Product Liability
Carlo’s product liability practice overlaps with his commercial, construction, property damage and professional negligence practice, with those cases often involving an element of product liability, for example:
- Allcopy v Vision – This was a debt claim, and the defence of a counterclaim in the TCC which was put in the region of £1m, in which it was alleged that photocopier toner provided to the Defendant and Counterclaimant over a period of 6 years was defective, and caused damage to reprographics machines and significant economic losses. The claim settled shortly before trial.
- Sanglier v Apollo – Sanglier v Apollo – Carlo was counsel for Apollo (leading Michael Harper) on a 5 week trial, following which (and before judgment) Sanglier discontinued against Carlo’s clients, and agreed to pay a significant sum in respect of costs. Concerned complex expert evidence as to the formulation of an adhesive, and questions of limitation of liability and complications arising from long cross-border contractual chains of supplies.
- Instructed as sole counsel in arbitral proceedings concerning a water treatment plant in Eastern Europe, which is said to have been defectively constructed and / or designed (the claim is put at circa Euro 2m).
- Various fire claims involving the failure of electrical components, including being for a leading high-street chain seeking to recover damages including for business interruption following a fire started by a defective component within a freezer in one of their shops.
- Junior to Andrew Bartlett KC in a London arbitration relating to coverage under a product liability policy in a pharmaceutical context potentially determinative of claims and various layers of insurance worth up to £300m.
Selected Cases
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- Carlo Taczalski successful in obtaining declarations that City Tower Unit Trust was entitled to terminate Briggs & Forrester’s contract for repudiatory breach
- Carlo Taczalski successfully resists short notice freezing injunction: IBMG Ltd and others v McKeon, Williams and others
Articles
- 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
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)
- MA (Cantab.) (2008)
Memberships
- CLCBAR
- COMBAR
- TECBAR
- PNBA
Recommendations
“Carlo is an excellent barrister. He is bright, hardworking, and a good strategist.”…”Carlo is very commercial, but not scared to get into the detail and provide robust advice on the merits too. He is a top class barrister.”
Legal 500, 2025
“Carlo is able to distil from mountains of information the key issues and formulate appropriate strategies. His advice is thorough and clear, his written submissions are compelling, and on his feet, he outperforms counsel many years his senior.”
Legal 500, 2025
“Carlo is an excellent advocate – a real fighter. He is very tenacious and not afraid to pursue difficult points. He is able to persuade courts very effectively. His written advocacy is also of a very high standard.”
Legal 500, 2024
“Carlo’s enthusiasm and eye for detail are exceptional and he adopts a common sense approach to strategy which is a significant benefit to both us and our clients.”…”Carlo is superb – extremely bright, a great lawyer and immensely hard-working. An outstanding junior.”
Legal 500, 2024
“Carlo knows his craft extremely well. A very able draftsman and able to turn a phrase in court. His advocacy is fluent and persuasive.”
Legal 500, 2024
“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
