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About
Provided by James Potts
Practice Areas
James specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular expertise in civil fraud, banking, financial services, sanctions, financial crime, cryptoassets, gambling, art and cultural heritage, company and shareholder disputes, energy, professional negligence, regulatory and professional disciplinary law, and commercial judicial review. Much of his work is international, including in the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Caribbean. Recent highlights include Morina v Scherbakova (proving validity of a missing wil for a large estate), Ambon v Finch (accounting fraud by the former directors and owners of an insurance broker), Tugushev v Orlov and Roth (dispute over Russia’s largest fishing group), AXA SA v Genworth Financial International Holdings (£500+ million share purchase agreement dispute relating to PPI), Medsted Associates Ltd v Canaccord Genuity (claim concerning fiduciary duties of brokers), Medlands (PTC) Ltd v St John’s Trust Company (Pvt) Ltd (trust litigation in Bermuda), and BML Properties Ltd v China Construction America (dispute over the $3.5 bilion Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas).
Career
Called 2011 (Gray’s Inn)
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, ChBA, FSLA, LCLCBA, Art Lawyers Association, PAIAM, MCIArb
Publications
Cryptoassets litigation chapter in Banking Litigation (5th edn, forthcoming in 2025), cryptoassets regulation chapter in Financial Services Law (5th edn, forthcoming in 2024), Sanctions sanctions chapter in Paget's Law of Banking (2023), Judgments judgments chapter in Phipson on Evidence (20th edn, 2021), Decision decision to Prosecute prosecute chapter in Regulatory and Disciplinary Proceedings (10th edn, 2019)
Personal
EDUCATION - MA (University of Oxford), MA (University of London), MPhil (University of Cambridge), Dip.Law (City University).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
James Potts's gambling disputes practice continues to cover regulatory work and matters in relation to the Gambling Act 2005. He acts for casinos in licence reviews by the Gambling Commission, and regularly advises on all aspects of compliance and licensing, such as anti-money laundering, sanctions and financial crime.
James Potts is a well-known junior in the cryptoasset sphere. He has experience acting for a variety of claimants in cryptocurrency fraud cases. He also has extensive skills when it comes to advising crypto platforms on regulatory compliance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's very commercial and accessible. He's quick in giving very thorough and complex advice, and understands that business moves fast in this sector. He's really good at dealing with sensitive matters."
"James Potts understands complex technical aspects."
"James is very responsive and provides commercially focused advice."
"He's very commercial and accessible. He's quick in giving very thorough and complex advice, and understands that business moves fast in this sector. He's really good at dealing with sensitive matters."
"James Potts understands complex technical aspects."
"James is very responsive and provides commercially focused advice."
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