Biography
I’m National Lead Partner at Irwin Mitchell for all personal injury group claims. I specialise in group litigation involving all types of accident and injury cases as well as medical negligence and defective products. I’ve been involved with some of the most high-profile group action cases over the last thirty years, including:
- Representing the families of the victims of the Boeing Air Ethiopia Flight 302 tragedy in their civil claims for damages in the US and in obtaining a verdict of unlawful killing in the UK
- Claims arising from the Tunisia terrorist attack on British holidaymakers
- Claims for accident and injury against the defunct travel company Thomas Cook
- Claims on behalf of service personnel against the MOD for injuries resulting from the prescription of the ant malarial drug lariam
- Various group actions against the Department of Trade and Industry, including Vibration White Finger cases and the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation (BCRDL) which established the compensation scheme for thousands of claimants
- Claims involving the “Marchioness” boat collision disaster and other accidents at sea
- Various defective drug cases
- Defective medical device cases including metal on metal hip prostheses and breast implants
- Various defective medical screening cases
- Cases involving medical trials
- The Hepatitis C Litigation
- The Haemophilia Litigation on behalf of HIV and hepatitis victims
- Group cases involving victims of abuse against social services, various religious and educational institutions and clinicians
- Clinical negligence claims against many different surgeons and clinicians including the breast surgeon, Ian Paterson and the colorectal surgeon Anthony Dixon
- Nationwide Organ Retention Litigation
- Cadbury's salmonella and other food poisoning cases
- Vioxx, an arthritis drug linked with fatal heart attacks.
I’m currently leading some of Irwin Mitchell’s largest group litigation cases, including:
- JJML transvaginal mesh litigation
- PIP surgeon group cases
- Human Rights Act claims resulting from the crimes of David Fuller
- claims resulting from defective cardiac bypass surgical equipment / heater: cooler machinery
I have extensive experience of both product and non-product related cosmetic injury claims, as well as injury due to environmental and industrial exposure. These cases include the Camelford water pollution cases, Gower Chemicals Group Litigation, and Broomfield Tip claims.
Testimonials
"Vastly experienced partner; highly respected by all in the product liability field. Despite her seniority still very much hands on with clients and they all seem to love her." - Legal 500, 2023
"Sallie Booth is highly experienced in product liability claims across the globe and has a very good sense of how best to run a claim to achieve swift and satisfactory results." - Chambers & Partners 2022 (Leading Individual - band 2)
“Immense experience and are hugely respected in product liability work” - Legal 500 2022 (Leading Individual)
"'Brilliant and tactical,' Sallie Booth combines pragmatism and common sense with a brilliant depth of knowledge of product liability law and practice. Her conduct of the vaginal mesh cases has been incredibly impressive." – Legal 500, 2021 (Leading Individual)
"An impressive performer in a wide range of product liability matters, and is particularly noted for her capabilities in medical device and pharmaceutical disputes." – Chambers & Partners, 2021 (Leading Individual – Band 2)
"Sallie Booth is a fantastic tactician and is excellent to work with." – Legal 500, 2020
"Absolutely excellent… very bright" – Chambers & Partners, 2019
"An excellent solicitor’ who is ‘not afraid to challenge the established way of doing things when this is in her clients’ interests.’" – Legal 500, 2018/19
"She really understands strategy - the importance of where you direct your resources and what to focus on. She is an excellent tactician." – Chambers & Partners, 2018
"She is absolutely brilliant", "she has her head screwed on and is up to speed with everything." – Chambers & Partners, 2017
