4 New Square Chambers is frequently instructed in high-profile sports matters, with expertise spanning domestic and international disputes, including regular appearances before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Graeme McPherson KC remains engaged in a wide variety of significant sport cases, within his specialist field of horse racing and beyond. Richard Liddell KC is also active in the equestrian space, having successfully represented trainer Richard Hannon in a disciplinary case before the British Horseracing Authority concerning a positive drug test for the horse Etonian. Kendrah Potts, remains at the forefront, regularly handling some of the most high-profile cases in the field - her strength is exemplified by her representation, as sole advocate, of ATP world number one Jannik Sinner in his successful defence before the first instance independent tribunal of two anti-doping charges.
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Domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration. Sports law. Costs.
Position
Kendrah was called to the Bar after working as a solicitor for eleven years. She spent eight years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where she gained broad experience of High Court litigation, international arbitration and multi-jurisdictional disputes. She was a Partner and Head of Litigation at Onside Law before joining Mishcon de Reya as a Legal Director.
Kendrah has a broad commercial practice, advising on disputes across a wide range of industries. Many of her cases involve allegations of fraudulent conduct and have an international aspect.
Kendrah is instructed to act on high profile disputes in the sports industry representing athletes, clubs, sports governing bodies and agents before domestic and international tribunals and courts. Kendrah represents clients in disciplinary proceedings (including charges of match-fixing, doping and bringing the game into disrepute), as well as on commercial disputes.
In 2014 Kendrah was Legal Counsel to the international commission established by the Union Cycliste Internationale to investigate doping and related allegations of corruption and mismanagement in cycling. She also undertook a secondment to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games where she was the lead lawyer on sports integrity and anti-doping. Kendrah was appointed to the Challenge Panel advising the UK Government on its review of UK Anti-Doping in 2017.
Kendrah is on the arbitration and mediation panels of Sport Resolutions, the British Equestrian Federation and Union Cycliste Internationale. She is also an editor for LawInSport.
Career
Legal director, Mishcon de Reya LLP; Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution, Onside Law; Associate (Trainee), Freshfields
Languages
French; Spanish
Memberships
Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
COMBAR
British Association for Sport and Law
Education
Oxford University (Law with French Law)
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- ‘Kendrah is a a phenomenal advocate. Her attention to detail and technical ability is second to none, and she delivers advice in a practical and easy-to-understand manner, making her incredibly user-friendly for solicitor and client teams alike.’