One Essex Court

Sam specialises in commercial, competition and intellectual property litigation, with a particular interest in media, entertainment and music industry disputes. He has acted in matters before the High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, the UKIPO and in arbitration. Before coming to the Bar, he worked in the music industry as a session musician, songwriter and record producer, performing with artists including Sir Tom Jones, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J.

Called 2025, Gray’s Inn

Legal Assistant, Keating Chambers, London (2022–2023)
Guitarist and Keyboard Player, Sir Tom Jones (2011–2014)
Guitarist and Keyboard Player, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (2009–2011)

BCL, University of Oxford (Distinction)
LLM Law Conversion, BPP University (Distinction)
BA Music, University of York (First Class Honours)

Gray’s Inn, Arden Scholarship
Gray’s Inn, Bedingfield Scholarship
South Square Chambers BCL Scholarship
The Queen’s College Ewald BCL Scholarship
Faculty of Law Dean’s BCL Scholarship