Samantha Greer
"Finalist for Best Woman in Construction Law 2019"
Samantha Jane Greer LL.B, LL.M is a solicitor with 15 years’ PQE specialising in construction, engineering and rail law. A finalist for Best Woman in Construction Law at the 2019 WICE Awards, Samantha has built a career advising major infrastructure businesses, national housebuilders and specialist engineering SMEs on complex contractual and commercial matters across the construction and rail sectors.
Samantha is Principal of Sam Greer Commercial Law, based in Nottingham, where she supports construction and engineering SMEs, particularly in payment and contract disputes, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice grounded in extensive industry experience.
Most recently, Samantha served as a Acting Head of Legal (maternity leave cover) at MJ Gleeson PLC, where she was a senior legal leader within the organisation. She advised executive team members including the Group Commercial Director and Chief Financial Officer on the full spectrum of construction and commercial issues. Her work included contract negotiation, dispute management, suspension and termination matters and the delivery of legal training across regional commercial teams.
Previously, Samantha led the Rail division at Buckles LLP, advising rail infrastructure and technology clients on JCT and NEC contracts, project delivery, consultant appointments, collateral warranties and multi-party negotiations. She has presented to the Railway Innovation Association and engaged with the Cabinet Office on IR35 matters.
Samantha’s earlier roles include serving within Balfour Beatty’s Rail Engineering and Technology division where she acted as first legal contact for UK and international rail contracts, negotiating agreements across the UK, US, Europe and Asia and delivering industry seminars on contract law and risk.
She began her construction law career in house with a specialist engineering subcontractor, advising on contracts, project support and payment management.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2009
Experience
- MJ Gleeson PLC – Head of Legal (Maternity Cover) (2023 - 2025)
- Buckles Solicitors – Construction Solicitor (2020 - 2024)
- Balfour Beatty PLC - In-House Solicitor (Rail and Technology) (2018 - 2020)
Membership
- Nottingham Law Society
Qualifications
- LL.M (2014–2015)
- LPC (2006–2008)
- LL.B (2002–2006)
Education
- Hertfordshire University (LL.M) (2014–2015)
- Nottingham Law School (LPC) (2006–2008)
- Nottingham Trent University (LL.B) (2002–2006)
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PRACTICE NOTES
Great Britain rail infrastructure contracts: regulation, procurement (NR21/NEC4), CP7, GBR reforms, risk allocation (liability caps, CAHA, possessions), NTSNs, and technology-driven obligations (UGMS, BIM, cyber security)
The UK rail network is the planet’s oldest, with over 1.7 billion people using trains for travel and more than 17 billion tonne kilometres of freight conveyed each year. Since British Rail was privatised in the 1990s, rail infrastructure has evolved into a complex model marrying public ownership with private delivery. Network Rail owns and runs the mainline, overseen by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and steered by strategic policy from the Department for Transport (DfT). In May 2021, the Government set out the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail as the blueprint for far-reaching reform of Britain’s railway. A new organisation, the Great British Railways Transition Team, was formed to put interim arrangements in place and to pave the way for Great British Railways (GBR), envisaged as the railway’s ‘single guiding-mind’. GBR would take on Network Rail’s functions. Rail infrastructure therefore continues to attract investment and experience growth. To expand effectively while sustaining and enhancing services and lowering passenger costs, the contractual relationships between Network Rail, other train operators and contractors delivering works...
Construction
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