Partner
A former professional National Hunt jockey, Rory is a Partner in our Commercial Litigation team. He specialises in advising on disputes in the Tech and Sports sectors. Rory qualified in 1998.
Within the Sports sector, Rory advises individuals, clubs and team sponsors and right holders on issues arising both on and off the field of play and has appeared as advocate in over 400 cases before Sports Regulatory Tribunals. Rory has advised in relation to sports regulatory matters arising in many jurisdictions including UK, Ireland, France, Spain, North America, Dubai and India. His focus is on anti-doping regulation and issues arising out of match/ race fixing allegations.
In the Tech sector, Rory's work includes advising clients on disputes relating to IT infrastructure, cloud technology, and e-commerce including trading platform design and implementation.
Rory also has a well-established and respected practice advising lenders in respect of negligent and fraudulent transactions bringing claims against valuers, solicitors and mortgage brokers including for two well-known high street clearing banks.
Rory advises clients on product liability and regulatory issues including advising on emergency response, reputation management and product recall decisions.
