Samara has a busy practice comprising of family finance (including Schedule 1), private children, contested divorce and jurisdictional disputes. She is frequently instructed by the same client for both their finance and children disputes 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. She welcomes a collaborative approach with her instructing solicitors and clients and is happy to advise at any stage of litigation.
Samara is recognised for her expertise in the Spear’s 500 Family Law Barristers Index 2023, where she features as a ‘Recommended’ barrister.
Samara sits as the Bar Representative on the Hampshire YRes committee and is a member of the Resolution Cohabitation Committee, which aims to promote knowledge and reform on the law for cohabiting couples. She is a regular guest on chambers’ podcast, The Family Law Podcast and frequently gives seminars on relevant family law topics.
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.
Samara is fluent in French and Italian, having spent time abroad during her degree as an Erasmus student in Geneva and Bologna respectively.