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Rory Potter

Senior Associate

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Rory Potter

Rory Potter

Senior Associate

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Rory Potter

Rory Potter

Senior Associate

Rory Potter is a senior associate in the Clyde & Co Belfast office.

Regional experience

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Profile & Experience

Rory Potter is a senior associate in the Clyde & Co Belfast office.

Regional experience
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Rory started working for Clyde & Co in 2013 and qualified into the Litigation Team in 2015. 

Rory has gained experience across the department in its range of defence litigation and recovery work. Rory acts for insureds on a variety of County Court and High Court defence litigation claims, but also continues to pursue subrogated recoveries on behalf of insurers for motor and property damage claims.

Rory is a member of the professional negligence team in Clyde & Co and he has acted for a number of professionals such as accountants, architects, project managers, mortgage valuers, an animal protection charity, a sign language charity and a language interpreter company.
 

Experience

Rory has also gained experience in the following work types:

  • EL
  • PL
  • RTA
  • Recoveries
  • Claimant litigation. 


Professional Indemnity Experience

  • Representing a project manager in relation to a personal injury claim involving defective street furniture.
  • Representing a playground inspection company in relation to a personal injury claim arising out of the use of a defective slide.
  • Representing a kitchen company in relation to a defective kitchen fit-out. 
  • Representing a cat charity in relation to an ownership dispute, which we ultimately won at trial.
  • Representing a surveyor in relation to an alleged over-valuation resulting in losses for a bank when the property was repossessed and sold. 
  • Representing an architect in relation to damage caused to a building as a result of damp ingress.
  • Representing an accountant in relation to a claim in respect of financial advice and inaccurate tax returns leading to HMRC penalties.
     
Qualifications

  • Institute of Professional Legal Studies (Belfast) – Solicitor’s qualification
  • Queen’s University Belfast – LLB with French

Sectors

Sectors

  • Insurance

  • Professional Indemnity