Samuel Deavoll

Sam is an Associate in our Employment and Litigation team. He joined Anderson Lloyd in January 2022 and is based out of the Christchurch office.

Sam began his legal career at a barristers chambers in Christchurch in 2016. Following this, in 2018, he worked at a Christchurch based law firm in the litigation team working across a variety of areas including, employment, family, and civil litigation.

In February 2020 he moved to London where he worked in various litigation based roles namely for the UK Government dealing with immigration litigation, and for large firm dealing with insurance litigation for the Lloyds Bank Group.

Sam returned to Christchurch at the end of 2021 and began his role at Anderson Lloyd. He specialises in employment and litigation with a particular interest in employment law advice, advocacy for employers and employees, civil litigation advice, and acting in civil litigation disputes.

Publications

• The Return to the Office: Can directing employees to return to the office when they have been working from home get you in to hot water?
• Can employment claims be raised outside the 90-day limitation period for a personal grievance?
• Is a resignation full and final?
• Hours of work and availability provisions continue to cause tensions
• How protected are your Employees’ disclosures?
• Is your restraint of trade clause reasonable?