Party Appointed Expert
Reference: BA131
Appointment Type: Party Appointed Expert
Service Area: Criminal and Regulatory
Industry: Transport and Automotive
Sub-category: Motor Repair Centre
Litigation Type: Criminal
Size of Case: Criminal
Challenging an Expert Accountant’s Report on the books and records of a car engine repair business that concluded that the company was not in compliance with the Companies Act s386 (duty to keep accounting records), operated on a cash basis and quantified the drawings from the business by the Defendants.
The Report was in support of the Prosecution case that the business was:
(a) Established by the Defendants primarily as a vehicle for fraud/money laundering; and
(b) Managed by the Defendants as Shadow Directors.
The business had been subject to investigation and intervention by the Insolvency Service.
