Chris Potts
Partner
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Chris has supported us very well and his advice has always had our best interest both commercially and for ourselves as clients.
Chris leads the Commercial Litigation team at Blake Morgan. He handles complex commercial and corporate disputes, often in multiple jurisdictions. His practice includes substantial fraud/breach of duty claims.
Main areas of practice
Chris’ main areas of expertise include:
- Corporate disputes
- Fraud
- Contract disputes
Clients
He deals with a variety of companies and their shareholders, as well as insolvency practitioners.
Expertise
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Corporate & Shareholder Disputes
- Resolving Disputes
- Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery
Career
Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, Chris was a Detective Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police for five years. He then worked for a further five years at a major international law firm in Hong Kong (now JSM Mayer Brown).
He joined Blake Morgan in 2001 and became a partner in 2007.
Chris has regularly been recognised as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 directory, and ranked in the Chambers and Partners Guides as well as being named a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer in 2024.
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Accreditations
Memberships
- Member of the Fraud Advisory Panel
Significant Experience
- Shareholder disputes: Chris has many years of experience in dealing with the affairs of companies, particularly disputes between shareholders, which often involve addressing a person's status as a shareholder, director and employee. He also works closely with corporate lawyers.
- Company disputes: Deals with substantial disputes arising from the sale and purchase of companies, in particular warranty claims and disputes over earn out.
- Fraud: Substantial experience in fraud and breach of duty claims, often involving worldwide freezing injunctions. In a recent case over £10 million of assets were recovered.
Additional Expertise
Other disputes: Experience of litigation (High Court and Court of Appeal), arbitration and mediation.
Insolvency: Deals with aspects of insolvency law as it relates to companies.
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Insights by Chris
articles
What should you do if you suspect fraud? This article gives an overview of what recourse you might have as the appointed liquidator or injured party, where a company or...
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We were instructed by the Liquidator of an English company. Acting on a CFA, claims were commenced for, amongst others, fraudulent trading, misfeasance and breach of duty against the ex-director...
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