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Sam Neaman
Position
Employment lawyer ‘with a strong commercial leaning’. ‘A real fighter’, best known for his employment/commercial crossover work. Heavy High Court injunction practice, principally freezing, search and seize, ‘team move’ and restrictive covenant injunctions. Expertise and experience covers all courts including Supreme Court. Regularly instructed in high profile/high value cases, particularly in the sectors of insurance, broking, banking and finance, the media, IT, and sport. Specific 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. House of Lords cases include Johnson v Unisys [2003] 1 AC 518 and Fourie v Le Roux Ors [2007] UKHL 1 (freezing injunction) as well as numerous reported cases in the Court of Appeal, High Court and EAT. Significant practice in banking and commercial litigation, including claims worth over £1 billion. Regularly instructed by High Street Banks and other financial institutions, with particular experience in SWAP/interest rate hedge mis-selling cases. Also recognised as a leading individual in sports law. High profile cases have included boxing, Formula 1, and premiership football, rugby union and rugby league.
Career
Called 1988; former legal adviser to the Amateur Boxing Association of England; accredited mediator (2003). Publications of note: co-author of ‘Security for Costs and Other Court Ordered Security’ (Jordans, 2010).
Languages
French (fluent).
Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association; Employment Law Bar Association; Industrial Law Society; British Association for Sport and the Law; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.
Education
Oxford University (MA); City University (Dip Law).
Leisure
Boxing (former boxer – Oxford University double blue and member of Angel ABC 1986-1991, playing drums in jazz and blue bands, former drummer with top UK R&B band, the Burke Brothers.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Sam Neaman – Littleton Chambers ‘He works tirelessly to ensure that he understands a case inside out and explores every legal avenue. He inspires confidence through his intelligence and hard work.’
London Bar > Sport
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Sam Neaman – Littleton Chambers ‘A brain as sharp as a surgical needle, an ability to see the wood for the trees, a very practical approach and comfortable speaking to clients at any level.’