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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.

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.

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.