Cases
Wholesale bank card fraud
Appointment Type: Expert advisor
Service area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Other
Defendant was arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud and charged with the production and distribution of counterfeit bank cards. Examination of laptop found identified in excess of 1,000 compromised bank card details. Prosecution estimated the loss to the UK clearing banks to be £350,000 based on an average potential spend of £350 per card. We […]
Loss of profits in a Fast Food franchise
Appointment Type: Party appointed expert
Service area: Loss of Profits
Industry: Hotels and hospitality sector
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 from the franchisor of a large international fast food chain for losses incurred by operating the fast food business, including the lost opportunity of operating an alternative business. […]
Events
21 Nov 2019 - 22 Nov 2019
NIFA's Annual Conference will be packed full of presentations from external speakers, and sessions run by NIFA members, with the opportunity to network and socialise over drinks and dinner.
05 Feb 2020
Our next members' event is on 5 February 2020. It will include presentations from external speakers on forensic related topics and our ever popular Vice Chair Q&A session.
Articles
What forensic accountants can do for you
Forensic accounting may be described as being the integration of accounting and auditing knowledge with investigative skills gained from practical experience.
It is the means by which the forensic accountant will review instructions given by a client, usually through a solicitor, thoroughly investigate those instructions and the underlying circumstances, examine the financial information …