Sarah Moore
OVERVIEW
Sarah’s practice focuses primarily on product liability and environmental litigation, essentially involving personal injury group actions.
Expertise
Sarah commenced her career at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer where she trained in both their London and Paris offices. Most recently, she practiced as an associate solicitor at Leigh Day in London, where she was involved in high profile litigation against British corporations concerning a range of product liability and environmental issues. Her cases have involved defective medical devices, pharmaceuticals and mass torts-often committed overseas by UK multinationals.
Her arrival in 2019 helped Hausfeld expand its human rights and environmental disputes practice, and her broad range of experience also compliments our group actions and consumer claims work.
Sarah was elected to the role of Joint Coordinator of the Product Liability Special Interest Group at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) in early 2023.
Clients
Throughout her career in the legal industry, her clients mainly consist of charities and large groups of individuals due to the nature of her practice.
EDUCATION
Legal Practice Course, College of Law
Common Professional Examination, College of Law
LLM International Law with International Relations, Lancaster University
History Degree, Cambridge University
BAR ADMISSIONS
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2006
AFFILIATIONS
Sarah was elected to the role of Joint Coordinator of the Product Liability Special Interest Group at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers in January 2023.
In 2004, Sarah spent 3 months undertaking voluntary work with anti-death penalty charity Reprieve in New Orleans, United States.
NEWS
PUBLICATIONS
In addition, Sarah is regularly invited to talk about her work to the media. One such example is her work on raising awareness around the antiquated Vaccine Damages Payment Scheme in light of the COVID pandemic. Some of the news channels and broadsheets reporting on these issued include:
BBC News
Sky News: report one, report two
The Guardian
The Independent (subscription only)
The Telegraph (subscription only)
Covid: Widower calls for easier access to vaccine damages payment - an interview with Sarah Moore, BBC News
PERSPECTIVES
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Chambers UK
Sarah Moore 'is highly empathetic and very thorough - she leaves no stone unturned'. Sarah 'takes intensely complicated legal matters in her stride and has a very practical approach' and 'is a well-respected expert and experienced solicitor.' - Product Liability: Mainly Claimant, Chambers UK, 2024
'Sarah Moore is one of the most scientifically and technically literate lawyers in product liability... Sarah is a very experienced and capable lawyer. She has always shown a lot of commitment to her clients and tries to get the best outcome for her them.' and 'She is an excellent communicator who gives honest feedback. She goes above and beyond for her clients.' - Product Liability, Chambers UK, 2023
Sarah Moore shows particular strength advising at the intersection between the legal and scientific, and is therefore well equipped to handle claims relating to defective medical products. Ranked as Up and Coming. "Sarah Moore combines a very strong knowledge of the law with very good people skills." - Product Liability: Mainly Claimant, Chambers UK 2022
Sarah Moore shows particular strength advising at the intersection between the legal and scientific, and is therefore well equipped to handle claims relating to defective medical products. "She is very good with experts and has very good technical and clinical knowledge." "She can really grapple with difficult science-based questions. She's a stand out person on that front." -Product Liability: Mainly Claimant - UK-wide, Chambers UK 2021
Sarah was listed as an ‘Associate to Watch’: “Sarah Moore shows particular strength advising at the intersection between the legal and scientific, and is therefore well equipped to handle claims relating to defective medical products.”
One source enthuses: "She has one of the best brains for science in her sector. She can get to grips with really complicated scientific issues that a lot of people struggle with. She's a brilliant researcher." - 2020
Sarah was listed as an ‘Associate to Watch’: “Sarah Moore is a developing force in the market who has been involved in significant litigation involving medical device defects.”
One client reports: "She's very bright and very good at getting on top of some of the complex detail and literature. She has a very good analytical brain." - 2019
Legal 500 UK
'Key Lawyer' - Civil Liberties and Human Rights, 2024
‘Sarah Moore is 'very dedicated' and 'excellent in all respects – creative, committed, efficient'. - Real Estate: Environmental, 2024
‘Sarah Moore is very dedicated and clever, with commitment to the cause and the ability to advise on long-term outcomes as well as on the immediate case in hand. We hope to work with her more in future.’ - Real Estate: Environmental, 2024
Excellent, generous with time and able to get on top of a lot of technical information without losing sight of the bigger picture.’ - Real Estate: Environmental, 2024
Sarah is recognised as 'Next Generation - Partner'. - Product Liability: Claimant, 2023 and 2024
Sarah is recognised as a 'Key Lawyer'. - Civil Liberties and Human Rights, 2023
Ranked as a 'Next Generation Partner'. - Product Liability: Claimant, 2022
'Sarah Moore has huge experience in bringing big group litigation environmental law cases.' '[Sarah] is highly engaged and committed.' - Environment, 2022
Sarah Moore is recognised as a 'key lawyer'. - Civil Liberties and Human Rights, 2022
‘Sarah Moore is incredibly analytical and clear in her approaches to issues. Claimant are lucky to have her in support.’
'Sarah Moore is also very talented with an impressive work ethic and a determination to get the best results for her clients.’ – Product Liability: Claimant 2021 (ranked at a previous firm)
Sarah was recognised as a ‘Rising Star’. – Product Liability: Claimant 2019 and 2021
Sarah Moore has successfully represented clients seeking compensation for historic thalidomide injuries and has played a key role in the DePuy Pinnacle Metal on Metal Hip Group Litigation. – Product Liability: Claimant 2018
Sarah was noted as ‘outstandingly bright and phenomenally hardworking’. – Product Liability: Claimant 2017
Best Lawyers
Sarah has been recognised for Product Liability Litigation in the 'United Kingdom Best Lawyers' 2024 edition.
Experience
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Chambers UK, 2023'Sarah Moore is one of the most scientifically and technically literate lawyers in product liability... Sarah is a very experienced and capable lawyer. She has always shown a lot of commitment to her clients and tries to get the best outcome for her them.'
Chambers UK, 2022Combines a very strong knowledge of the law with very good people skills.
Legal 500 UK, 2022Sarah Moore has huge experience in bringing big group litigation environmental law cases.
Chambers UK, 2021She is very good with experts and has very good technical and clinical knowledge.
Legal 500 UK, 2021Very talented with an impressive work ethic and a determination to get the best results for her clients.
Chambers UK, 2021She can really grapple with difficult science-based questions. She's a stand out person on that front.
Legal 500 UK, 2021Sarah Moore is incredibly analytical and clear in her approaches to issues. Claimants are lucky to have her in support.
Legal 500 UK, 2021Very talented with an impressive work ethic and a determination to get the best results for her clients.
Chambers UK, 2020Shows particular strength advising at the intersection between the legal and scientific, and is therefore well equipped to handle claims relating to defective medical products.
Chambers UK, 2020She can get to grips with really complicated scientific issues that a lot of people struggle with. She's a brilliant researcher.
Chambers UK, 2019She's very bright and very good at getting on top of some of the complex detail and literature. She has a very good analytical brain.
What I think
