Sam Pentony

Sam Pentony

Year of Call: 2019
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 0121 289 4333

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Overview

Sam is a family barrister specialising in financial remedies and private children matters. Prior to joining the bar, he held positions in a variety of roles in commerce and industry, latterly as a policy adviser on sustainability and environmental regulation for the manufacturing sector.

Sam brings commercial awareness and pragmatism to his family finance practice and is skilled at representing litigants where there is a family business or complex trusts issue.

He has a growing specialism in matters relating to Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees 1996 (Tolata) claims, particularly where there is a chancery or commercial crossover and additional causes of action such as conversion and unjust enrichment.

In private child work, Sam is resolution focussed and practical but also a robust advocate when the matter requires it. His specialism as a children practitioner extends to the often-complex field of international relocation at High Court level. He appeared for the respondent in the reported case of Z v X (Visit to Ukraine) [2024] EWHC 314 (Fam) before Cobb J.

Expertise

  • Finance
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    Financial Remedies and ToLATA

    Sam is experienced at guiding litigants through the financial remedies process from First Appointment and FDR to Final Hearing. He regularly provides early advice and drafts pleadings in ToLATA applications and is happy to have strategic discussions in advance of an application being made.

    Sam regularly deals with the following issues at all stages of proceedings:

    • International trust assets
    • Family businesses
    • Married Womens Property Act 1882 applications
    • Pension assets
    • Intervenors
    • Variation and enforcement applications

    Significant cases:

    C v C – represented the applicant from first appointment to final hearing. Significant foreign trust issue requiring expert evidence and challenge at Final Hearing.
    B v B – represented the respondent in financial remedy proceedings involving allegations of hidden assets and fraudulent trust deeds.
    A v A - represented the intervenors in complex financial remedy proceedings. Involved the intervenors interest in various properties said to belong to the parties. Ultimately heard in the High Court.
    R v R – represented the applicant from first appointment to private FDR. Multi-million asset base including complex pension instrument requiring expert evidence.
    A v A – represented the applicant in an application to enforce and set aside a consent order. Involved the issue of non-executory pension sharing orders, Barder and Thwaite jurisdictions.
    D v A – early advice and pleadings in a complex Tolata matter involving alternative causes of action and engaging section 17 of the Married Womens Property Act 1882.

  • Private law
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    Sam represents litigants at all stages of private law proceedings and has a particular interest in cases involving an international element.

    Recent work includes issues such as:

    • Intractable hostility and alienating behaviours
    • Domestic violence
    • Sexual abuse
    • International relocation/transnational abandonment
    • Substance misuse and addiction
    • Grandparent applications
    • Section 91 (14) orders
    • Mental health issues.

    Sam additionally accepts instructions in cases of domestic abuse injunctions.

    Significant cases:

    N v Y – representing the respondent in a case involving alleged transnational abandonment. Complex factual scenario including children with significant additional needs.
    L v K – representing the respondent in a case involving the proposed relocation of one child to the applicant’s home country. Complex physical abuse allegations.
    K v K – representing the respondent in a relocation matter at final hearing.
    K v J – representing the applicant at DRA and Final Hearing in complex Children Act proceedings against a leading KC. Issues including alleged physical chastisement and local authority involvement.
    T v T – representing the respondent from first to final hearing in an application to discharge an existing Child Arrangements Order.
    R v B – representing the respondent in a multi-day fact find before a Circuit Judge including serious allegations of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.

  • FDR Hearing Service
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    Sam Pentony is available for private remote FDR hearings. For more information on private remote FDR hearings please click here.

  • Recommendations

    'Sam is knowledgeable and robust as an advocate whilst being extremely personable and empathetic towards clients and their needs. His advice is measured and resolution-focused. He is a fantastic negotiator.'
    Legal 500 2026/Family: children and domestic violence/South Eastern Circuit/Rising Star

    ‘Sam is a robust and reliable advocate with a keen eye for detail. His meticulous preparation allows him to drill down to the real issues at hand, with ease, and he is an incredibly hardworking individual who approaches every task with a level of commitment and precision that is truly commendable.'
    Legal 500 2026/Family: children and domestic violence/Midlands Bar/Rising Star

    ‘Sam is knowledgeable and robust as an advocate, whilst being extremely personable and empathetic towards clients and their needs. His advice is always measured and resolution focused. Sam is a fantastic negotiator.'
    Legal 500 2025/Family: children and domestic violence/South Eastern Circuit/Rising Star
    Legal 500 2025/Family: children and domestic violence/Midlands Bar/Rising Star

    'Sam is a very confident advocate and will fiercely fight for his clients.'
    Legal 500 2024/Family: children and domestic violence/Midlands Bar/Rising Star

    'Sam can get to grips with a case quickly and provide constructive advice delivered in a way the client fully understands. He is always well-prepared and has impressive advocacy skills. He will go the extra mile to try and get the best outcome for a client wherever possible.'
    Legal 500 2024/Family: children and domestic violence/South Eastern Circuit/Rising Star

     

     

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