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Garrick House 27-32 King Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8JB	Tel: 00 44 207 240 3474 Fax: 00 44 207 240 9111 m.archer@beale-law.com www.beale-law.com

Number of Partners
13 Partners
1 Consultant
10 Associates
17 Assistant Solicitors
7 Trainee Solicitors
6 Legal Executives

Main Client Sectors
Insurance; Construction; Property; Professional Practices; I.T industry

Areas of Expertise
Most areas of commercial work are handled from litigation/arbitration and dispute resolution to corporate and commercial advice on business structures, contracts and transactions, such as, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring, property and employment law. The firm has developed a notable reputation for handling professional indemnity insurance claims and construction disputes.

Although the firm has a wide range of expertise and is large by European standards, it regards itself as a niche practice with legal skills attuned to the needs of commercial clients particularly from the main industry sectors of Insurance, Construction, Property and Information Technology. The firm is a leading firm in acting for professional practices such as architects, engineers, surveyors, accountants, financial advisers/brokers and solicitors.

The firm operates from offices in London and Bristol (UK) and in Dublin (Ireland).

Further details and useful information to clients is available on the Website www.beale-law.com.

Practice Areas of the Partners

London:

JOHN WARD; qualified 1974
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Insurance, Construction, Professional Liability Claims.

RACHEL BARNES (MRS); qualified 1974
PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial and I.T. Contract, non-contentious Construction Law Advice, Private Client.

ANTONY SMITH; qualified 1983
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Insurance, Construction, Professional Liability Claims.

MICHAEL ARCHER; qualified 1985
PRACTICE AREAS: Company/Commercial, I.T. Law, Employment Law, Corporate and Business Transactions.

SHEENA SOOD (MRS); qualified 1992
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, I.T. Disputes, Insurance

JOHN HENDERSON; qualified 1991
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Insurance, Construction, I.T.

MARTIN JOHN; qualified 1988
PRACTICE AREAS: Corporate, Finance, Commercial Property.

ED ANDERSON; Qualified 1995
PRACTICE AREAS: Professional negligence, Insurance.

HEIDI KAPADIA (MRS); Qualified 2000
PRACTICE AREAS: Professional negligence claims, Construction, Dispute Resolution, Construction contracts

Bristol:

PAUL REDFERN; qualified 1978
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Insurance, Professional Negligence.

RHIAN HOWELL; qualified 1996
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Construction, Professional Negligence.

Dublin (Republic of Ireland):

STEPHEN CHESSHER; qualified 2000
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Construction, Health and Safety.

JOHN SHEILS; qualified 1993
PRACTICE AREAS: Litigation/Arbitration, Construction, Health and Safety.

Consultants:
CHRISTOPHER CULLEN
Formerly a partner in the firm. Areas of work include Litigation/Arbitration, Insurance and Construction.

Year of Establishment
The firm was originally founded in 1838.

Ability to Represent Clients throughout the Country
Our coverage extends to England and Wales and Ireland. We are able to appear in interlocutory hearings in County Courts (smaller claims) and the High Court. For the main hearing of a case in those Courts barristers have to engaged to conduct the advocacy in Court. In the UK the legal profession has two branches. This enables us to engage an advocate with the appropriate specialist experience.

Languages Spoken
English, French, German, Urdu, Gujurati.

Professional Indemnity Insurance
The firm maintains Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Main Contact
Michael Archer, London office.

Venturers House King Street Bristol BS1 4PB		Tel: 00 44 117 915 4164 Fax: 00 44 117 915 4340 p.redfern@beale-law.com

Hamilton House 28 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2		Tel: +00 353 (0)1 775 9505 Fax: +00 353 (0)1 775 9506 s.chessher@beale-law.com