A round-up of recent cases in which our Forensic Services team has been involved.
Reduced Type
We were instructed on behalf of the former directors of a print design company that had gone into administration following a downturn in business. Shortly before administration, a number of business assets, including goodwill, had been transferred to a new venture. We were asked to value the goodwill, which the administrator alleged had been sold under value. Given that the directors were committed to leaving the company, we demonstrated that the business had negligible future maintainable earnings, and the dispute was settled.
Expert Account
A firm of accountants was accused of professional negligence concerning advice given during a corporate finance transaction in the late 1990s. We were instructed to act on its behalf, and were able to provide highly credible opinion evidence by combining our corporate finance and forensic expertise. Other experts engaged by the co-defendants and the
