Samuel Glanville

Crime

Samuel appears regularly in the Crown Court both prosecuting and defending serious criminal offences. Recent notable successes include:

• R v B: Securing an acquittal following a four-day trial for a Defendant accused of participating in an affray where one of the participants had an axe. The Defendant’s case was that he had always been acting in self-defence and was acquitted in under an hour.
• R v M: Instructed to represent a client accused of assault of an emergency worker, Samuel applied to dismiss the charges against the Defendant, with the result that the Crown offered no evidence before the application was heard. Samuel’s application argued that the officer showed no intention to effect an arrest prior to his being pushed by the Defendant.
• R v M: Prosecuting an individual accused of controlling and coercive behaviour, intentional strangulation and assault of his then-girlfriend. Following Samuel’s cross-examination of the Defendant covering the entire period of the relationship, the Defendant was convicted and received an immediate custodial term.

Regulatory

Samuel has a breadth of experience in regulatory law that is beyond his call. He represents both Defendants and Prosecuting authorities. He was recently added to the Regulatory List of Counsel “C-panel” (link) which is used by the Health & Safety Executive, the Office of Rail Regulation and the Environment Agency.

Recent cases include:

• DVSA v ATL: Securing a fine of over £25,000 in a DVSA prosecution for vehicle overloading, contrary to Road Traffic Act 1988, s.41B. This matter required Samuel to offer close guidance to the court on the application of the relevant Sentencing Council Guideline in order to ensure that the fine ordered was proportionate.
• M v Guilford Borough Council: Representing a PHV driver who had admitted using his mobile phone whilst driving and whose licence was being reviewed by the local authority. Despite council policy stating that M’s licence should be revoked, Samuel persuaded the councillors to mark M’s use of his phone with a warning letter.
• Instructed by Three Rivers District Council to draft an application for costs under the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Rules 2013.

During pupillage Samuel assisted members of chambers, including assisting:

Mark Watson KC with an advice as to the application of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Ultimately Mark Watson KC’s client, MAC (Roofing & Contracting) Ltd were acquitted of all charges arising from a catastrophic fire at Beechmere retirement village in Crewe in 2018 (link).

Environmental and Public Law

Samuel is Regulatory List of Counsel “C-panel” (link) which is used by the Health & Safety Executive, the Office of Rail Regulation and the Environment Agency.  He is also part of the “junior junior” list of counsel used by the Attorney General and is regularly instructed by the Attorney General to defend applications for judicial review of immigration decisions.

His experience of environmental/public law includes:

• Save Windermere: Instructed as a junior to Nicholas Ostrowski on a Pro Bono basis, Samuel assisted in Save Windermere’s successful challenge to United Utilities refusal to release ammonia, phosphorus and turbidity data from Windermere and Near Sawrey Treatment Works under the Environment Information Regulations 2004. The challenge generated a significant amount of media coverage (here).
• SSHD v RT: Drafting advice on merits and summary grounds of defence in an urgent application for judicial review of the SSHD’s refusal to provide accommodation under Schedule 10(9) of the Immigration Act 2016.

Planning

In September 2024 Samuel undertook a secondment in the planning department at Hackney Borough Council. He principally assisted the department in drafting and negotiating s.106 agreements in both domestic and commercial planning applications. He also drafted an opinion on the process and procedure for conversion of land to common land, pursuant to the Commons Act 2006 and the Commons Registration Act 1965.

During pupillage Samuel assisted members of Chambers in work for both local authorities and developers:

• Drafting a research note for William Upton KC considering whether or not arbitration applied to a dispute over the requisitions of a notice issued under Part VII of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 and if so, what rules applied.
• Undertook two related tasks for Megan Thomas KC: (1) Drafted research note on the route to seeking declaratory relief in a planning matter concerning the validity of s.106 planning obligations; (2) Drafted letter before claim to be sent to the defendant LPA focused on the changes to the specific s.106 provisions sought by the Claimant.
• Research note for Angelica Rokad on whether or not the regulatory regime for outdoor advertising might apply to specific murals under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Civil

Samuel represents clients in civil matters in both the Magistrates’, County Court, and Employment Tribunal. His experience extends to:

• Appearing for Kent Police in successful applications for civil orders including Stalking Protection Orders, Domestic Violence Protection Orders and civil forfeiture proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
• In the County Court, Samuel has successfully secured possession orders in claims brought under s.21 Housing Act 1988.

During pupillage Samuel assisted:

• His supervisor Gordon Menzies in producing an advice on a contractual dispute involving issues of limitation, applicable law under the Rome II Regulation and service of the claim form out of jurisdiction.
• Also assisted Gordon Menzies in a two-week employment law trial defending a claim against a litigant in person involving claims of harassment, discrimination, victimisation, and whistleblowing. Samuel drafted research notes on the entitlement of civil servants to PILON and the merits of an application for a wasted costs order.

Prior to joining 6 Pump Court, Samuel acted for members of the trade union CAIWU and the App Drivers Couriers Union (ADCU) in employment disputes. This included success in an Employment Tribunal trial in a claim for unlawful deduction of wages arising out of the Covid-19 “furlough” scheme.

Appointments

• Attorney-General’s Regulatory List of Counsel (C List)

Awards

Queen Mother Scholarship from the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (2021)

Certificate of Honour from the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple for BPTC results (2022)

Finalist, Cecilia Moot (2021)

Honourable Mention for team orals, Willem C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot (2021)

Semi-Finalist, Rosamund Smith Moot at the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (2022)

Memberships

Middle Temple

Planning and Environmental Bar Association

Education

BPP, Bar Training Course (Outstanding)

City, University of London, GDL (Distinction)

Courtauld Institute of Art, MA (Distinction)

UCL, BA

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