Business Valuation
Valuation of a computer consultancy company for divorce proceedings.
Valuation
Valuation of a plc manufacturing rubber products for Matrimonial proceedings.
Taxation issues
Taxation issues arising on the sale of a farm house, farm land and associated property.
Review of POCA benefit claim
Review of POCA benefit claim of £819k.
Car Garage Valuation
Valuation at two dates of the parties’ shares in companies operating as a car garage.
Garage/mechanic
Valuation of three companies involved in the renovation, sale and servicing of vintage motor vehicles.
Valuation
Valuation of a number of inter-related and group companies providing computer hardware and software solutions for the media industry.
Analysis of the financial performance
Analysis of the financial performance of a clay pigeon club in the context of a landlord and tenant dispute and a tenancy protected under the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act.
Valuation
Valuation of a global wealth management business in the context of divorce proceedings.
POCA – Operation Micropus
Conspiracy to supply and make articles for use in fraud, contrary to Section 7 of the Fraud Act.
Trustee/Probate fraud accusation
NIFA member instructed on behalf of an Applicant who accused his sibling, the Respondent, of Trustee/Probate Fraud.
Valuation and Tax Liabilities
NIFA member was appointed on a Legal Aid funded assignment to perform a review of an insulation business.
Latent CGT Liabilties
For CGT purposes and to allow the legal advisors to consider the matter, we set out the CGT in a portfolio of transfers and sales and the HMRC position on the timing of a disposal.
Valuation of a Dental Practice
The valuation was underpinned by Industry benchmarks and included the review of income, liquidity and solvency issues.
Latent CGT liabilties
Calculations were prepared by a Nifa member to allow parties to identify the range of liabilities depending on the trust interests and the final division of assets.
Valuation of Contract Dispute
Nifa member asked to independently value a contract dispute.
Expert Advisor – Reasonably Competent Accountant
Asked to comment on the approach of a Reasonably Competent Accountant in a non assurance engagement.
Valuation of Property Company with Historic Pension Liabilities
Valuation of a Property company 50% owned by a Family Trust. The liquidity and solvency issues were also addressed by Nifa member.
Internet retailer
The valuation of an internet retailer of garden furniture. The case included historic valuations at the current date and the dates of separation and marriage.
Valuation of Security and Monitoring equipment businesses
Valuation of two related businesses at the date of the Parties separation and at the current date, including consideration of (1) agency and distributor valuations and (2) the level of disruption and recovery following Carillion.
Valuation of Engineering Companies for Probate
Asked to value a share portfolio for the Executors of a deceased estate. Three companies valued all within Engineering sector.
Confiscation Issues
Defendant was subject of an investigation by the National Crime Agency into the manufacture and distribution of fraudulent identity documents that were being used to facilitate fraud and money laundering offences by foreign nationals in the UK. Defendant was subsequently charged with conspiracy to supply and make articles for the use of fraud, contrary to […]
Director Acting in Contravention of a Disqualification Undertaking
Instructed on behalf of defence pre-trial. Defendant has been charged with a 17-count indictment in relation to his activities as a director of various companies. 5 of the 7 companies were subject of “pre-pack” administrations whilst 2 were placed into liquidation. Liabilities of the insolvent companies related primarily to unpaid PAYE/NIC, VAT and CT. HMRC […]
POCA – Conspiracy to produce and supply drugs of Class B
Defendant was charged and pleaded guilty to offences of conspiracy to produce and supply drugs of Class B, and possession of criminal property, namely cash in excess of £11k which was seized at time of arrest. Defendant was sentenced to 31 months and is now subject of confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act […]
Shareholders dispute – judge persuaded by expert accountancy evidence
The judge had to consider whether the petitioner had been unfairly treated along with the value of the company which provided web sites and digital platforms to customers, including a number of local authorities.