Defendant found guilty of benefit fraud
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Fraud
Industry: Not applicable
Having been found guilty of benefit fraud, the Defendant failed to disclose two investment properties. The benefit was assessed at £549k.
HMRC – COP 9 Case
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory, Fraud
Industry: Transport and Automotive
Cop 9 case with HMRC linked to a number of businesses involved with the importation of motor bikes into the UK. Various taxes under enquiry including income tax, corporation tax, VAT and customs duties.
Ongoing work with large quarry business.
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Divorce and Matrimonial Matters, Criminal and Regulatory, Fraud
Industry: Construction and Engineering
Additional work regarding a double divorce, fraud and share buy out case.
Barrister failed to submit 20 years of personal tax returns
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory, Fraud
Industry: Legal and Professional
A Barrister nearing retirement had to submit 20 years of personal tax returns and 8+ years of VAT returns following HMRC enquiry. No returns previously submitted.
Ongoing work ref a Quarry business
Appointment Type: Other
Service area: Divorce and Matrimonial Matters, Fraud
Industry: Construction and Engineering
Shadow expert work referring to a business valuation, accounting fraud and share buy out.
Fraud case relating to stock record manipulation
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Divorce and Matrimonial Matters, Criminal and Regulatory, Fraud
Industry: Construction and Engineering
Divorce case involving two siblings who are part of a large family business. Partner of one is suspected of manipulating stock records to enhance profits and indirectly enhance the matrimonial assets.
Review of an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Fraud
Industry: Real Estate and Property
Review of the viability of an allegedly fraudulent £150million student and holiday leasehold property investment scheme.
Ongoing fraud investigation
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Valuations, Divorce and Matrimonial Matters, Fraud
Industry: Construction and Engineering
Finance fraud case linked to matrimonial proceedings.
Forensic review of records
Appointment Type: Single Joint Expert
Service area: Fraud
Industry: Healthcare
Forensic review of accounting records to comment on alleged fraud by management in a medicinal cannabis business.