Sheena Sood > Beale & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Beale & Co Offices
CAPITAL HOUSE
85 KING WILLIAM STREET
LONDON
EC4N 7BL
England
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Sheena Sood
Work Department
Construction, health and safety, professional negligence, insurance.
Position
Sheena qualified in 1992 having trained with Beale & Company. She has over 20 years’ experience advising clients within the construction and related industries on a wide range of disputes and on investigations and prosecutions under health and safety law. Sheena has advised and represented numerous clients and their insurers in relation to civil claims both advancing claims for construction industry clients through the most effective means and defending negligence claims brought against them; conducting early risk assessments for clients to understand the merits of their position and achieve results which takes into account those risks and the need for a proportionate approach to costs. Her work is across all sectors of the construction industry and she has a thorough understanding of the issues of importance. She undertakes an increasing amount of work with an international focus, providing legal support for high-profile projects across the world. Sheena’s work in the health and safety field includes numerous fatal site accidents and personal injury claims that can follow construction site and workplace accidents. She represents clients throughout HSE and Police investigations and in criminal prosecutions brought by the HSE and CPS. She has many years experience in representing clients in meetings and interviews with the Police and the HSE during the course of an investigation including interviews under caution. Sheena advises on CDM and other health and safety legislation and assists clients in the implementation of good practice. Sheena works with her clients to set and keep under review the overall strategy to resolution and manages delivery to achieve the client’s aims in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
Career
Admitted England and Wales 1992, Ireland 2002, Northern Ireland 2006; partner in Beale & Company 1998 to 2017; senior partner 2018 until present.
Education
Brunel University (LLB).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Insurance > Professional negligence
(Leading partners)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.
London > Employment > Health and safety
(Leading partners)Beale & Co‘s practice is co-led by Sheena Sood and Bristol-based Joanna Lewis. The team is experienced in handling high-profile matters including large-scale construction project-related health and safety issues and accidents, and is described by clients as ‘the top pick for any construction company facing prosecution’. Further, the practice is well equipped to handle corporate and gross negligence manslaughter matters, as well as those involving fatal incidents.
London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
The ‘specialist construction and engineering team’ at Beale & Co is well regarded for its experience in advising design and build contractors, engineering consultants, and construction companies on a wide range of sectors. The team is equipped to advise on contract terminations in the domestic infrastructure sector, engineering and procurement matters for joint venture clients in the energy industry, and additional fee claims. Sheena Sood and head of international arbitration Antony Smith
jointly lead the team, specialising in contract disputes and cross-border litigation respectively. Situated in the firm’s wider construction and environmental practice, Michael Salau assists with arbitration and adjudication, while Nathan Modell‘s client list includes engineers, contractors, and architects. Ian Masser is also recommended.