Samuel McNeil

Call Date: 2018

Samuel appears on a weekly basis as sole counsel in County Court fast track trials.

Samuel studied history at the School of Oriental and African Studies and St Antony’s College, Oxford before studying the GDL and BPTC in London as a Lincoln’s Inn scholar. He has an interest in all of Chambers’ core practice areas.

Expertise

Company, Civil Fraud and Insolvency

Samuel is developing a broad practice across business disputes, including the law of companies, partnerships, unincorporated associations and contractual disputes. Samuel has experience in analysing complex factual patterns in claims related to insolvency, pre-insolvency transactions at undervalue and company directors’ duties.

During pupillage Samuel worked under Simon Davenport QC and Tom Poole QC on a £250 million claim by liquidators against former administrators alleging that property in London was sold at an undervalue during administration.

Employment and Discrimination

Samuel has a particular interest in employment claims involving sex, race and disability discrimination. He has worked on claims involving unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal, wrongful dismissal and breach of restrictive covenants.

Personal Injury, Travel and Aviation

Samuel has experience in claims with a cross-border element, including claims that were issued before, during and after the Brexit transition period. During pupillage he assisted other members of chambers in the Supreme Court case X v Kuoni Travel Ltd [2019] UKSC 37.

He has also appeared in numerous cases involving serious allegations of fundamental dishonesty.

Samuel frequently appears in claims under EC Regulation 261/2004.

Public and Constitutional Law

Samuel accepts instructions on a range of public law matters and is a member of the Attorney-General ‘junior junior’ panel. He gained experience in Privy Council work during pupillage.

Direct Access

Sam can accept instructions directly from members of the public, companies and other entities through the public access scheme (also known as direct access). If you wish to instruct him on a direct basis, please speak to the clerks.

For more information on public access, please see the Bar Council website.

Memberships

Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
Personal Injury Bar Association (PIBA)
R3

Qualifications

BA History, School of Oriental and African Studies (First Class)
MSt, St Antony’s College, Oxford (Distinction)
GDL (Distinction)
BPTC (Very Competent)
LLM, London School of Economics

Awards

Lord Brougham Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Hardwicke Entrance Award, Lincoln’s Inn
LSE ELSA-IAS 2019 Arbitration Moot Winner

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Samuel McNeil

Samuel appears on a weekly basis as sole counsel in County Court fast track trials.

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