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