Forensic Accounting
Is your business facing allegations of misconduct, fraud, wrongdoing, bribery or corruption, or do you have an irregularity in your business that needs investigating?
Do you need someone to find the truth, to determine what has happened and advise on next steps?
Allegations of fraud, bribery and misconduct can have a devastating financial impact on your business, as well as damaging reputation and future commercial success.
We will investigate with objectivity, proportionality and deep analytical skills. Once we have quickly understood your case and your requirements, we will gather and analyse evidence in a robust and tailored manner, to provide supported findings, insightful advice and recommendations for next steps.
Our forensic accountants will work alongside your legal advisers and use forensic technology specialists, where appropriate.
Accounting expert witness and advisory services
Are you in dispute with one of your business partners and need an experienced accounting expert to help you quantify the claim?
Do you need a valuation of your business to settle a dispute or support a change in ownership?
Whether you require a formal expert witness report for presenting at Court or a quantification of damages to support your settlement negotiations, we will cut through the complexity of your case in a way that withstands scrutiny.
We will work with your legal team, to ensure that our work is aligned and deals with the legal points of your case.
We have significant experience in:
- Business and asset valuations, including valuations for matrimonial proceedings
- Assess tax implications of potential dispute outcomes, including capital gains tax, inheritance tax, VAT, stamp duty land tax, and income tax
- Acting as single joint, party-appointed and shadow expert witness
- Shareholder and partnership disputes
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Post-acquisition disputes including breach of warranty claims and expert determinations
- Professional negligence claims
- Business interruption and loss of profit claims
Agricultural and land disputes
Our Farms & Estates team specialises in a wide range of disputes involving farms, estates, agricultural and property businesses. Our team provides Expert Witness reports where there may be a requirement for a professional, independent opinion, in connection with agricultural and rural legal proceedings.
Our team has acted in numerous cases, acting for farmers and landowners on a wide range of contentious matters, giving evidence under oath and reporting to the Court and Land Tribunal.
Examples of our specialisms are as follows:
- AHA tenancy cases (acting for both landlord and tenant) - providing advice and undertaking calculations to determine whether a successor to an Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) 1986 tenancy qualifies under the livelihood condition.
- Valuations of partnerships and individuals' partnership shares to assist with disputes and divorces.
- Calculating methods of extracting value, such as ongoing income streams or lump sums.
Contact us today to see how our forensic accounting and expert witness teams can help your business.