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Samara Brackley

Samara Brackley

Position

Samara is a specialist family practitioner. She accepts instructions across the full spectrum of family law proceedings and appears before all levels of judiciary. She completed pupillage at a specialist family law chambers in October 2017.

Samara has a busy practice comprising of family finance, private and public children work. She is frequently instructed for both finance and private children proceedings for clients and understands the importance of continuity of counsel. Samara is mindful that settlement will often be in a client’s best interests and she provides robust advice where required.

Career

Called 2016, Gray's Inn. 

Prior to coming to the Bar, Samara studied French and Italian at the University of Bristol before completing the GDL and BPTC. She received the Cynthia Terry BPTC Award from Gray’s Inn, one of the Inn’s major scholarships, and a BPTC Advocacy Scholarship from BPP in recognition of her skills in that area.

Languages

Samara is fluent in French and Italian, having spent time abroad during her degree as an Erasmus student in Geneva and Bologna respectively.

Memberships

Bar Pro Bono Unit Family Law Bar Association Young Legal Aid Lawyers

Education

University of Bristol, French and Italian BA (Hons) (2:1) Kaplan Law School, GDL (Commendation) BPP, BPTC (Very Competent: Outstanding in Opinion Writing, Cross Examination, Examination in Chief and Family Law modules)

Mentions

London Bar

Family: children and domestic abuse

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Samara Brackley  – Pump Court Chambers ‘Samara has an excellent manner with clients. She is calm, unflappable and very patient. She is quick to grasp all the issues and understand them and the client’s needs.'