Valuation of a sawmill
Valuation of sawmill and manufacturerand supply of gates, furniture and timber products.
Breach of warranty / misrepresentation
Report on quantum of claims for breach of warranty and/or misrepresentation arising from a Sale & Purchase Agreement for the £6.5million acquisition of a children’s nursery group
Valuation of a share in a private company
Valuation of husband’s 5% holding in a private company with £231m turnover and £8m net assets
Professional negligence claim
Professional negligence claim against accountants regarding a loan and an alleged failure to recommend a pre-pack administration
Alleged money laundering of drug dealing proceeds
Response to a report prepared by the Regional Asset Recovery Team under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 relating to alleged money laundering of the proceeds of drug dealing.
Valuation for purpose of divorce proceedings
Valuation of a chain of restaurants for matrimonial proceedings
Minority discount consideration
Consideration of minority discount to be applied to husband’s holding in company owning two hotels valued at £2.5 million
Alleged misappropriation of funds from a hotel
Investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds from a hotel and spa by a member of staff and alleged fabrication of gift vouchers
Improper accounting books and records
We have acted on behalf of numerous Defendants who have been accused of not keeping proper accounting books and records.
Appointed Expert Determiner
We regularly act as the appointed Expert Determiner on behalf of the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and also by local Law Society Presidents.
Flood at manufacturing company premises
Acting on behalf of a manufacturing company which suffered a flood at its new premises due to a design fault with the roofing and guttering.
Probate fraud accusation
Instructed on behalf of a Defendant who was accused of Probate Fraud, amounting to a six-figure sum, in relation to her Father’s Estate of which she was the Executor.
Valuation of husband’s shareholdings
Instructed as a Shadow Expert on behalf of the wife in matrimonial proceedings to consider the report of a Single Joint Expert valuing her, and her husband’s, minority shareholdings in a company.
Road traffic accident for self-employed carpenter
We were instructed as a court appointed expert on behalf of the defendant, an insurance company, in the case of a road traffic accident for a self-employed carpenter, the claimant.
Business interruption report for waste processing plant
Instructed in an informal capacity, we were asked to provide a business interruption report for a large waste processing plant that had a catastrophic fire to one of its many sites.
Matrimonial case involving farming companies
Instructed as a Single Joint Expert, we were asked to provide a share valuation in a matrimonial case involving a large group of companies in the farming industry.
Loss of profits in fast food franchise business
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 against the franchisor of a large international fast food chain for losses incurred of operating the fast food business, including the lost opportunity of operating an alternative business. […]
Loss of earnings calculations for self-employed electrician
Acting as the expert to quantify the loss of earnings suffered by a self-employed electrician following a road traffic accident which left him unable to continue working as an electrician.
Loss of dependency and pension calculations
Acting as the expert to calculate the loss of dependency and pension suffered by the husband of an author who died following the failure of an ambulance team to respond to a 999 call within required standards.
Single joint expert in insolvency case
Appointed as a single joint expert by the liquidator and the company (together the claimants) and the director (the defendant) to conclude on the date upon which a company was insolvent.
Professional negligence against company’s accountants
Appointed as expert for the claimant company bringing a claim for professional negligence against the company’s former accountants.
Discrepancies in manufacturing company completion accounts
Appointed as joint expert under the terms of a sale and purchase agreement to conclude on a number of contested items within the completion accounts of a manufacturing company.
Corporate finance company claim for loss of profits
Appointed as an independent expert by the defendant company in relation to a claim in the High Court for loss of profits brought by a corporate finance company.
MEP accused of misconduct in a Public Office
Instructed by the defence team for a former Member of the European Parliament (“MEP”), who was accused of Misconduct in a Public Office and Transferring Criminal Property.
Investigation into management accounts errors
During an investment appraisal exercise the senior management team of a national logistics company became aware that the management accounts of a subsidiary were incorrect, but were unsure if this was due to fraud or error.