Antony Smith > Beale & Co > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Antony Smith

020 7469 0406 a.smith@beale-law.com

Work Department

Construction, health and safety, professional negligence, insurance.

Position

Antony is well known and widely recognised in the construction and insurance scene. His clients include professionals, contractors and insurers. He specialises in disputes arising out of construction contracts and leads large-scale and large-value disputes, and also has a practice in health and safety, having defended clients in health and safety prosecutions and advised them on site health and safety responsibilities. Antony’s practice covers all forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitrations, adjudications and mediations in the UK and abroad. His overseas experience includes advising on claims in Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand, the Republic of Guinea, Middle East regions and, in the successful defence of a US $80m claim for delay and disruption arising out of the construction of a power station in the Philippines. His notable UK engagements include high-profile litigation arising out of the Cambridge Guided Busway, Clissold Leisure Centre, the Millenium Bridge and the train tunnel collapse at Gerrards Cross. Antony is a regular speaker on dispute resolution and contributes regularly to journals on construction and professional negligence issues as well as health and safety law

Career

Admitted England and Wales 1983, Ireland 2002; partner in Beale & Company 1985 to date.

Memberships

The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

Education

Liverpool University (LLB).

Leisure

Family, rugby and triathlon.