Samantha Hillas KC

Sam Hillas KC specialises in financial remedy work as an advocate, arbitrator and private FDR evaluator and is known for her plain speaking, common sense approach.

She practises from St John’s Buildings, with chambers in Liverpool and across the North of England and is one of only three matrimonial finance specialist silks across the Northern and North Eastern Circuits. 

 In January 2026 Sam was elected as Leader of the Northern Circuit.  She is also a Bencher of Inner Temple with responsibility for student engagement and support, a patron of Wirral Women and Children’s Aid, a co-editor of Family Affairs, the FLBA’s tri-annual publication, a fellow of the IAFL, a judicial officer for the RFU and World Rugby, and in 2024, she received the Pro Bono KC of the Year award from Advocate, the bar’s advocacy charity. 

 She is a regular contributor to the Financial Remedies Journal and a member of the FRJ editorial board.