Areas of Expertise

• Personal Injury

  Sam is regularly instructed by claimants and defendants across the full range of personal injury disputes, including: employers’ liability, public liability, occupiers’ liability, road traffic collisions, defective premises, product liability and Highways Act claims.

  He frequently attends trials and interlocutory hearings and, in addition, drafts pleadings and advises on all issues in conference and in writing.

  He also has experience of CICA claims, having advised and represented clients on appeal.

• Disease

  Sam has a wealth of experience of all aspects of industrial disease litigation.

  Since joining Chambers he has regularly acted for both claimants and defendants in noise induced hearing loss claims. He is well versed in the central issues of medical causation, breach of duty and limitation.

  He regularly attends all types of hearing through to trial and, in addition, is regularly instructed to draft pleadings and to advise clients in conference and in writing.

  He also has experience of claims involving work related upper limb disorders and dermatitis.

• Inquests

  Sam has acted for families and other properly interested persons, including road traffic insurers, healthcare professionals and the Care Quality Commission, at pre-inquest reviews and at inquests.

  He has appeared at inquests arising out of various circumstances, ranging from road traffic collisions to incidents in care homes, prions and hospitals.

  He is always cognisant of the fact that, in many cases, inquests may provide the background fact-find for personal injury, clinical negligence or regulatory proceedings.

• Motor

  Sam is routinely involved in cases arising out of road traffic collisions. As well as being familiar with the usual issues of breach of duty, causation and quantum, he has experience of claims brought against the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, fraudulent claims, claims in which fundamental dishonesty is alleged and claims involving insurance issues.

• Credit Hire

  Sam has a busy credit hire practice. He routinely attends trials across the country and, in addition, is instructed to advise on all issues and to attend interlocutory hearings at all stages.

  He is well versed in the myriad of issues which arise in credit hire litigation, including: enforceability, need to hire, period of hire, impecuniosity, rates evidence, illegality, offers of alternative vehicles and loss of profit claims.

About

• Qualifications

  • BPTC, Nottingham Law School
  • LLB (Hons), Durham University