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Acting as a shadow expert in a divorce

Acting as a shadow expert in a divorce to identify the source of the husband’s current substantial wealth for the purposes of identifying matrimonial assets following a separation in 1998.

Property portfolio for IHT planning purposes

Valuation of property business shares to aid wider work regarding inheritance tax planning.

Air Con Business

Shadow review of SJE report and advice to wife’s solicitors on what questions to raise to the SJE. Indications that the business was very profitable but had been run down during the divorce proceedings.

Medical Practice with property

Valuation of an incorporated property holding business and a medical practice partnership. Specific rules to follow regarding treatment of goodwill in medical practices.

Caravan Sales and Rentals

Shadow appointment to review the husband’s disclosures and the SJE valuation and to raise questions for the wife’s solicitor to make to the SJE.

Farm Partnership

Farm valuation to aid with the civil dispute between siblings. Aim being for one to take on the farm and the other to take on the property portfolio.

Post Office Horizon Case

Post Office Horizon case for a deceased sub postmaster. Analysis of Horizon data as client’s estate no longer had any business records. Identification of all monies used to “make good” discrepancies with Post Office records and calculations of loss of investment return caused by this loss of money.

Service Charge Accounts Dispute

Ongoing dispute between flat holder and service charge accountant. Dispute over process of raising invoices and purpose of some invoices.

Telemarketing Valuation

Valuation of two telemarketing businesses, an original business and a phoenix business, both of which were still operating. Original business activity now mainly intercompany with new business. SJE approach was to consolidate the businesses and then value the whole.

Valuation of a distributor of electricity

Valuation of a distributor of electricity, heat and water meters as SJE in the context of a divorce and consideration of allegations of diversion of business to a new company.

Valuation of a film and TV production company

Valuation of a film and TV production company as a SJE in divorce proceedings.

A business valuation of a property management business

Appointment to act as a single joint expert in a business valuation of a property management business as part of divorce proceedings.

Valuation of a builders’ merchant

Valuation of a builders’ merchant covering garden and some construction products – to trade and public. Owner was a sole trader, they moved business to a company with shares held by the spouses during last four years.

Defendant found guilty of benefit fraud

Having been found guilty of benefit fraud, the Defendant failed to disclose two investment properties. The benefit was assessed at £549k.

Acting as a single joint expert in a business valuation

Appointment to act as a single joint expert in a business valuation of a manufacturing business as part of divorce proceedings.

Opinion as to the value of a financial training company

Opinion as to the value of a financial training company in the context of allegations of breach of warranty.

Loss of Profits

Loss of profits calculation for contamination of waste

Valuation of a chain of pubs and restaurants

Valuation of a chain of pubs and restaurants as a SJE in divorce proceedings.

Share valuation of loan account

Share valuation and consideration of loan account.

Valuation of children’s nurseries

Valuation of children’s nurseries in the context of a professional negligence claim against a Jersey advocate following allegations of breaches of warranty and an expert determination.