Alex Beech

Solicitor

Construction

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Expertise

Alex is a Solicitor in our construction team primarily focussed in dispute resolution. Alex also has experience in a variety of transactional and advisory construction matters. Alex joined the construction team in March 2023 as a trainee and later qualified in September 2023 having completed his training contract at the firm.

Relevant Experience

  • Advising clients in relation to adjudications brought under the Scheme for Construction Contracts.
  • Advising clients on claims related to historic building safety issues under the Defective Premises Act and the Building Safety Act.
  • Involved in multi-party litigation acting for a specialist contractor in the Technology & Construction Court.
  • Advising high-net worth individuals in relation to defective construction work carried out at their property.
  • Acting for developers in relation to land purchases for the development of residential housing.

Career History

Alex graduated Cardiff University in 2016 with a degree in English Literature. He then studied the Graduate Diploma in Law in Bristol graduating in August 2017. Alex completed his LPC in July 2020 at the University of Law, Moorgate, where he was awarded a distinction before joining Wedlake Bell in August 2020 where he worked in the firm’s compliance department prior to beginning his Training Contract.

Additional Information

Alex spent six months backpacking solo in South America between January 2019 to July 2019.

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