Wholesale bank card fraud
Appointment Type: Expert advisor
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Other
Defendant was arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud and charged with the production and distribution of counterfeit bank cards. Examination of laptop found identified in excess of 1,000 compromised bank card details. Prosecution estimated the loss to the UK clearing banks to be £350,000 based on an average potential spend of £350 per card. We […]
Loss of profits in a Fast Food franchise
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Loss of Profits
Industry: Hotels and hospitality sector
Appointed as a party expert in a High Court case to assess the loss of profits concerning a fast food franchise. The franchisee made a significant claim from the franchisor of a large international fast food chain for losses incurred by operating the fast food business, including the lost opportunity of operating an alternative business. […]
Expert Determination valuing a shareholding
Appointment Type: Expert Determination
Service area: Valuations
Industry: Other
Appointed in an expert determination pursuant to a court order whereby one party should sell his shares to the other party and the other party should buy those shares at a price to be determined by an independent expert. The case involved the valuation of an engineering firm supplying overseas markets. The determiner was also […]
Fraudulent investment advice investigation
Service area: Loss of Profits
Industry: Services & Consultancy
Review of the potential claim of an investor who has suffered losses of up to £2million as a result of potentially fraudulent investment advice provided by his UK based financial advisor regarding investment opportunities in UK, India and Dubai.
Claims against accountants for losses incurred
Service area: Loss of Profits
Industry: Services & Consultancy
Opinion on quantum re claims against accountants for losses incurred as a result of unauthorised remuneration by a director
Misappropriation of funds by accountancy firm
Service area: Professional Negligence
Industry: Services & Consultancy
Investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds from client accounts of an accountancy practice who were employed to run the financial affairs of a company
Professional negligence on behalf of a solicitor
Service area: Professional Negligence
Industry: Services & Consultancy
Instructed to quantify the loss alleged to have been incurred as a result of the sale of a recycling business for which (it is alleged) insufficient security was obtained by the solicitor in respect of the deferred consideration. Claim is for £1.1m
Shadow Expert Review
Service area: Valuations
Industry: Services & Consultancy
Shadow expert review of initial disclosure including valuation in relation to a £50million turnover international group of executive search and recruitment businessses
Fruit & Veg wholesaler valuation
Service area: Divorce and Matrimonial Matters
Industry: Wholesale
Valuation of £6m turnover fruit and veg wholesaler in matrimonial proceedings