The professional indemnity team at CMS offers ‘a high degree of expertise’ and is situated within the firm’s larger insurance group. Specialising in construction, renewable energy, and finance sector issues, the team is co-led by Harriet Munro, who provides ’robust and practical advice’, and Graeme MacLeod, who has notable commercial expertise. Another key contact within the team is Rowena Williams, who is ‘extremely knowledgeable’ in insurance litigation.
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‘A very high degree of expertise in insurance based litigation.'
‘Both Harriet Munro and Rowena Williams are extremely knowledgeable on insurance related litigation and provide robust and practical advice.’
'Harriet Munro is a stand-out partner - with her experience of insurance litigation in London, has a rare appreciation for the pure insurance aspects. Rowena Williams is an outstanding associate and a star of the future.'
'CMS have a long established reputation for excellence in this field in Scotland. They are serious players with a current team to match the market's expectations.'
'Harriet Munro is a hugely experienced individual in this sector. She is extremely knowledgeable, and technically very adept. You can be sure that she will be all over the detail of a case, and thinks of every possible angle in her client's interests. She has great judgment, is utterly unflappable and gets results - a brilliant person to have your corner.'
'Rowena Williams knows her cases inside out, and she leaves no stone unturned in fighting her client's corner. A very good lawyer who combines that with great commercial judgment.'
Key clients
- QBE
- Markel International
- AIG
- RSA
- Riverstone (formerly Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group)
- AXIS (formerly Novae Group plc)
- Liberty Syndicate
- AXA XL (formerly XL Catlin)
- WR Berkley
- Munich Re
- WSP
- Green Cat Renewables
Work highlights
Acted for the defender – a global firm of engineers – in a high-profile dispute concerning the impact of remediation of brownfield sites.
Acted for a Scottish law firm in a $300m conspiracy to defraud claim.
Acted for multidisciplinary engineering consultancy WSP in relation to various issues arising from the development of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow which are the subject of multiple court actions (with claims totalling £80m+) and an ongoing public inquiry.
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Practice head
Harriet Munro; Graeme MacLeod
Other key lawyers
Rowena Williams