Year of Call: 2002

Qualifications:

LLM(Lond.), King's College London;

LLB (Hons), Birmingham;

Pg Dip Laws, City University, London.

Practice: Administrative & Public Law, Human Rights & Civil Liberties (including mental capacity and medico-legal/ethical matters).

Sam is a leading junior practitioner in public and administrative law. He has specialism across the board spectrum of public law including social welfare law (including community care and health), immigration law, prison law and human rights (including disability discrimination and the Equality Act duties) including the mental capacity.

Recommendations

Recommended as a leading junior in Administrative and Public Law by the Chambers & Partners 2011 and Legal 500 2010, 2011 & 2012

Quotes

Sam Karim.....is commended as being "down to earth and good with clients" as well as "clear in his advice." He is a seasoned hand at representing both claimants and defendants in judicial review proceedings, where he tackles issues relating to community care, disability discrimination, social welfare and human rights." He is proactive in pushing a case forward and finding the right angles to get the best results," one source declares. Chambers UK 2012

He is “... extremely thorough, excellent with clients and a producer of work of outstanding quality”; and has“... has an excellent public law practice that involves handling judicial reviews for central government and other defendants in the areas of community care and human rights generally.”. He was “... a driving force behind the development of administrative law in the North West generally”, Chambers UK 2011

He "....is very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful"; "... displays a friendly and confident manner"; and "... provides advice in a clear and concise manner" Legal 500.

Appointments

Member of the Attorney General's Regional Panel and undertakes judicial review work for central government;

Member of the Executive Committee of the Administrative Law Bar Association
;

Northern Administrative Law Association, Acting Chair;

Founding member and Chair of the Kings Community Care and Disability Rights Association;

Chairperson of the Legal Aid Working Group and co-chaired the Training Working Group with Rabinder Singh Q.C relating to the Regionalisation of the Administrative Court.

Significant Cases

R (on the application of Adetola) v. SSHD [2011] EWHC 3197 (Admin)

R (on the application of Akram) v. SSHD [2010] EWHC 3437 (Admin)

R (on the application of Ahmed) v. SSHD [2010] EWHC 2779 (Admin)

R (on the application of Da Costa) v SSHD [2010] EWHC 2259 (Admin)

R (on the application of Alam) v. SSHD [2010] EWHC 1303 (Admin)

R (on the application of Mohamed) v. SSHD [2010] EWHC 1244 (Admin)

R (on the application of Sanyalou) v. SSHD [2010] EWHC B9 (Admin)

R (on the application of Sarwat) v. SSHD [2009] EWHC 2825 (Admin)

C [2011] EWHC 1539 (Admin)

MB & Others [2009] EWHC 1686 (Fam)

MB [2009] EWHC 2061 (Fam)

R (on the application of Howden) v. SSJ [2010] EWHC 2521 (Admin)

R (on the application of McDonagh) v. SSJ [2010] EWHC 369 (Admin).

R (on the applicaion of Byran) v. SSJ [2010] EWHC 2507 (Admin);

R (on the application of Westwater) v. SSJ [2010] EWHC 2403 (Admin);

R (on the application of Boswell) v. The Parole Board & SSJ [2009] EWHC 2049 (Admin)

R (on the application of AS) v. SSJ [2009] EWHC 1315.

R (on the application of Austin) v. Parole Board [2011] EWHC 128 (Admin)

R (on the application of Leach) v. Parole Board [2011] EWHC 2470 (Admin)

R (on the application of D’Cunha) v. Parole Board [2011] EWHC 128 (Admin)

R (on the application of Jacob) v Parole Board [2010] EWHC 2475 (Admin) & [2010] EWHC 3035 (Admin)

R (on the application of Boswell) v. The Parole Board & SSJ [2009] EWHC 2049 (Admin).

Mrs M Local Government Ombudsman, 22/10/09;

R (Eric Hollingworth) v. East Lancashire Primary Care Trust (2007) (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4924484.stm); and

R (Johnina Hagel) v. Liverpool City Council (2007) (see http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local- news/2007/07/03/plight-of-helpless-victim-of-stroke-100252-19395221/ )

R v. The Healthy Futures Joint Committee of PCT’s ex p. F & Anor & Others  [2007] EWCA 1611 (Admin)

Hinds v Liverpool City Council [2008] EWHC 665 (QB)

Publications

Joint author of “Public Law Online” which is a unique service providing immediate access to authoritative and frequently updated information, focusing on developments in judicial review across a broad range of public law practice areas (see http://www.jordanspubliclaw.co.uk/).

Assistant editor and contributor of the book ‘Judicial Review: Law & Practice’ with Frances Patterson Q.C (Public Law, Law Commissioner) published by Jordans.

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