Lincoln House Chambers

Samuel was called to the Bar in 2011. He became a tenant of Lincoln House Chambers in January 2018. He is a well-established civil and regulatory practitioner and has developed successful working relationships with several local and national solicitors and insurers.

Samuel primarily practises in personal Injury (including credit hire), employment and regulatory law. However, he also accepts instructions in all other areas of civil law including commercial, chancery and property.

Samuel is client-focused and approachable. He is content to accept instructions at any stage of proceedings and can provide ad hoc or informal advice at short notice. He is a meticulous and robust advocate and has been commended for his thorough case preparation and effective advocacy in court. Samuel has also received praise for the high quality of his written work and pleadings.

Samuel is licensed to provide advice and representation under the “Public Access” scheme directly to members of the public.

Samuel has given several lectures and seminars on various topics to local solicitors. More recently, he has provided seminars to local solicitors in relation to credit hire and procedure. The training is free of charge and is registered for CPD.

Personal Injury

Samuel has a strong multi-track practice and an established fast track practice. He accepts instructions across all areas of personal injury work, including road traffic accident claims, occupier’s liability claims and public liability claims. Samuel has a particular interest in representing parties in which there are allegations of dishonesty/fraud and has acted for both claimants and defendants at first instance and on appeal. He is regularly instructed to attend trials, CCMCs, applications, disposals and quantum hearings and is asked to advise on all issues including procedure, abuse of process and limitation.
Samuel regularly acts in cases of significant value, often representing Claimants who have suffered significant or life changing injury. He is conscious of the need to approach such claims with sensitivity whilst ensuring that the evidence is fully analysed, clarified and, if necessary, challenged.

Samuel has extensive experience acting for parties in circumstances where the accident occurred abroad or a party is located outside of the jurisdiction. He is regularly instructed to draft proceedings against insurers based within the European Union and elsewhere. He has also been instructed in claims for sickness abroad (commonly referred to as “holiday sickness”) and he is able to advise both claimants and defendants on how best to present and defend such claims, with a particular focus on the credibility of the parties and their witnesses, factual and medical causation and dishonesty/fraud. He is also able to advise on how to effectively present and discredit medical evidence.

Samuel has undertaken credit hire work for over ten years. He has extensive knowledge of the law and regularly argues issues relating to impecuniosity, enforceability, period and rate in court and is able to provide pragmatic advice to professional and lay clients on these issues. He has represented claimants and defendants in claims in excess of £50,000 at a multi-track level.

Samuel also has a particular interest in clinical negligence and has advised on complex issues relating to both causation and quantum.

Police Claims

Samuel has an in-depth knowledge of civil claims relating to the Police. He has represented claimants in claims for false imprisonment, assault, malicious prosecution and personal injury to members of the public.

Employment

Samuel specialises in all aspects of employment law. He represents employees and employers across a variety of sectors including local government, education, police forces and private companies. He has also been instructed by a large national trade union to represent several of its members in claims against their respective employers. Samuel has extensive experience of whistleblowing and discrimination claims as well as equal pay, TUPE and unfair dismissal.

Other Civil Work

Samuel has an in-depth knowledge of commercial, chancery and property law. He is regularly instructed to consider issues relating to contracts and various consumer regulations. He has extensive experience acting for parties in housing disrepair cases. He has also acted for travel companies, landlords and universities in debt recovery cases.

Regulatory – Traffic

Samuel has extensive experience of HGV and PSV regulation and has appeared before the majority of the Traffic Commissioners in England and Wales. He has represented both operators and drivers and is proud of his hands-on and collaborative approach to the collation and presentation of evidence at Public Inquiry, which has attracted praise from several Traffic Commissioners and secured favourable regulatory outcomes. If possible, he will ensure that full written submissions are submitted to the Traffic Commissioner in advance of the Public Inquiry.

Samuel has an in-depth knowledge of the Statutory Guidance and Directions and is content to advise professional and lay clients on issues formally or on an ad-hoc basis.

Inquests

Samuel accepts instructions in inquest hearings covering a very wide spectrum of causes of death. He is aware of the sensitivity of such proceedings and is careful to ensure that his client’s position is advanced appropriately and with due care.

Call to the bar: 2011

Samuel is married and lives with his wife and son in Manchester. He is a keen football and rugby fan and supports Manchester United and Bath respectively.