36 Crime

Samuel was educated at Oxford University and began work as a barrister in 2007. He prosecutes and defends in the most serious and complex criminal cases.

Samuel’s recent caseload involves murder, terrorism and high-value, international fraud.

Samuel has expertise prosecuting and defending in corruption cases, and cybercrime.

He also spent much of 2018-2019 involved in trials alleging conspiracies to supply industrial quantities of class A drugs; and conspiracies to commit serious violence by criminal gangs involved in the ‘county lines’ drug supply trade.

Samuel also has substantial experience in judicial review cases and case stated appeals in criminal and regulatory matters. He was previously appointed as civil Treasury Counsel concentrating almost exclusively on judicial review cases. He frequently provides second opinion advice on appeal after conviction.

Samuel has appeared in leading cases in both criminal and civil law, which are cited in the practitioner textbooks.

Samuel advises on complex and unusual areas of criminal and regulatory law. He also provides training in these areas. He has advised the Revenue and the police on matters relating to independent counsel, disclosure and search warrants. Samuel acts for Trading Standards departments and advised Birmingham City Council on its powers under the criminal law to prevent the spread of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. He has also advised national government about criminal infringements of medicines law.

Work undertaken:

Consumer Cybercrime Economic Crime & Regulation Financial Crime & Fraud Health & Safety Homicide Licensing Judicial Review Modern Slavery Professional Misconduct & Disciplinary Regulatory Serious Sexual Offences

MA (Oxon), Jesus College, University of Oxford Bar Vocational Course - Inns of Court School of Law Graduate Diploma in Law- BPP Leeds