Beale & Company Solicitors LLP

The firm: The Beale & Company ethos is to deliver commercial and cost effective advice with a commitment that the needs of their clients come first – at every stage. The firm has a first-class reputation in advising on highly complex and technical matters in the fields of construction, engineering and infrastructure, insurance, the professions and technology. Established offices in London, Bristol, Dublin and Dubai cement the firm’s international capabilities across its practice areas. A dynamic approach to business, coupled with a sense of togetherness and integrity is valued by clients and staff alike.

Beale & Company (Middle East) is the first truly specialist construction law practice to set up in the UAE. Unlike many other firms which undertake construction legal services in the UAE, Beale & Company (Middle East) advise exclusively on construction and engineering matters. As a specialist construction and engineering practice, they have provided legal advice and assistance to clients in respect of some of the most iconic construction projects in the GCC.

Their team of partners and dedicated legal consultants in Dubai provide specialist legal services in relation to contract and project management, dispute avoidance, dispute resolution and international arbitration.

Areas of practice
International arbitration and construction disputes: the firm is well known in the industry for acting on behalf of claimants and defendants in high-value and often complex construction disputes in international arbitrations (including related ancillary proceedings), both institutional and ad hoc, including under the DIAC, ADCCAC, ICC, LCIA, AAA, SIAC, CRCICA, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules, expert determinations, mediations and international litigation. They are regularly instructed by contractors and developers on a wide range of construction-related disputes, particularly those involving delay, extensions of time, loss and / or expense (including prolongation and disruption costs), variations, suspension and termination, defective design and payment.

Construction and projects: the firm advises on all non-contentious aspects of construction, power and infrastructure projects including contract formation on both standard forms and bespoke contracts; tendering and procurement routes; challenges of procurement awards; joint venture agreements and purchase agreements. They assist clients on transactions procured in a variety of methods, including traditional, PPP, and increasingly using innovative methods such as partnering and alliancing. They also advise on project/contractual issues during project delivery, including variations, interim payment and final account applications.