SARAH J BOOTH

Call 1999 Gray’s Inn
Crime
- Drug importation and supply
- Firearms
- General crime
- Homicide
- Inquests
- Licensing
- Motoring offences
- Prison law
- Sexual offences
LLB (Huddersfield)
sjbooth@deanscourt.co.uk
Education
Canon Slade SchoolHuddersfield University (LLB Law)
Areas of Practice
An experienced advocate having conducted trials in the following areas:
- Murder
- Historical sexual violence
- Mortgage fraud
- People trafficking
- Prison Law
- Health and Safety
A Category 3 CPS advocate.
Professional Associations
Criminal Bar Association
Northern Circuit
South Eastern Circuit
Significant Recent Cases
R v Christopher O'Hara - Murder of an elderly male by a 16 year old boy.
R v Forbes and Others - Multi-handed homicide
R v Tasker and others - People trafficking and money-laundering. Major multi-handed trialR v Trevor Wells - Multiple offences of rape and indecent assault on 11 year old step-daughter
R v Major Brian Street - High-level benefit fraud, featured in a BBC documentary.
R v Sammons and others - Conspiracy to rob merchandise to the value of nearly £1m
R v Wayne Maycock - "Baby -shaking" of 6 week old son. Catastrophic injuries
R v Bennett and others - Football violence, Bolton Wanderers / Manchester United. 10 handed trial, section 18 and violent disorder
R v Daniella Kelly - Successful appeal to Court of Appeal. Wrongful application of tariff for mobile phone theft in handbag snatch
R v Davika Byro and Wendy Sewell - Central Criminal Court. Multiple counts of administering noxious substances and unlawful imprisonment. Victims patients in nursing home run by defendants