AnnA Beale KC

Call: 2001 Silk: 2024

Call 020 7827 4000

Expertise

  • Clinical Negligence

  • Discrimination and Equality

  • Human Rights

  • Personal Injury

  • Employment

“In negotiation at settlement meetings she strikes the right balance between being assertive and commanding, fighting to get the right result, but can also be pragmatic and always factors in the priorities of her client.” (Clinical Negligence) “Anna is phenomenally bright and has an incredibly impressive grasp of complex legal issues. She reads the tribunal and the witness very well.” (Employment) - Legal 500 2025

"She has an excellent eye for detail and went above and beyond leaving no stone unturned." "Anna is highly impressive, incredibly intelligent and very caring." "Her advice is always the right mix of analysis and practicality." "Anna is very client-friendly and unfazed by litigation pressures." "Clients love her." "She is meticulous in her attention to detail, very approachable and responsive to instructing solicitors." "Anna is absolutely brilliant." "Anna combines her formidable intellect with an effective approach to client care, both equally as important when dealing with catastrophic clinical negligence claims." (Clinical Negligence) "Anna is amazing." "Anna is fantastic, a real team-player." "Anna is completely brilliant." (Employment) - Chambers & Partners 2025

Recommended by Who’s Who Legal 2024 for Labour, Employment & Benefits.

Anna was Chambers & Partners’ 2023 ‘Employment Junior of the Year’. In 2023, she was also shortlisted for ‘Employment Junior of the Year’ in the inaugural International Employment Lawyer awards, for ‘Clinical Negligence Junior of the Year’ by the Legal 500, and was a finalist for ‘Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year’ at the Personal Injury Awards.

“Anna is a superb and respected advocate. Her advocacy is assured, erudite and lucid – she is better prepared than many silks. Great on her feet.” (Employment) “Anna is extremely bright, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of her cases. She is responsive, her pleadings are well drafted, and she has an excellent manner with both clients and experts.” (Clinical Negligence) - Legal 500 2024

“Anna Beale is a strong advocate with excellent experience before the tribunals and courts representing employers and individuals in complex discrimination and whistle-blowing cases. She also has experience dealing with equal pay disputes.” (Employment) “Anna Beale is a well-regarded barrister with experience handling a wide range of complex clinical negligence matters. She is well versed in birth, brain, spinal and delayed diagnosis claims, and receives high praise for her ability to handle cases involving complex questions surrounding causation.” (Clinical Negligence) - Chambers & Partners 2024

“Anna is a tenacious advocate, and possesses an unrivalled instinct when it comes to the points that will land with both a judge and the other side in negotiations - a first-choice counsel for the more complex cases where intellectual firepower is required.” (Employment) “Anna is a delight to work with. She is exceptional with clients, incredibly intelligent and able to navigate her way around tricky cases with ease.” (Clinical Negligence) - Legal 500 2023

"Anna is empathetic and down-to-earth with clients." "Anna is hard-working and fearsomely bright." "She is approachable, responsive, thorough, technically excellent, and easy to work with." "She is very user-friendly; she is responsive and has a great manner with clients." "Anna is an extremely intelligent barrister and a great advocate." - Chambers & Partners 2023

Previous
Previous

Sheryn Omeri KC

Next
Next

Sarah Fraser Butlin KC