Beale & Co

Beale & Co delivers commercial and cost-effective legal advice with a focus on prioritising client needs at every stage. The firm has a first-class reputation for advising on complex and technical matters across construction, engineering and infrastructure, insurance, the professions, and technology. It maintains offices in London, Bristol, Dublin, and Dubai, with a dynamic approach to business and a culture of integrity and collaboration valued by both clients and staff.

The firm’s professional negligence practice forms a core part of its insurance work, handling claims across all professions, including construction professionals, solicitors, accountants, and IFAs. Beale & Company’s insurance specialists advise on matters relating to D&O, financial institutions, property and casualty, product, cyber, education, and EL/PL risks, providing guidance on claims handling, coverage advice, and policy wording.

With over 50 years of experience in construction and projects, the firm acts for leading companies in the UK and internationally, advising on projects from inception to completion, guarantees, and other security documentation. Its dispute resolution experience encompasses large, high-value technical cases, including arbitration, litigation, adjudication, and mediation in the UK and Ireland.

Beale & Company has extensive expertise in international arbitration and dispute resolution, covering arbitration, adjudications, expert determinations, mediation, and negotiation across multiple jurisdictions. The firm provides strategic advice to both avoid and resolve disputes successfully and is experienced under major arbitration and ad hoc rules, including DAB/DRB proceedings.

The firm’s corporate and commercial team advises a diverse client base, including global corporations, SMEs, and professional practices, on matters such as business reorganisation and restructuring, company sales and purchases, corporate recovery, M&A, private equity, finance, joint ventures, management buy-outs and buy-ins, shareholders/partnership agreements, and succession planning.

Its health, safety, and environment team assists consultant, contractor, employer, and insurer clients with coroners’ inquests, corporate and gross negligence manslaughter prosecutions, CDM-C appointments, policies and procedures, compliance, investigations, improvement and prohibition notices, insurance issues, offences, sentencing, and representation.

Beale & Company’s Bristol office provides a strong national base for insurance services and claims handling, while the Dublin office specialises in insurance and dispute services for the London market and across Ireland. The Dubai office supports clients throughout the GCC and Africa, advising on construction, engineering, infrastructure, and energy projects, including some of the region’s most iconic developments. The firm is a founding member of the European network Lexicom and maintains relationships with the African Legal Network, comprising over 580 lawyers across 14 major African cities.

The firm recruits six to seven graduate trainees annually across its offices.

Languages: Not specified
Staffing: 23 partners, 12 associates, 18 assistant solicitors, 23 other fee-earners
Offices: London, Bristol, Dublin, Dubai