Sam specialises in public law, civil actions against public authorities, and inquests. He has been instructed as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and in a major Public Inquiry. Sam's civil actions and inquest work arises primarily in cases involving police and prisons. He is a contributor to the forthcoming Police Misconduct (Legal Action Group). In public law, Sam is regularly instructed in community care and Children Act matters. He has acted in high profile cases of SG v SSWP concerning the lawfulness of the so-called 'benefit cap', and Moseley v Haringey LBC on the law of consultation, both in the Supreme Court.
The Children and Social Work Act 2017 introduced a new duty on local authorities to provide Personal Adviser support to all care leavers...
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Until recently, children who have suffered abuse that might have been avoided but for inadequate intervention by childrens social...
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In the case of R (SG) v London Borough of Haringey John Bowers QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, made a curious finding that...
It's one thing to have a well intentioned policy; it's another to commit to it by proper funding. In 2014 the government introduced a...
In R (OA) v London Borough of Redbridge (unreported), 21st March 2016 the Claimant had challenged the failure of the authority to conduct...
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