Sam is a Solicitor in our Newcastle office and works with the team on a range of insolvency and residential/agricultural property matters.
She advises clients on aspects of property law, with a particular specialism in the purchase and sale of country houses, London property, sporting estates, farms, and agricultural land.
When dealing with contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, Sam advises on contingency planning, insolvency filing requirements, acquisitions/sales, formal insolvency proceedings and director disqualification.
Sam has also previously gained experience working on a range of intellectual property matters including the protection, monitoring and exploitation of IP in the UK, Europe and globally.
Expertise
- Corporate insolvency
- Personal insolvency
- Advising and defending directors in relation to litigation
- Advising on insolvency processes and procedures
- Directors’ duties
- Director disqualification
- Acquiring or selling pre-pack businesses
- Residential property
- Agricultural property
- Property and insolvency
Experience
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
- Advised a high net worth individual on the residential and agricultural matters for the purchase of a large Listed country house
- Advised on the residential and agricultural matters for the off-market purchase of a large farm with particular issues with occupiers, the water supply and grant schemes, as well as being the neighbouring farm to the client’s existing farm
Career
Sam joined Keystone Law in 2019 as a Legal Assistant, and was promoted to Paralegal in 2020, then Trainee Solicitor in 2021, and qualified as a Solicitor in 2023.