Samuel Marrache

Sam is a barrister in our Litigation Department, specialising in commercial litigation.

He works closely with the Partners on the Litigation team and under the guidance of Lewis Baglietto KC and Moshe Levy. He has experience in a wide range of civil and criminal matters and has appeared regularly in the Gibraltar courts since having been Called to the Bar.

Sam’s busy litigation practice involves a number of areas including commercial disputes, civil fraud, trust law, competition law, telecommunications and libel cases. Recent cases in which Sam has acted include:

• Robert Tchenguiz v Alvar Financial Services Limited and Entain Plc
• F Picardo v Agustin Rosety Fernandez de Castro
• Line Trust Corporation Limited v Jacob Schimmel and Others
• Gibtelecom Limited v The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority and Gibfibre Limited
• Serfaty v JFM Shine Cleaning Services.

Sam also gained experience in the Corporate and Commercial team having previously worked under the guidance of Vikram Nagrani and Grahame Jackson.

He read Law at University College London (UCL) and graduated with First Class Honours, top of his class, in 2020. He was honoured three prestigious academic awards from the UCL Faculty of Laws: the John Frederic Whitehouse Essay Award for the best dissertation, the Dean’s List and The Chartered Institute of Tax, London Branch, Prize for Taxation. He subsequently completed the BPC LLM at the University of Law obtaining a distinction. He was then called to the Bar of England and Wales in November 2021 by The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.

Sam also graduated top of his class from the Professional Certificate of Competence in Law course, delivered by the University of Gibraltar, and was class representative during that year. He is now the Course Leader for that same course.

Sam thoroughly enjoys following politics and has appeared twice on BBC News regarding Brexit. He is also an avid sportsman, currently playing in the Futsal Premier Division, and has represented Gibraltar internationally playing 5-a-side football. Sam passionately enjoys fishing and is the Spokesperson for the Gibraltar Tuna Fishing Club.