Chris Potts

Consultant

Contact details

07765 242315

01865 254270

LinkedIn

Chris is a consultant in 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 & Services

Chris has supported us very well and his advice has always had our best interest both commercially and for ourselves as clients.

Chambers and Partners, 2025

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 and a consultant in 2025.

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.

Contact details

07765 242315

01865 254270

LinkedIn

Accreditations
Potts, Chris - Chambers Top Ranked UK 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer logo
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.

Quotes


Chris Potts is very committed to getting good outcomes for clients. Determined, strategic and commercial approach to deliver client goals.

Legal 500, 2024

"Chris does litigation how its meant to be done, to resolve clients' disputes as effectively as possible."

Chambers and Partners, 2023

"Chris Potts who heads up Commercial Litigation for London and Thames Valley will roll his sleeves up and is tenacious in fighting his client’s corner."

Legal 500, 2023
Skip to content