Criminal Defence
Overview
Sam is instructed regularly as leading counsel in cases with difficult defendants and particularly challenging defences. He is well regarded for his thorough and imaginative approach to both legal argument and tactics.
He is well known for his excellent witness handling (both in cross-examination and evidence in chief) and his imaginative and persuasive closing speeches. He has an excellent rapport with lay clients and is often instructed as a result of him being requested by defendants who have observed him in court.
Notable Cases
Past notable cases can be viewed below. Click here to see a list of recent notable cases.
R v K (2020) – Murder at the Central Criminal Court
R v B and another (2020) – Murder at Kingston Crown Court
R v A and others (2019) – Leading counsel in conspiracy to supply class A at Blackfriars Crown Court
R v S and others (2019) – Leading counsel in controlling prostitution, supply of class A and possession of weapons at Harrow Crown Court
R v R and another (2018) - Murder at the Central Criminal Court
R v T and another (2018) - Murder at Central Criminal Court
R v M and Others (2017) - Leading counsel in conspiracy to pervert the course of justice at Manchester Crown Court
R v T and Others (2016) - Murder at the Central Criminal Court
R v E-S and Others (2016) - Murder at the Central Criminal Court
R v O and Others (2015) - Three counts of conspiracy to murder at the Central Criminal Court
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Financial Crime and Confiscation
Overview
Sam is increasingly instructed as leading counsel in ‘paper heavy’ serious and complex fraud cases.
Notable Cases
Past notable cases can be viewed below. Click here to see a list of recent notable cases.
R v S and others (2018) – Multi-million pound fraud at Southwark Crown Court
R v G and Others (2018) - Multi-million pound fraud at Kingston Crown Court
R v E and others (2017) - Leading counsel in multi-million pound 'boiler room' fraud at Southwark Crown Court
R v L and Others (2016) - Multi-million pound MTIC fraud at Inner London Crown Court
R v L and Others (2014) - Conspiracy to defraud at Blackfriars Crown Court
R v OT and Others (2014) - £1m defrauding of the Santander Bank at the Central Criminal Court
