Practice Areas
Employment and Sports lawyer "with a strong commercial leaning". Quoted as being “an exceptional advocate” and "a real fighter", Sam is best known for his employment/commercial crossover work, and high profile sports law practice, especially boxing, Premiership football and Formula 1. Significant practice in banking and commercial litigation/international arbitration. Expertise and experience covers all courts including Supreme Court, with an especially heavy High Court injunction practice. Regularly instructed in high profile/high value cases for household names, both individual and corporate, especially in the fields of sports, media, insurance, broking, banking and finance. Specific recognised expertise in the NHS/medical sector where he acts for doctors and Trusts in the High Court, tribunals, and GMC/internal disciplinary processes. In the employment tribunal Sam specialises in high profile/complex whistleblowing claims, discrimination, TUPE, and working time issues. Numerous reported cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court and EAT. Sam is also a sought-after mediator, especially in employment and medical disputes.
Personal
Educated at Oxford University (MA Hons) and City University (Dip Law). Leisure pursuits include football (former Bristol City FC youth squad), boxing (former boxer - Oxford University double blue and Member of Angel ABC 1986-91) and playing drums in jazz and blues bands.
