Considered to be ‘absolute masters in the construction professional negligence arena’, Beale & Co are a go-to firm for fire safety issues and cladding claims. The firm also has a team that advises on non-construction professional liability matters, such as claims relating to accountants, brokers, and directors and officers. Anthony Smith has extensive capabilities resolving construction disputes through a variety of mediums, including litigation, mediation, and arbitration. With more than two decades of experience, Sheena Sood is recommended for claims relating to architects, contractors, and surveyors. Zoe White advises on a broad range of professional negligence cases, including financial risk claims.
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Témoignages
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‘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.’
- ‘Martin Jensen is excellent on detail and strategy. He has very good judgment and is very pleasant to work with.’
- ‘They are absolute masters in the construction professional negligence arena. They are thorough, hard-working, and sensible.’
- ‘Nathan Penny-Later has an excellent understanding of professional negligence cases and the insurance issues.'
- 'Martin Jensen has a broad range of skills. He is legally excellent, commercially astute, very accessible, and timely with his advice.'
- ‘Beal & Co has a deservedly high reputation for its work defending professionals. They know the area of law extremely well, they give insightful advice, and they have a clear strategy for resolving cases as well as possible.’
- 'Michael O'Brien is a star with a huge brain and great attention to detail.'
- 'Market-leading experience in professional liability defence work.'
Clients clés
- Aviva Insurance UK Ltd
- RSA Insurance Group
- Chubb Insurance
- Hardy Underwriting Asia Pte Ltd
- Channel Syndicate
- Hamilton Syndicate
- Arup Group Ltd
- AECOM
- Atkins Limited
- Kier Group
Points forts
- Advising insurers on coverage and monitoring a claim in bad faith against a large US insurer in a case relating to alleged failures to settle a claim in personal injury following a road traffic accident.
- Defending a mechanical and electrical engineer client in proceedings issued in the TCC.
- Advised AECOM on a claim regarding a hospital building, following the discovery of defects in respect of the design and construction, in which the court dismissed the claim against the client.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
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Meilleurs collaborateurs
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Zoe White
Responsable de la pratique
Peter Sewell; Ross Baker; Antony Smith; Sheena Sood; Martin Jensen; Nathan Penny-Larter
Autres avocats clés
Zoe White; Andrew Layton-Morris; Michael O'Brien