30 December Case Updates Amr Danyall Marshal & Ors v Awais Javed & Ors [2025] EWHC 3195 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, CPR, Admissibility of expert evidence, 07. Receiving Instructions, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, Hearsay evidence The judge found that the report by the claimants’ forensic accounting expert was not expert evidence because it simply reported what the underlying documents said in a more digestible way, without adding any expert opinion. On the one or two occasions where the expert did offer an opinion, they were not opinions on any accountancy matter.
29 February Case Updates Aston Risk Management Ltd v Lee Jones & Ors [2024] EWHC 252 (Ch) Independence, Forensic accountancy, Quantum, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The judge found that providing preliminary advice on the issues that arise regarding quantum did not impinge on the expert's ability to subsequently provide independent expert advice.
21 February Case Updates Original Beauty Technology Co. Ltd v G4K Fashion Ltd [2021] EWHC 3439 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Topics: Bias Losses Royalties Comparables
14 December Case Updates Saxby v UDG Healthcare (UK) Holdings Limited [2021] EWHC 144 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The case: a claim arising out of the sale, by the Claimants (and the other shareholders) to the Defendant of their shareholdings contending that they were induced to sell by actionable misrepresentations.
14 December Case Updates Byrne v R [2021] EWCA Crim 107 Forensic accountancy, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing, 13. Experts Discussions and Joint Statements, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The case: Appeals against convictions relating to the selling of carbon credits.
14 December Case Updates WWRT Limited v Tyshchenko [2021] EWHC 939 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 06. Rules and Regulations, 11. Report Writing The reports of two experts contained no CPR-compliant statements of truth, nor did they otherwise comply with the requirements of CPR Part 35.
14 December Case Updates TMO Renewables Ltd v Yeo & Ors [2021] EWHC 2033 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The case: Requirement for accountancy evidence.
14 December Case Updates De Sena v Notaro [2020] EWHC 1031 (Ch) Forensic accountancy, 01. Starting your Expert Witness Business, 17. Maintaining your professional edge, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence The case: a claim brought by the claimants against the defendants in relation to a corporate demerger which took place in relation to a family company.