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Irwin Mitchell

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Irwin Mitchell is known as a ‘genuine national leader for technical know-how and experience in group litigation’, with a pre-eminent practice in claims related to defective products, medical negligence, and travel illness. Cases undertaken are often highly publicised, with the team notable having acted on the Boeing 737 claims and Lariam claims brought against the Ministry of Defence. The leadership of the team is split four ways, with Tim Annett, Sallie Booth, David Johnston-Keay  and senior associate Jatinder Paul  all sitting at the helm of the practice. Also of note is Natalie Truman, who is commended for her clinical negligence work, and is ’great in group claims’.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Irwin Mitchell is a genuine national leader for technical know-how and experience in group litigation.'
  • 'The team, led by Jatinder Paul, is always willing to pursue difficult group cases and fight their clients' corner.’
  • ‘Jatinder Paul has a depth of experience and a breadth of knowledge in group claims.’
  • ‘Irwin Mitchell have vast experience in group litigation internationally as well as domestically. They have the expertise and resourcing to convene very large group claims and they generally lead the litigation where other firms of solicitors are also involved. The spread of offices nationally is a great help to provide relatively local support to clients.’
  • ‘Sallie Booth is a very experienced litigator, who is very streetwise and knows all of the tricks of the trade. Her knowledge of group litigation is exemplary. Whilst she has a clear vision for the whole of the claim, she also keeps each individual claimant in mind, and looks out for each of their interest. She knows her stuff, and how to get the best outcome for her clients.'
  • 'Natalie Truman is one to watch in this department. She does some clinical negligence work as well, but she is great in group claims as well. She has taken the lead in managing the on-the-ground running of a group claim, and her attention to detail is amazing.’
  • ‘This is an absolute star claimant team. The solicitors combine an excellent awareness of case strategy with a compassionate approach to their injured clients. Evidence of their stellar approach is the recent settlement in the pelvic mesh litigation.’
  • ‘Sallie Booth: brilliant, super-commercial, tactical and an original thinker. Tim Annett: compassionate, thorough, rigorous and imaginative. Natalie Truman: a rising star at the firm with an unparalleled understanding of pelvic mesh litigation.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tim Annett, Sallie Booth, David Johnston-Keay, Jatinder Paul

Other key lawyers

Natalie Truman