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Sam Karim KC

UK Bar 2026

Kings Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Administrative & Public Law

The Regions (Bar)

5 years ranked

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

The Regions (Bar)

3 years ranked

Court of Protection: Health & Welfare

All Circuits

12 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Sam’s main areas of practice are administrative law (including commercial judicial review) and human rights law, regulatory law, public procurement and state aid law, Court of Protection and mental health, arbitration (domestic and international commercial) and information law. He has been a member of the Attorney General’s regional panel of Treasury Counsel for almost a decade and has been constantly recommended as a leading junior. Sam is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is admitted as a practitioner in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) Court.

Career

LLM(Lond.), LLB(Hons), PG Dip Laws, MCIArb (Int. Arbitration) Call in 2002 (Grays Inn).

Kings Chambers: Head of Administrative & Public Law; Head of Recruitment

Professional Memberships

Member of the Attorney General's Regional Panel. Member of the Executive Committee of the Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA). Northern Administrative Law Association (NALA), Acting Chair. Director of Manchester Public Law Pro-Bono Scheme.

Publications

(1) joint editor of Judicial Review: law and practice (2nd edition) with Mrs Justice Patterson, (2) contributor to Bullen and Leake and Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings (Common Law Library), (3) editor of the Human Rights Perspective on Reducing Restrictive Practice in Intellectual Disability and Autism, and (4) editor of ‘Public Law Online’ (an online public law information portal operated by Jordans)

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Administrative & Public Law - The Regions (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Sam Karim KC is head of Kings Chambers' Administrative Law group and is chair of the Northern Administrative Law Association. His practice has taken in a number of judicial reviews challenging various aspects of the government's coronavirus regulations, acting on behalf of the hospitality industry. He is also well versed in claims concerning community care.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - The Regions (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sam Karim KC heads Kings Chambers' public law department, and is frequently instructed by public bodies. His cases include challenges to immigration decisions and unlawful detention.

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Court of Protection: Health & Welfare - All Circuits

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sam Karim KC is highly regarded for his applications for urgent medical treatment and is also adept at handling a range of welfare and deprivation of liberty matters. He is one of the leading practitioners in the North, and is regularly instructed by the Official Solicitor. His specific areas of expertise include cases concerning urgent applications for life-saving medical treatment, end-of-life withdrawal of medical treatment, and treatment of suicidal patients.

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Strengths

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Sam is not afraid to take on difficult cases and is accessible and helpful.
Administrative & Public LawUK Bar
Sam is an approachable and steady barrister.
Administrative & Public LawUK Bar
I need counsel who are reliable and available, and Sam is all of that.
Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar
Sam Karim is excellent all round and my go-to counsel.
Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar
Nothing is ever too much trouble for Sam, and he is both knowledgeable and supportive at all times.
Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar
I really like working with Sam and he makes himself available.
Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar