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Samantha Lawrence
Call Year: 2005 (Inner Temple)
Qualifications: LLB (Hons) - University of Sheffield,
Bar Vocational Course – University of the West of England
Chambers: 9 Kings Bench Walk, London
Areas of Practice: Criminal, Family, Immigration
Current Practice
Crime
Samantha has conducted a wide range of criminal defence work in the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts including serious drug offences, violence, public disorder, ASBO proceedings, and dishonesty including benefit fraud, criminal damage, and confiscation proceedings. Most recently she has completed a s.20 OAPA and Kidnapping, Firearms and False Imprisonment trial. In addition to her own trials, she has acted as Junior Counsel and Noting Brief in large and complex cases including terrorism and carrousel fraud.
Samantha has acted on behalf of the Prosecution conducting appeals against sentence, appeals against conviction, committals for sentence, and bail applications.
Family
Miss Lawrence also has experience in several areas of family work including Private and Public Law Children’s Act cases and Ancillary Relief. She has conducted numerous final hearings including s.37 applications. She acts for both parents, guardians and Local Authority. Most recently she has applied to the High Court for Judicial Review.
Immigration
Furthermore within her immigration practice she has conducted numerous successful cases involving entry clearance appeals, bail applications and asylum cases. She has appeared in the High Court for a Judicial Review that concerned both family and immigration issues.
Notable cases
R v Harris (2009) S.20
R v Damien Brade (2009) Kidnapping, False Imprisonment and Firearms with intent.
R v Palvinder Singh (2006) Terrorism trial
R v Whittaker (2006) Gang related murder trial
R v Altaf and Others (2006) Historic rape resulting in conviction being overturned
R v Laing and Bell (2006) Attempted murder and kidnapping trial
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Midland Circuit
Family Bar Association
Outside the Law
Samantha enjoys traveling, cooking and running. Prior to coming to the Bar, Samantha completed an internship at the United Nations, she hopes that her international knowledge will be of use when conducting her own cases that have an international dimension to them.
Languages
Basic French
Jamaican Patois
Learning Setswana
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Chambers of A M Azhar
9 King's Bench Walk
Temple
London
EC4Y 7DX
Tel : 020 7353 9564
Fax: 020 7353 7943
Out of hours:
07916854705
07940491479
DX: 118 Chancery Lane
Senior Clerk:
Christine Eadie
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