Education
Manchester University
BA (Politics and Modern History)
Admitted
England and Wales 1999
Main areas of practice
Mark De FreitasMark De Freitas
Associate
Mark joined Beale and Company in March 2006 following six years working in construction disputes for a major City law firm.
He has wide experience in advising employers, contractors and professionals on claims in the TCC, the Court of Appeal, in arbitrations and adjudications, and upon all forms of dispute resolution including mediation.
Mark has advised upon a number of high profile construction and engineering projects involving complex technical and design issues. He was involved in both the longest running oil and gas related case in the TCC and in defending the largest claim brought against a firm of consulting engineers in the UK. Both cases resulted in successes for his clients and in substantial costs awards in their favour. He has particular experience in document heavy litigation and in the use of the latest litigation support software. Mark was the Senior Associate in a team nominated for Dispute Resolution Team of the Year in the Legal Business Awards.
Mark had a previous managerial career in manufacturing and logistics.