Tim Annett
Irwin MitchellAs well as acting in a high volume of group claims, with a particular emphasis on matters related to medical negligence, abuse and aviation disasters, Irwin Mitchell also has expertise in individual actions relating to defective products. Tim Annett is lauded for his ‘tremendous technical knowledge combined with a commercial approach’. He leads the team alongside Sallie Booth, who is praised for being ‘highly strategic in her management of product liability claims’. Elsewhere, Catherine Slattery and Natalie Truman stand out for product liability claims with a clinical negligence aspect.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Tim Annett deployed considerable resources, contacts, expertise and experience to manage the whole process - from finding the right technical experts to investigate the cause of the defective product to identifying the appropriate medical experts to assess the injuries and medical conditions caused by the product defect.'
‘We really appreciate having Tim Annett, a talented and experienced partner, managing our case, and being the single point of contact, which means we can maintain consistency and have streamlined communications. In addition to being experienced and knowledgeable in product liability cases, he is great at explaining to lay people like us the technical legal complexities whenever we have questions.'
‘Strong market presence, good client handling, and good reputation.’
'Sallie Booth is highly strategic in her management of product liability claims, and she brings a huge amount of experience. She is dogged with defendants and as a result usually achieves superlative results for her clients.'
‘Tim Annett and Catherine Slattery are excellent with clients. Very good at instructions.’
‘The Irwin Mitchell product liability team are very well resourced, which is necessary for claimants bringing product liability claims against large companies. They are willing to back claims to trial which defendants are aware of and helps achieve settlement results. Irwin Mitchell have access to some of the best respected product liability experts which is essential in this type of litigation.’
‘Tim Annett is highly experienced and very well respected in this market. He is not phased by difficult litigation and is great to work alongside for that reason. He has tremendous technical knowledge combined with a commercial approach. He achieves very good results for his clients.’
‘There are few firms who have the experience, staff or resources to take on large group actions which often proliferate in product liability claims. Irwin Mitchell has a very long and illustrious record doing this and they are credited with being in many of the most high-profile claimant product liability actions. They often are the lead solicitors in group actions given their huge experience.'
Key clients
- Boeing 737 Claims
- Sorin heater-cooler
- Nutribullet
- Advanced Bionics
- Zimmer Biomet NexGen
- Trans-Vaginal Mesh Litigation
- Claims against Optegra
- Claims arising from alleged defective IVF freezing solution
Work highlights
- Agreeing a process for the resolution of claims in the JJML POP litigation relating to trans-vaginal mesh.
- Advising potential claimants in connection with concerns arising from defective freezing solution used for IVF and handling significant media interest related to this.
- Assisted Nutribullet with a claim arising from alleged defective blenders.
Lawyers
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Sallie Booth
Irwin MitchellPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tim Annett, Sallie Booth