Samantha Phumaphi

Samantha Phumaphi is a Consultant Barrister at Carlsons Solicitors, called to the Bar in 2005, with over fifteen years of advocacy experience in children, matrimonial, and employment matters across both the UK and South Africa. Her family law practice covers private law children proceedings including contact, residence, specific issue, and prohibited steps orders, financial remedies — including cases with a foreign element — pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and non-molestation and occupation orders; she is also an accredited mediator and member of the Civil Mediation Council, and trains mediators through a CEDR-accredited organisation. Her background in criminal advocacy provides strong cross-examination skills that she deploys effectively across family and employment proceedings.