Samuel conducts both prosecution and defence work in the Crown Court and Magistrates at all stages, including first appearances, PTPH, trials, sentencing and appeals. Samuel also regularly appears in the Youth Court.
Samuel is a CPS Grade 2 Prosecutor.
Samuel has been instructed in a wide variety of cases, including fraud, violent offences, sexual offences, drug offences and traffic offences.
Notable Cases
R V JE [2025] At Preston Crown Court, Samuel successfully prosecuted JB for coercive and controlling behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
R V SB [2025] Samuel represented SB in which he made a successful section 78 application to exclude evidence served by the Crown on the day of trial. As a result, the Crown subsequently offered no evidence to the matter.
R v PB [2025] At Leeds Crown Court, Samuel successfully prosecuted PB for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and threats to damage, resulting in 32 months’ imprisonment.
R v SK [2025] Samuel represented SK, in which a successful halftime submission of no case to answer was made, resulting in the SK being subsequently acquitted.
R V PC [2025] Samuel represented PC at Peterborough Crown Court, where he was convicted of Sexual Assault. Samuel successfully advanced that PC could be rehabilitated in the community and received an 18-month community order.
R v LG [2024] successfully defended LG, who was acquitted after a three-day trial at Sheffield Crown Court. LG was accused of domestic burglary, in which he put forward that there was no intent to steal. LG indicated that he had accepted that he had entered the property then but had no intention to steal. Instead, he had entered the property in order to seek a place to hide due to a perceived belief due to being intoxicated by drugs that others were trying to attack him.
R v PC [2024] Samuel successfully prosecuted PC, who was convicted of Theft. PC, over the course of three years, had stolen over £87,000 from his grandmother by accessing her bank accounts, using it to fund his luxury lifestyle.
R v AD & SM [2024] Samuel successfully prosecuted AD and SM at Teesside Crown Court, where they were convicted of aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving.
R v RD [2024] At Burnley Crown Court, RD was successfully prosecuted for assault occasion boldly harm.
R v RM [ 2024] Samuel represented RM, who was acquitted after a two-day trial. Samuel was able to show through cross-examination the inconsistency in the complainant’s account, who had previously indicated that she could identify the preparator as RM from his voice.
R v LM [2024] Samuel represented LM at Leeds Crown Court in which he was convicted of possession with intent to supply controlled drug class A. Samuel was able to submit successfully, that he could be rehabilitated in the community and received a sentence of 6 months custody suspended for 18 months.
R v PH [2024] Samuel successfully prosecuted PH for Domestic Burglary, for which he received 36 months imprisonment.
R v NS [2024] At Newcastle Crown Court, Samuel successfully prosecuted NS for Coercive Controlling Behaviour and Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm.
R V MH [2024] at Durham Crown Court, Samuel successfully prosecuted MH for Dangerous driving, resulting in 18 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years.
R v PM [2024] at Teesside Crown Court, Samuel successfully prosecuted PM for Non-Fatal Strangulation, Breach of a Restraining Order and Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm.
R v CK, DR, RL [2024] Samuel represented RL at Sheffield Crown Court about a charge of Grievous Bodily Harm. In which the Crown, on the day of trial, offered no evidence.
R V ZR [2024] Samuel represented ZR, who was charged with three charges of malicious communication and assault by beating against his son. Samuel successfully submitted at halftime that two of the charges had no case to answer, and subsequently, ZR was acquitted of all matters.
R V DH [2023] Samuel represented DH at a Newton hearing at Sheffield Crown Court, in which he successfully advanced a basis of plea.
Prison Law
Samuel is keenly interested in Prison law, regularly representing clients before life, parole, and recall panels nationwide.
Moreover, he has experience dealing with vulnerable applicants with learning difficulties and IPP applicants.
He also advised on categorising prisoners (in particular Category A prisoners) and the calculation of sentences.
Recent Cases
PB v JP [2025] Samuel represented an applicant with significant learning difficulties and vulnerabilities, argued that his risk had been lowered and that simply because he could not confidently articulate tools he had gained from accredited programs to professional in a formal environment, his actions throughout his recent period custody indicated that such tools were being effectively used on a day to day basis within the custodial setting and articulate in informal discussions.
PB v RE [2025] Samuel represented a high-profile applicant whose parole hearing had caught national media attention despite media scrutiny in relation to release or open conditions. Samuel submitted that the risk of the applicant had significantly reduced and that little could be achieved from further time in custody due to the applicant's age, resulting in him being no longer eligible for accredited programmes. Rather, the applicant's risk could be managed in the community.
PB v TG [2025] Samuel represented an applicant who had Korsakoff syndrome; representation was made that little could be achieved due to the medical condition about further accredited programmes, that the defendant, through undertaking the previous programme, had lowered his risk and that with the robust risk management plan his risk could be managed in the community.