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Sam Healy

Call 1999
Telephone 020 7831 0222 | Email [email protected]

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Sam Healy

Call 1999
Telephone 020 7831 0222 | Email [email protected]

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Sam is a specialist employment and property/probate barrister. Called in 1999, he has been on the GLD panel (previously Treasury Counsel) since 2007 and is recommended for employment work in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Prior to joining 42BR, Sam was a tenant for 25 years at Dere Street Barristers, York. He still lives in North Yorkshire but works all over the UK. Sam was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2015.

Employment Law

Sam’s employment practice encompasses the full range of employment law. He is typically involved in cases involving discrimination, whistleblowing or TUPE and frequently appears against leading counsel. He has appeared in a number of appeals at the EAT and beyond.

Recent Cases:

H v. Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis 2301131/2024 – Representing MPC in defence of claim focused on the reasonableness of permanent working from home for police officer.
Foulger v. Middlesbrough Borough Council 2501757/2024 – Representing LA in defence of TU detriment claim, focusing on reasonableness of order for reinstatement.
Kent v. DWP 2500719/2023 – Representing the Respondent department in their defence of a disability discrimination claim relating to the provision of auxiliary aids.
Rashad v. CC of Cleveland Police 2501152/2011 – Representing Chief Constable in three week discrimination/victimisation trial involving allegations spanning many years.
Gillies v. Network Rail Infrastructure 2200347/2022 – Representing Claimant in age discrimination complaint arising out of application of Respondent’s voluntary severance scheme.
LQP v. City of York Council [2022] EAT 196 – Representing Respondent before ET and EAT in appeal relating to the principles applicable in respect of anonymization in ET litigation.
Dr G. Richardson v. University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust 2604079/2020 – Representing Claimant consultant in 7 day unfair dismissal complaint following dismissal on SOSR/trust and confidence grounds.
Dr S. Middleton v. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 1806994/2019 - Representing Claimant in whistleblowing and unfair dismissal complaints, 10 day trial.
City of York Council v. Grosset [2018] EWCA Civ 1105 – Representing Respondent before ET, EAT and CA (led by John Bowers KC). Leading authority on s15 discrimination under EA 2010.
Lodge v. Dignity & Choice in Dying [2015] IRLR 184 – Representing Claimant in successful appeal before EAT relating to jurisdiction of UK ET in respect of a remote worker based in Australia.
Woodhouse v. West North West Homes Leeds Ltd. [2013] IRLR 773 – Representing Claimant before ET and EAT in victimisation complaint that considered the principles in SOSR dismissals arising out of breakdown of trust and confidence (following Martin v. Devonshire Solicitors).
Optimum Group Services PLC v. Muir UKEATS/0036/12/BI – Representing Respondent before ET and EAT(S) in a case concerning whether compensation received under a COT3, following a TUPE transfer, should be set off against compensation to be paid by another respondent.
Wrexham Golf Club Ltd. v. Ingham UKEAT/0190/12 – Representing Respondent on its appeal before the EAT relating to the circumstances in which there may be a ‘pool of one’ in a redundancy exercise.

Property Law

Sam specialises in residential property disputes (Boundaries, rights of way and other easements, freehold restrictive covenants, nuisance, proprietary estoppel and disputes arising out of the sale of property). Having acted in the original First Tier Tribunal hearing, he recently appeared in the Supreme Court in Ridley v. Brown [2025] UKSC 7, now the leading authority on the law of adverse possession of registered land.

Sam also practises in wills and probate, typically in disputes as to the validity of wills or their meaning, administration disputes and claims under the Inheritance Act 1975.

Recent & Significant Cases:

Copley v. Winter [2023] EWHC 1712 (Ch) – undue influence and capacity dispute arising out of a will.
Ridley v. Brown FTT (LR) Ref/2021/0117 – adverse possession of registered land, currently on appeal to Supreme Court.
Anthony v. Hardy [2025] UKUT 209 (LC) – discharge or modification of restrictive covenant under section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925.

Personal Injury Law

Sam continues to practise in personal injury litigation, as he has done all his professional life. In recent years, his work has mainly been in the fields of industrial disease and unusual occupier/employer claims. He is regularly instructed on behalf of the Government in claims for NIHL brought by ex-miners. He has in the last few years acted for claimants in a number of catastrophic injury or fatal accident cases, alongside leading counsel, securing settlements of up to £4.5million.

Significant Cases:

Inglis v. MoD [2019] EWHC 1153 (QB) – military deafness claim resolved at High Court trial.

Direct Access

Sam is authorised to accept instructions direct from members of the public. He encourages clients who are considering this route to contact Chambers and discuss their problem.