Solvency review
Solvency review of a law firm and its parent company.
Instruction as a shadow expert in children’s proceedings
Instruction as a shadow expert in children’s proceedings in relation to financial disclosure provided by the respondent including his interests in a foreign exchange company with turnover of £110million.
Valuation of a business for a prenup agreement
Valuation of a small plumbing business for a prenup agreement.
Advice as a shadow expert
Advice as a shadow expert in the context of a divorce in relation to the owner of a school and several children’s nurseries.
Shadow expert advice in matrimonial proceedings
Shadow expert advice in matrimonial proceedings regarding SJE valuation of the husband’s interests in 11 care homes across the South-West.
Valuation as SJE in matrimonial proceedings
Valuation as SJE in matrimonial proceedings of various property holding and development companies with net assets in excess of £30million.
Appointment to act as a single joint expert
Appointment to act as a single joint expert in a business valuation of a motor trade business, and tax issues surrounding residential property, as part of divorce proceedings.
Appointment to act as a single joint expert
Appointment to act as a single joint expert in a business valuation of a farming business and associated café and wedding venue business as part of divorce proceedings.
Consideration of a claim from a conviction of stealing
Consideration of the claim for £186k benefit and £152k available amount resulting from a conviction of stealing £39k from the bank accounts of residents at a care home where she worked.
To use an Expert or not?
Instructed as a Shadow Expert to review business interests of husband.
Property investment business
Small property portfolio requiring CGT calculations for divorce.
Ongoing work with large quarry business.
Additional work regarding a double divorce, fraud and share buy out case.
CJRS enquiry from HMRC
Complex business with hundreds of staff on books. CJRS claims now disputed by HMRC but they themselves cannot come up with an accurate calculation of what they believe the claim should have been. After arbitration that failed it is likely to go to court. HMRC have asked if they can rely on figures calculated by […]
Business Valuation of convenience store with integrated Post Office
Small convenience store with PO counter integrated required business valuation.
Business Valuation of large household good retailer
Online and high street retailer dealing in specialist household goods requiring valuation for divorce. Complicated by complex family structure and share ownerships.
Valuation of a small trading industrial estate
Shareholder dispute and potential unfair prejudice case for business that previously developed and now rents out a small industrial estate.
Disposal of farm land
Farm land requiring disposal as part of a divorce – CGT calculations required.
Barrister failed to submit 20 years of personal tax returns
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.
Postmaster Case
Loss of profits claim for a deceased sub-postmaster – acting for the estate.
CGT calculations on large property portfolio
Large property business with investment properties – disposal calculations leading from divorce.
To appoint Expert or not
Shadow appointment to help solicitors assess whether it is worthwhile asking court for the appointment of an SJE to value husband’s business interests.
Ongoing work ref a Quarry business
Shadow expert work referring to a business valuation, accounting fraud and share buy out.
CGT comps for disposal of Portuguese property
Following a business valuation on the same client we were then instructed to calculate CGT on disposal of a Portuguese property.
Assisting the defence in dealing with a confiscation
Following a conviction for possession of cannabis, assisting the defence in dealing with the confiscation where the claim of £652k is disputed due to the client’s businesses of buying and selling vehicles and a chip shop business.
Instruction as a shadow expert
Instruction as a shadow expert on behalf of the husband in matrimonial proceedings to value an IT security company pre- and post-separation.