Sammy was admitted as an attorney in 1981, a notary in 1987 and as a conveyancer in 1989. He obtained a BA Law degree at the University of the Westville in 1975 and a LLB degree at the University of Witwatersrand in 1980.
Sammy has regularly acted as a judge of the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria since 2002, for many years served on the board of conveyancing examiners for the competency-based examinations and as a member of the evaluation committee for the appointment of regional Magistrates in Pretoria, is a member of the disciplinary committee of the Legal Practice Council as well as the investigating committee and review committee of the Legal Practice Council.
Sammy is an experienced conveyancer and his field of expertise includes all aspects of conveyancing, property law, wills and deceased estates and notarial contracts and the authentication of documents and apostille certificates.