Sam Karim

Practice:

Administrative & Public Law
Judicial Review
Community Care
Human Rights & Disability Discrimination
Mental Health
Education
Personal Injury
Immigration

Profile:

Sam specialises across the field of public law matters, particularly in community care, disability discrimination, mental health, education, housing and human rights.  He has frequently acted and advised in relation to judicial review proceedings (for both Claimants and Defendants). Recent cases involve:

R (Eric Hollingworth) v. East Lancashire Primary Care Trust (2007).  A judicial review case where the Claimant sought to be removed from his care home due to neglect and inadequate care.  Click here to read about this case on the BBC website at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4924484.stm

Jordan Fitton v. Bury Primary Care Trust & Others (2007).  This judicial review case involved a challenge by the parents of a severely disabled to the closure of Rochdale's A & E unit.  Click here to read about this case on the BBC website at   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6733693.stm

R (Johnina Hagel) v. Liverpool City Council (2007).  A judicial review claim that sought the increase of care provisions of a disabled individual in receipt of community care provisions. Click here to read about this case at  
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/07/03/plight-of-helpless-victim-of-stroke-100252-19395221/

Hindley v. Manchester C C & Blackpool CC (2006) A judicial review claim seeking a mandatory order/declaration that one Defendant provide after care services pursuant to Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1980.

Sam also practises across the field of personal injury litigation, including industrial disease and employer's liability.

Memberships:
Administrative Law Bar Association
Personal Injury Bar Association
Northern Circuit
Associate Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Panels:
 Junior Counsel to the Crown (Provincial Panel)
Approved Counsel for Immigration & Asylum Laws
Public Law Supervisor for Law Centres 

 

Career & Education:
University: King's College London & Birmingham 
Degrees: LL.B (Hons), LL. M (Lond.), Pg Dip Laws
Year of Call: 2002 (Gray's Inn)
Joined Chambers: 2008
Other Career Details: Sam is door tenant at Kings Bench Walk Chambers in Birmingham
Languages Spoken: 

Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and basic Arabic  

 

                      

 

                          

   

     

 


 

 

 

Sam Karim   

Year of Call:  2002

Specialises In:
 Community Care Law Judicial Review & Personal Injury

Clerked By:
 William Brown

   

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