CMS’s clinical negligence team, led by Yvonne Screene and Anna Walsh, is well-known for defending high-value, complex claims on behalf of individual clinicians and private healthcare providers. The team routinely acts for members of major medical defence unions, as well as a growing list of London Market insurers and private sector clients, and the practice has a strong technical bench and notable depth in spinal, neurological, and group claims. The team is also praised for its practical risk advice and its work on regulatory and cyber-adjacent matters.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Quality lawyers from top to bottom and always willing to go the extra mile. Very thorough in preparation and excellent legal knowledge.’
- ‘A specialist team. Expert in dealing with complex legal and medical issues.’
- ‘This is a very strong team who demonstrated excellence in picking up a particularly difficult case with a troubled history, running with it and succeeding.’
- ‘Anna Walsh was excellent throughout the history of this difficult case, and Ben Marshall provided invaluable support.’
- ‘They're a solid defendant-focussed firm, with good quality fee earners across the board, working from cases of lesser value right up to cases of the utmost severity and highest quantum.’
- ‘I've worked particularly with two associates, Laurel Batty and Kate Holbrook. Both excellent quality lawyers who provide great client service, with their cases beautifully organised and thoroughly fought.’
Key clients
- Medical Defence Union
- Dental Defence Union
- Hamilton
- Beazley
- The MPLC
- Brit
- Cygnet Health Care
- St Peter’s Andrology Centre
- The Private Clinic of Harley Street
- Probitas
- Circle Health Group
Practice head
Yvonne Screene; Anna Walsh
Other key lawyers
Laurel Batty; Kate Holbrook; Jessica Sharp; Alex Filiantris; Ben Marshall