Spread among its London and Bristol offices, the ‘highly commercial’ eight-strong team at Burges Salmon LLP provides a ’very high-quality work product’ to entities responding to regulatory probes. The practice is also instructed by regulatory bodies, including the FSCS. Team head Matthew Kaltsas-Walker is ‘very smart and impressive’ and takes the lead on the FSCS work. He is also the main contact for insurance litigation, acting for policyholders in claims against insurers and brokers.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The excellent team provides a very high-quality work product. They are highly commercial yet very pleasant and excellent on the law and the detail.’
‘Matthew Kaltsas-Walker is a very smart and impressive lawyer, combining excellent legal skills with superb strategy.’
‘Matthew Kaltsas-Walker is brilliant. A great technical lawyer. Very bright. Highly knowledgeable and great with clients
- 'Christopher Wenn is an excellent lawyer and great team player.’
Key clients
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
Work highlights
- Acting for the FSCS on a £150m portfolio of claims against defaulted SIPP operators and their PI Insurers.
- Acting for FSCS in its role as an intervenor in a Court of Appeal case concerning the function of the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthew Kaltsas-Walker