne out by its delivery and response levels.”
(Chambers UK 2020) - “The accessibility of the firm coupled with the obvious expertise it has in the professional indemnity area makes it a great choice.”
(Chambers Europe 2020) - “Very client-friendly” and “very good at managing expectations.”
(Chambers Europe 2020) - “strong culture of providing high-quality work.”
(Chambers Global 2020) - “give practical and speedy advice that improves our business.”
(Chambers Global 2020)