St Pauls Chambers

Head of Chambers

Sam Green KC was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1998 and to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2007. Sam has a varied practice covering heavyweight litigation in the criminal, regulatory and civil jurisdictions.

Sam is briefed in the most serious fraud, organised crime and terrorism cases. He has experience of conducting the most serious and complex Police Misconduct Proceedings, both presenting and defending. He recently acted on behalf of the Police Federation of England and Wales in the Hillsborough Inquests. He regularly acts for claimants, defendants and interested parties in Judicial Review claims, often in cases determining the proper interpretation of provisions from the host of regulations governing the police service.

Sam was elected Joint Head of Chambers in September 2022, alongside Denise Breen-Lawton.

He has significant experience in healthcare regulatory work, having appeared on behalf of healthcare professionals facing disciplinary proceedings brought by the HPC, GMC and NMC.

Sam has a keen interest in matters of business crime and regulation. Matters brought by the Financial Conduct Authority are of particular interest.

The 2023 Edition of the The Legal 500, Crime (General and Fraud) describes Sam as:

“A very good and clear thinker with excellent strategic judgement.”

Before taking silk, Sam was on “List A” of the List of Specialist Regulatory Health & Safety and Environmental Law Advocates and conducted civil litigation for government departments as Junior Counsel to the Crown (Regional Panel). In 2015, he was one of only three Queen’s Counsel on the list of new silks whose broad fields of practice were listed as both civil and criminal law, reflecting his unusual ability to straddle both jurisdictions successfully.