Balal graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2013 with LLB (Hons) and went on to obtain his Diploma in Legal Practice in 2014. Balal trained at a Local Authority before making a move to a large insurance defender firm where he qualified as a solicitor in 2020. Balal joined the Glasgow office at Digby Brown in 2022 and became a Senior Solicitor in 2024.

Balal has recently joined the Foreign and Travel Law Department where he will be focused on assisting foreign nationals injured in Scotland, Scottish nationals injured abroad, as well as package holidays and aviation matters.

Balal has an appetite for court work and has dealt with a wide variety of cases in both the Sheriff Courts and the Court of Session. Balal is able to leverage his insights into the public sector, insurance, defender and corporate fields to ensure that he achieves the best result possible for his clients. Balal is also fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and is a Notary Public.