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Sam Mitchell

sam.mitchell@quadrantchambers.com

Position

Sam Mitchell joined Quadrant Chambers on 20 December 2022, upon successful completion of pupillage. He is developing his practice in line with Chambers’ core areas of work.

He graduated from the University of Oxford with a First Class degree in Philosophy and Theology. In his Masters he studied Equity & Trusts, Contract Law, Land Law, and EU Law. He completed the BVS with an Distinction.

During his pupillage Sam’s work included:

• Drafting opinions on the construction of clauses in time and voyage charterparties, including off-hire and redelivery provisions, laytime and demurrage clauses, terms on the payment/re-payment of bunkers, and the effect of the Hague / Hague-Visby Rules.
• Drafting pleadings in a variety of commercial contexts, including contractual disputes, civil fraud and misrepresentation, claims for unjust enrichment, the enforcement of charges, and debt claims.
• Assisting supervisors with questions involving cross-jurisdictional points, including the validity of foreign judgment debts, the applicability of foreign limitation periods to English proceedings, and the governing law in cases of extra-jurisdictional principal-agent relationships.