Insurance & Reinsurance
Carlo has significant experience of advising on and appearing in proceedings concerning policy interpretation, avoidance of cover for nondisclosure, misrepresentation and breach of notification and other clauses.
Examples of work in this area includes:
- Advising a leading insurance broker in a claim where it is alleged that the broker bound an insurer outside the scope of its actual authority. The case overlaps questions of rectification, construction of the policy, and (in a separate aspect of the case) fraud.
- Sole counsel for the claimant insurance company in a broker’s negligence claim arising out of the fraudulent ‘placement’ of a (non-existent) reinsurance policy by a sub-broker. Damages are in the region of £15M. The case also involves questions of the broker’s warranty of authority. Currently pre-action.
- Advised on a claim (settled confidentially at mediation) arising out of the design of a new insurance product, which was found not to operate effectively immediately prior to launch.
- Instructed (with Andrew Bartlett QC and James Medd) in relation to coverage provided by a £5m excess layer professional indemnity insurance policy, following alleged defective design of an office block overseas.
- Junior to Andrew Bartlett QC in a London arbitration relating to coverage under a product liability policy, potentially determinative of claims and various layers of insurance worth up to £300m.
Selected Cases
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- DIPT v Sanglier v Apollo: the importance of assessing the evidence, settling reasonably, and understanding the terms on which you contract
- Carlo Taczalski and Frederick Simpson are successful in the Court of Appeal Cross-undertakings have little place in the security for costs regime
News
- DIPT v Sanglier v Apollo: the importance of assessing the evidence, settling reasonably, and understanding the terms on which you contract
- Carlo Taczalski and Michael Harper successful in forcing discontinuance after 5 week trial
Events
- Carlo Taczalski to speak at London Build 2021 Expo
- Carlo Taczalski will be speaking at “Cash Is King – Payments and Changes in Tax Laws” webinar by Decipher Group
Qualifications
- Queen Mother Scholarship, Middle Temple (2010)
- Harmsworth Entrance Exhibition, Middle Temple (2010)
- Lovells Examination Prize, Downing College (2006)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship (2005 – 2007)
Memberships
- CLCBAR
- COMBAR
- TECBAR
- PNBA
Recommendations
“Technically very able and quick thinking, able to communicate very effectively, and provides solid advice on strategy and the merits.”
Legal 500, 2022
“An astute and confident advocate who is very robust in his analysis. He is attentive and has a real eye for detail.”
Legal 500, 2022
“A great blend of being exceptionally bright, hardworking and responsive together with a charming personality. Engenders confidence of clients both in conference and courtroom. More than a match for experienced counsel both in mainstream professional indemnity work and more specialist.”
Legal 500, 2021
“Carlo is incredibly forensic in his approach to work, he deals with large quantities of information in a methodical manner and is an excellent communicator.”
Legal 500, 2021
“Handles a diverse range of construction disputes.”
Legal 500, 2020
“He is very bright and thorough when it comes to considering all the possible issues.”
Legal 500, 2020
