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Anna Walsh

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English, Spanish

Anna is a Partner in CMS’ Insurance and Reinsurance Group, focusing on supporting clients in the social care, healthcare, aesthetics and life sciences sectors and their insurers.

Anna advises on insurance coverage, coverage disputes, claims and other investigations arising in these sectors. Anna is a highly experienced medical malpractice solicitor and was previously a NHS Resolution Partner. Anna has particular experience in advising on very high value and complex claims and disputes where multiple parties are involved in the delivery of health and social care services and advises clients on a number of risk management initiatives in those circumstances. Anna is also instructed by clients to support them at inquests, in other investigations (e.g. by the police or the CQC) and in relation to data breach claims, product liability claims, HRA claims and claims arising from healthcare provision within sports. Anna also has experience advising clients on expansion into the UK market.

Anna has a keen interest in supporting clients with risk horizon scanning in the social care, healthcare and  life sciences sectors. She has spoken at events and provided training on the risks of digital healthcare, medical technology and AI and how clients can mitigate their risks and spoken with members of the firm’s cyber security team at events on the potential consequences of cyber incidents for clients in these sectors.

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Relevant experience

  • Defence of novel fatal claim brought in England arising from maternal death involving criminal proceedings in another European jurisdiction. Successful defence of claims at trial following leg amputation surgeries (Baker v Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1011 (QB) and Basile v (1) Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (2) Dr J O Salerno (2017). Advised on numerous claims arising from gender affirming surgery. Advised on litigation arising from gynaecological mesh.
  • Advised on a claim by an elite rugby league player arising from allegedly negligent management of concussion. Advised on a claim against a sports body arising from allegedly negligent clinical management of an elite athlete following a head injury during practice, securing a discontinuance.
  • Advised a leading medical technology company on insurance requirements and potential risks arising from the use of AI in the delivery of healthcare services to patients.
  • Defended a data breach claim against a healthcare provider, securing a discontinuance.
  • Advised an insurer on an international clinical trials product. Advised an insurer on a complaint to the FOS arising from a coverage decision.
  • Advised on a HRA claim against a social care provider arising from allegedly negligent deprivation of liberty.
  • Instructed to advise on a criminal investigation arising from multiple deaths of service users.
  • Instructed to assist a charity following the death of a service user in relation to multiple investigations and proceedings including a police investigation, an inquest, a CQC investigation and prosecution and civil claims by the Deceased’s estate and secondary victims.
  • Wrote a comprehensive White Paper for a large US healthcare provider on medical malpractice law and the indemnity market in England following their expansion into the London market.
  • Supported NHS Resolution in the early stages of its Early Notification Scheme, investigating specific brain injuries at birth for the purposes of determining if negligence caused the harm and considering early quantum investigations.
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Education

  • 2011 LPC College of Law Bloomsbury
  • 2010 LLB Law with Spanish, University of Sheffield
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13/03/2024
Court of Appeal rules that defence of illegality in civil claim is not...
In Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others [2024] EWCA Civ 138, the Court of Appeal recently held, by a majority of 2 to 1, that where a person has committed a crime, but has been found...
28/11/2023
A warning to those reporting on diagnostic imaging - KJY v University College...
With the UK Government announcing at the end of October 2023 that 160 community diagnostic centres will be open by March 2024, it is a burgeoning time for those working in diagnostics. Medical malpractice...
27/11/2023
Video surveillance in personal injury cases - QBE UK Limited v Mark Raymond...
An individual who exaggerated his injuries following an accident at work has been found in contempt of court and sentenced to 10 months, following the use of surveillance footage by insurer, QBE.Back­groun­dOn...
16/11/2023
Criminal liability for injuries in Sport – when does it arise?
It is reported that a man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player, Adam Johnson, on 28 October 2023, during a game between the Nottingham Panthers and the...