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Provided by Anna Beale KC
Practice Areas
Employment/discrimination: Anna has particular expertise in discrimination and equal pay. She is known for her ability to simplify complex legal issues and provide practical, comprehensible advice to clients. Recent reported cases include Meaker v Cyxtera Technology UK Ltd (EAT, 2023: effective date of termination in unfair dismissal claims); Cowie v Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (EAT, 2022: definition of unfavourable treatment/disadvantage in discrimination claims) and DPP Law Ltd v Greenberg (2021 CA guidance on correct approach to appeals from the ET).
Clinical negligence/personal injury: Anna mainly acts in medically complex and high value clinical negligence claims. She specialises in cases involving difficult causation issues, particularly in the field of serious spinal injury. Notable cases include Chapman v Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (HC, 2023: negligent treatment by pain physician resulted in paralysis seven years later; 90% liability offer valid for Part 36 purposes). Anna is also experienced in personal injury litigation, including crossover employment claims concerning harassment/injury at work.
Career
Call 2001; KC 2024. Appointed fee-paid Employment Judge in 2020.
Professional Memberships
Co-Chair, Industrial Law Society. Member of ELA, ELBA, IER, Bar Pro Bono Unit, ELAAS, AVMA, PIBA and HRLA.
Publications
Co-author of 'Employment Law and Human Rights' (3rd ed, OUP 2018) and 'Age and Employment' (European Commission 2011); co-editor of 'Discrimination in Employment: a claims handbook' (LAG 2013); contributor to 'Blackstone's Guide to the Equality Act 2010' (4th ed, OUP 2021) and 'Family Rights at Work' (Jordans 2012).
Personal
Educated at Llanidloes High School and Magdalen College, Oxford (BA Jurisprudence 1st class).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
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.
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Anna is completely brilliant."
"Anna is fantastic, a real team-player."
"Anna is amazing."
"Anna combines her formidable intellect with an effective approach to client care, both equally as important when dealing with catastrophic clinical negligence claims."
"Anna is absolutely brilliant. She is meticulous in her attention to detail, very approachable and responsive to instructing solicitors. Clients love her."
"Anna is very client-friendly and unfazed by litigation pressures. Her advice is always the right mix of analysis and practicality."
"Anna is highly impressive, incredibly intelligent and very caring. She has an excellent eye for detail and went above and beyond leaving no stone unturned."
"Anna is completely brilliant."
"Anna is fantastic, a real team-player."
"Anna is amazing."
"Anna combines her formidable intellect with an effective approach to client care, both equally as important when dealing with catastrophic clinical negligence claims."
"Anna is absolutely brilliant. She is meticulous in her attention to detail, very approachable and responsive to instructing solicitors. Clients love her."
"Anna is very client-friendly and unfazed by litigation pressures. Her advice is always the right mix of analysis and practicality."
"Anna is highly impressive, incredibly intelligent and very caring. She has an excellent eye for detail and went above and beyond leaving no stone unturned."
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