Sam Wallace
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Sam Wallace
Practice Areas
Sam specialises in both public and private children law, where he has experience in acting for local authorities, parents, guardians and separately represented children. He has particular interest and experience in cases involving serious injury and child death, cases involving allegations of fabricated and induced illness, cases in both the public and private law sphere involving allegations of serious parental alienation and cases involving forced marriage, FGM and honour-based violence.
Sam also has a growing interest in cases with an international element, and he has recent experience in acting for both applicants and respondents in international child abduction proceedings in both Hague Convention and non/Hague Convention cases.
Career
LLB Hons (Londons School of Economics & Political Science)
Called to the Bar 2004 (Gray's Inn)
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Association of Lawyers for Children
Registered Pupil Supervisor
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sam Wallace is an experienced junior noted for his expert handling of complex children law cases involving serious non-accidental injuries. He is regularly instructed in matters concerning forced marriage, FGM, child death, fictitious illness and allegations of abuse. His varied client list includes children, parents and local authorities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sam is calm, precise, erudite and always focused on getting the best result for the client."
"Sam is always trusted by clients."
"Sam is calm, precise, erudite and always focused on getting the best result for the client."
"Sam is always trusted by clients."
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