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 · Giles Tagg · Eileen Pathiraja · Ian Masser · James Vernon · Jeremy Russell · Joanna Lewis · Joe Bryant · Joe Eizenberg · Killian Dorney · Lyndon Richards` · Martin Browne · Michael Salau · Niamh Loughran · Peter Sewell · Sadaff Habib · Sarah Conroy · Sheena Sood · Stephen Reilly · Tara Cosgrove · 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
- “Beales are an efficient machine and come across as a team in their engagement. They are personable and respond in a timely manner. The advice is clear and short.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Professional Negligence) - “Beale & Co field an excellent PI practice with some excellent lawyers who are trusted by our insurers and provide a top-drawer service at competitive rates. Beales have taken the time to get to know our business over many years, and now feel like an extended part of our in-house legal team, providing support across a broad range of areas, not just PI.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Professional Negligence) - “Very experienced construction lawyers. Easy to communicate with and first-class quick response times.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Construction – Contentious) - “Will Buckby’s team are an invaluable resource and offer flexible and expert support to a company whose technical know-how is not always matched with the necessary commercial competence nor contractual savvy. Will’s team have been quick to learn the areas of importance and stress points for our business, offer expert and relevant legal advice and are inherently flexible as to how they can support us. Their in-house experience leads to a commercially minded approach to problem solving and ensures effective advice.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Construction – Non-Contentious) - “Second to none in terms of understanding the industry, the issues, the politics and what value for money looks like. Customer experience is always front and centre.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Construction – Non-Contentious) - “Small dynamic team who know their stuff. Provide good guidance and direction on key issues.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Health & Safety) - “Highly experienced and sophisticated litigation operators who have turned their hand neatly, over the years, to gain experience in the criminal regulatory field. The strength of the team is their experience handling design and engineering related issues over so many years.”
(Legal 500 UK 2021 – Health & Safety) - “Beale and Co specialise in this [insurance] area of law, which means there is a dedicated individual who is always at the end of the phone. In a rapidly shifting world, the personable attitude they have is fantastic.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dublin – Insurance) - “Key to our relationship is the fact they will take the time to talk through the matters rather than simply issue written legal responses which can always be misinterpreted by non-legally qualified individuals. This allows for me to do my job more efficiently and ultimately more appropriately.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dublin – Insurance) - ‘The Beale team has a strong depth of experience in dealing with construction claims. Their advice means claims are dealt with in a timely manner and they are always contactable. Their knowledge and experience means that we have always had a satisfactory outcome when they represent us.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dublin – Construction) - ‘They have excellent working knowledge of the construction sector and the issues that affect consultants in this sector. They also offer strong experience in negotiating settlements with claimants and protecting the interests of their clients. They provide interesting and informative CPD presentations relating to construction issues and general advice. Sarah Conroy, Niamh Loughran and Tara Cosgrove have all provided us with valuable advice in the past year.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dublin – Construction) - ‘The team at Beale’s Dublin office has provided us with an excellent professional service in the areas of construction related claims.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dublin – Construction) - ‘Tara Cosgrove, Sarah Conroy, Killian Dorney, Feena Robinson and the team at the Dublin office has provided sound legal advice grounded in a deep knowledge and understanding of the construction sector. The service provided has been professional and efficient at all times. Key in the provision of their service is their ability to interpret and communicate complex legal concepts relevant to our understanding of the issues.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dublin – Construction) - ‘From my experience Beale & Co have been much more flexible and helpful than other law firms. They seem to understand what we need and are always very willing to help including getting back to us the same day if needed. They are also very approachable and feel like an extension of our own team.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dubai – Construction) - ‘Very approachable and helpful, they always feel like they really want to help and have our best interest in mind. We work with Jeremy Russell and Claire Miller and with both they are always really easy to work with, very accommodating, always available immediately. The biggest thing is they are very approachable they explain stuff in ways we can best understand so just really helpful. I really couldn’t ask for anything more.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dubai – Construction) - ‘The Beale Dubai team is unique in its cohesion and strong team ethic. This is an office which will provide dedicated services, with a truly international outlook with authentic perspectives and experience from the US, Australia, the UK, the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa.”
(Legal 500 EMEA 2021 – Dubai – Construction) - “a very impressive boutique firm that has an international reach and always maintains a very personal approach.”
(Chambers UK 2021 – Construction) - “The firm provides a commercially sound service to its clients, represents their interests exceptionally well and is committed to ensuring that they achieve the best possible results.”
(Chambers UK 2021 – Construction) - “It is a pragmatic and supportive team that responds in a timely manner with understandable advice.”
(Chambers UK 2021 – Construction)
- “They understand the nuances and unique issues that arise for construction professionals.”
(Chambers UK 2021 – Professional Negligence) - “technical knowledge and customer service levels are excellent.”
(Chambers UK 2021 – Professional Negligence)
- “provide regular updates, are thorough in their work and provide clear reports.”
(Chambers Europe 2021 – Dublin – Insurance) - “the firm goes the extra mile in terms of all the other things it does; it not only runs a number of seminars for the insurance profession, but the team is also instrumental in helping us to form our wider strategy.”
(Chambers Europe 2021 – Dublin – Insurance) - “a team of young, smart, hard-working individuals who are a pleasure to work with.”
(Chambers Global 2021 – Dubai – Construction) - “very, very responsive, pragmatic and knowledgeable.”
(Chambers Global 2021 – Dubai – Construction)