"Sam Pinder of Gardner Leader Maidenhead was outstanding. My dispute was professionally managed to a successful outcome."Client of Sam Pinder
Sam Pinder
Senior Associate
Sam Pinder is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Team based in London.
Sam joined the firm in 2015 as a Paralegal in the Dispute Resolution team, having graduated from the University of Southampton and subsequently completing the Legal Practice Course with distinction at the University of Law, Guildford.
Sam started his training contract in January 2017 and remained in the Dispute Resolution team. He undertook seats in the Commercial/Corporate Team and the Residential Property team. Sam returned to the Dispute Resolution team and qualified as a Solicitor in August 2018. Sam worked in both the Newbury and Maidenhead offices before moving to the London office in 2019.
Commercial Disputes Experience
Sam advises in a variety of matters including contractual disputes, professional negligence, insolvency, defamation/malicious falsehood, as well as applications under the Companies Act 2006.
Property Disputes Experience
Sam deals with a variety of commercial landlord and tenant matters including rent arrears, disrepair, forfeiture, and obtaining possession, construction disputes, as well as claims relating to trusts of land, adverse possession, and boundary and right of way disputes.
Work Highlights
Assisted with:
- Supreme Court case of Lowick Rose LLP (in liquidation) (Appellant) v Swynson Limited and another (Respondents) [2017] UKSC 32.
- International arbitration relating to the mismanagement of a 5-star hotel under ICC rules
- High Court case against multiple parties in relation to a misappropriated artwork
- High Court case defending three beneficiaries in a proprietary estoppel claim brought by a family member concerning a family farm
- County Court case brought under Part 8 of the CPR in relation to a dispute governed by Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA)
- Proceedings brought before the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in relation to adverse possession, as well as a dispute regarding a right of way
- Defending an injunction brought in the County Court against a commercial landlord who forfeited the lease by peaceable re-entry.
Memberships and Professional Bodies
- Property Litigation Association
Sam Pinder qualified in 2018.
Recent Articles
- 25-06-2020 - Further breathing space provided to commercial tenants as a result of amended legislation
- 21-02-2020 - Residential Property Litigation Update – February 2020
- 24-04-2019 - The end of “no-fault evictions”?
- 07-03-2019 - Get off my land? An analysis of the ‘right to roam’
- 08-02-2019 - Proposed new Housing Court: Grand design or a home under the hammer?
- 02-08-2018 - Landlords must act carefully with rental deposits
- 08-06-2016 - The Cautionary Tale of a Prince with No Will
