Samantha Bonner is a specialist criminal barrister, who both defends and prosecutes in a wide range of criminal cases.
She is an experienced junior who regularly appears in serious multi-handed cases, with recent instructions including murder, serious and organised crime, drugs, violence, financial crime and sexual offences.
Sam is a fearless courtroom advocate, tackling challenging and complex cases with a confident, engaging manner that earns praise from all sides. She is meticulous in her case preparation, organised in court and unrelenting in pursuit of her client’s case.
Sam was first called to the Bar in Australia in 2006 and then to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013. Throughout her practice, Sam has been dedicated to ensuring access to justice for all defendants and has established a reputation as a passionate, committed and extremely capable advocate.
Alongside her criminal work, Sam was instructed as counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and is currently assisting the MET in relation to Operation Northleigh.
