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James Potts

James Potts

Position

James specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking and financial services, civil fraud, energy, and regulatory & professional disciplinary law. He has substantial experience of high-value, complex commercial litigation and arbitration, and regularly appears unled in trials and interim applications as well as acting as a junior. Much of James' work is international, including arbitrations under DIFC, LCIA, ICC and GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre rules. He has significant experience of litigation and arbitration in the Caribbean, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and a number of Middle East jurisdictions (including Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain).

Career

Called 2011, Gray’s Inn.

Publications of note:

Contributing editor, Phipson on Evidence (20th edition) Contributing editor, Mithani on Directors’ Disqualification Contributing author, Jordans Disciplinary and Regulatory Proceedings (8th, 9th and 10th editions) Contributing editor, Atkins Court Forms: Financial Services Contributing author, Butterworth Financial Regulation Service

Memberships

COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association, FSLA, Bar Pro Bono Unit

Education

MA (English Literature), First Class, University of Oxford (2008)

MPhil (Eighteenth Century Literature), Distinction, University of Cambridge (2009)

GDL, City University (2010)

Mentions

Middle East: The English Bar

Commercial

Leading junior2
James Potts – 3 Verulam Buildings 
Asia Pacific: The English Bar

Commercial

Leading junior2
James Potts – 3 Verulam Buildings 
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
James Potts – 3 Verulam Buildings 'James is extremely smart and responsive, and his drafting is first-class.'
London Bar

Crypto and blockchain assets

Leading junior1
James Potts – 3 Verulam Buildings 'Excellent technically and very user friendly. One of the few barristers in the crypto space who really know their stuff.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

Leading junior4
James Potts –3 Verulam Buildings 'He is measured under pressure and very intellectually able.'
The English Bar Offshore

The English Bar Offshore

Leading junior3
James Potts - 3 Verulam Buildings 'James is bright, fast and accurate.'