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We have an experienced team of lawyers who advise on professional negligence claims. Our teams deal with coverage, monitoring and defence work. CMS’ specialist team handles claims of all sizes, undertaking work in a number of areas including:

Our expertise has been gained over many years of instructions both from professional indemnity insurers on behalf of their insureds, and direct instructions from professionals. Our professional negligence teams are based in London, Bristol, Sheffield and Edinburgh. CMS provides access to our specialist lawyers in the UK and in other jurisdictions so that we can draw as needed on expert advice – from pensions lawyers in Paris to tax lawyers in Algiers.

Our team has an excellent reputation in the insurance market, with numerous insurer panel appointments.

Dispute resolution: We help our clients avoid litigation and provide expert advice to resolve disputes where possible. Our advice is clear, commercial and conscious of reputational risk. We will vigorously defend unmeritorious claims.

Full Service: As a full-service firm, we work closely with colleagues in areas such as tax and insolvency to provide comprehensive advice focused on achieving the best outcome. 

For more information and detailed credentials, contact the Partner team, details above.

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Accountants & Actuaries
We have an experienced team of lawyers who advise accountants and actuaries in personal liability claims. CMS’ specialist team handles claims of
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Construction PI
We have an experienced team of lawyers who advise on all aspects of professional risks in the construction industry. We have extensive experience in a
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Financial Services Professionals
We have an experienced team of lawyers who advise on matters relating to financial services professional. Our team deals with coverage, monitoring and
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Insurance Brokers
Our dedicated brokers’ professional indemnity team has extensive experience and unparalleled expertise in acting for, advising and defending dom
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Pension Professionals
CMS’ specialist pension professionals’ team handles a large number of claims of all sizes involving alleged professional negligence by pen
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Solicitors
We have a strong and growing practice and our team is a recognised leader in solicitors’ professional indemnity work. We have a particularly str
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Surveyors
We have a market leading professional indemnity practice and our Surveyors’ PI team has many years’ experience of advising on all aspects
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Technology
New technology is disrupting existing business models and creating new ones. It is impacting the scope of exposure faced by insureds and creating oppo

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12/06/2024
Are Professional Indemnity Claims getting harder and more expensive to...
 Our annual Professional Indemnity Seminar for insurance professionals is taking place on Wednesday 12 June 2024. This year we will be considering whether Professional Indemnity claims are becoming harder and more expensive to defend and, if they are, what steps Insurers and Insureds can take to mitigate against this. There will be a number of short presentations from CMS partners and associates on what we consider are the key factors that are impacting the defence of Professional Indemnity Claims, including:The Court’s approach to case management and pre-action con­duct­Man­age­ment of claims against multiple insured partiesIssues in defending insolvent insuredsEnhanced claimant rights - Building Safety ActDevelopments in the recovery of costsPlease register by clicking the button below, and feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues who may find this of interest.
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