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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- ‘Anna Walsh, Partner in the London Office, provides excellent, pragmatic legal advice and is very ably supported by Alex Filiantris and Ben Marshall, Senior Associate.'
- ‘A small but great team of clinical negligence specialists; they know what their clients want and how to get it.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Anna Walsh was excellent throughout the history of this difficult case, and Ben Marshall provided invaluable support.’
- ‘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.’
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