Expert Services The specialists within Best Practice Group have extensive experience in providing Expert Witness Services as part of litigation or dispute resolution. We work with firms of solicitors and barristers along with their clients and lay-clients to provide wholly objective and independent Expert Witness Services. Our technical people assess technical evidence to determine levels of liability and delineation of roles and responsibilities in major programmes and projects. Our forensic accounting specialists...

I have over 45 years' experience working with computers and more than 20 years and 300 cases as an expert witness. My work clarifies technical evidence simply and concisely, and assists common understanding of cases among lawyers, clients and experts. I produce clearly worded reports and clear spoken evidence. Criminal cases include indecent images, terrorism, false accounting, computer misuse and unauthorised access, fraud, extreme and prohibited images, drug importation and cultivation. I have given advice...

Forensic accounting • Money laundering • Proceeds of crime & confiscation • Fraud • Asset tracing • Fraudulent trading & director's disqualification • Personal injury • Fatal accident claims • Loss of earnings • Loss of profits • Loss of future earnings • Matrimonial • Assistance with Form E • Professional negligence • Dispute resolution • Director & shareholder disputes • Business & share valuations • Expert determinations • Business interruption • Consequential loss • Business acquisitions & disposals • Criminal investigations • Covid fraud • Furlough...

Artificial intelligence, AI, AR, 5G holograms • Blockchain • Smart contracts technology • Coding, Assembler machine language through to Z-notation • Cyber security, defence and offence, breaches • Data privacy • Digital media and IT technology • Due diligence • eDiscovery • Failed projects • Fintech, pure technology, start-ups and investments • Hardware, middleware, design and architecture • IoT • Network, telecoms • Software, forensic and anti-forensic • Digital forensics in multiple criminal cases regarding software, images, infringements •...

Description of expertise Trained & experienced in both civil & criminal expert work, in the CPR & the duties of both party-appointed & single joint experts. Experienced in report writing & giving evidence in court. Fellow of the Academy of Experts. Qualified Arbitrator. Computing - Civil • Computer software • Software development projects • Agile development • Intellectual property in computer software • Employment disputes • Software copyright infringement • Software quality • Computer systems • Systems integration • Computer...

Business valuation • Share valuation • Tax disputes • Tax professional negligence • Tax • Auditor professional negligence • Audit • UK GAAP • Financial reporting • Business valuation divorce • Commercial disputes • Business loss claims • Fraud • Business fraud • Officer fraud • Regulatory matters • Insurance claims • Shareholder disputes • Criminal matters

Nick Ellison is a senior director in the Data Insights and Forensics practice, based in London. Nick leverages more than 14 years of IT technology consultancy and software development experience. He has assisted clients with web and software development projects, disputed delivery of projects, fitness for purpose, IT security controls, digital forensics and cyber risk in the travel, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, financial services, charities/third sector and hospitality sectors. Being an accomplished...

Norman Cowan is a Chartered Accountant and a consultant with CRG Insolvency, heading up its Forensic Accountancy Department concentrating on forensic and business disputes. He is a member of the Expert Witness Institute; the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Turnaround Management Association and obtained the Cardiff University Expert Witness Accreditation. Norman has a wealth of financial investigation experience which he approaches in an innovative way with a reputation for delivering exceptional client...

Information technology • Telecommunications • Electrical & electronic engineering • Microelectronics • Industrial electronic machine/process controllers • Software products & systems • Public & private sector technology procurement projects • Project delay analysis • IT outsourcing & project disputes • IT fitness for purpose • Patents & intellectual property rights • Computer control systems • Data centres Tony Sykes is a distinguished technology expert, specialising in information technology (IT), telecommunications, microelectronics...

Professional negligence • Tax investigations • PAYE and VAT fraud • Income tax and capital gains tax planning • Corporate tax planning • Business structures (partnerships, limited companies and LLPs) • Shareholder and partnership disputes • Business, company and share valuations • Matrimonial disputes • Commercial disputes • Business interruption and loss of profits claims • Personal injury, loss of earnings and fatal accident claims • Directors' conduct and disqualification • Companies Act issues • Criminal matters • Confiscation orders

Business valuations: • Sole trader & partnership • Share valuations: • HM Revenue & Customs • Divorce • Sale • Shareholder disputes • Divorce: • Valuation of assets & analysis of funds of settlement • Analytical review of financial statements • Financial loss claims: • Loss of earnings of profits due to personal injury, negligence, breach of contract • Trusts: • Valuation of interests Craig Weavers is an experienced practitioner, providing forensic accounting and expert witness services. Craig is particularly experienced in the agricultural...

International wholesale & retail banking systems & operations • Banking & securities payment & clearing systems • Foreign exchange, money markets, commercial lending, bonds, equities & financial derivatives systems & operations • Computer systems design, selection, implementation & project management & related methodologies • Practice of management consultancy • Internet & e-commerce • Insurance systems • Computer evidence • Artificial intelligence • Machine learning • IT intellectual property

Investment banking • Corporate finance • Mergers & acquisitions • Public takeovers • Equity fund raising • Prospectus standards • Corporate governance • FSA/FCA regulation

Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on the role of an insolvency practitioner • Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on practices within the finance market in relation to when companies enter insolvency • Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on insolvency practitioner fees • Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on financial documents and the application of them for use in criminal, civil or matrimonial proceedings

Financial implications of matrimonial disputes • Share valuations • Collaborative law • Single joint expert • Business acquisitions & disposals • Financial aspects of personal injury claims, including loss of earnings • Financial aspects of professional negligence claims & disputes • Shareholder dispute resolution

Forensic accountant specialising in crime & proceeds of crime, including theft (including theft from employer), fraud (including mortgage fraud & benefit fraud), money laundering & confiscation (under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 & earlier legislation) • Preparing expert witness reports & giving evidence in Crown Court, Magistrates' Court or High Court

I undertake expert witness and advisory forensic accounting work, as well as delivering investigation-responsive assignments. I am instructed on cases in civil, family and criminal proceedings, as well as being appointed as a single joint expert, where I have given oral testimony in court. These matters may involve the following: • Consequential loss calculations • Insured loss assessments • Shareholder, partnership and matrimonial disputes • Intellectual property disputes • Breach of warranty and contract claims •...

Partnership disputes • Disputes between directors or shareholders of a private limited company • Commercial disputes between businesses • Business valuations as related to matrimonial disputes • Loss of profit claims • Any disputes over the determination of a profit arising in a partnership or joint venture • Minority shareholding valuations

Amy has a wealth of experience leading complex digital forensics cases across multiple industries and jurisdictions. She provides expert advisory and investigation services to high-profile individuals and other private clients for litigation. This commonly relates to defamation and other reputation management, commercial and financial disputes, and criminal defence cases. Amy acts as an expert witness in civil and criminal court proceedings.

Web design • Hosting • Domains • Email • phpMySql • php • css • html • javascript • Associated services with web design, hosting, development and management

Tom is a partner in and head of the forensic accounting team at Moore Kingston Smith LLP and has specialised in forensic accounting since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2002. He has been instructed on many occasions as an expert witness and has given evidence in the High Court, Crown Court, Family Court and Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). Tom has extensive experience of business valuations, quantification of losses, compulsory purchase claims and fraud investigations. He is a member of the Expert...

Information technology • Technology • Telecommunications • Digital forensics • eDiscovery • IT fitness for purpose • IT outsourcing & project disputes • Project delay analysis • Patents & intellectual property rights • Software copyright • Computer forensics • Mobile forensics • Data recovery • Data security • Incident response • Data expert • Digital communications Jason Coyne is an expert information technology (IT) and digital forensics consultant with over 30 years' experience spanning local and central government, telecommunications,...

Consequential loss • Forensic accounting • Financial services complaints or claims

Over 40 years' experience as an underwriter, claims handler, subrogation specialist, agent and London market insurance auditor. 1. Commercial (non-motor) insurance 2. Property insurance 3. Marine cargo and hull insurance 4. Protection and indemnity insurance 5. Marine liability and trade 6. Public and products liability insurance 7. Employment liability insurance 8. Professional indemnity insurance 9. Energy insurance 10. Specialty reinsurance 11. Construction insurance 12. London market practices 13. Industrial disease...

Forensic accounting, including: • Money laundering, Proceeds of Crime Act and confiscation • Fraud and fraudulent trading • Personal injury and professional negligence • Loss of earnings and profits • Loss of future earnings • Loss of business value • Business interruption and consequential losses • Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 Family law, including: • Child Maintenance Service claims and appeals • Court of Protection and NHS Continuing healthcare

Cryptocurrencies • Money laundering • Counter funding of terrorism • AML • CFT • Bitcoin • Bitcoin mining • Crypto exchanges • Wallets • Public addresses • Private keys • Technology • General IT outsourcing • Blockchain • Digital currencies • Regulation Author of The Executive Guide to Blockchain: Using Smart Contracts and Digital Currencies in your Business https://bit.ly/31a18Vi

Experienced in the preparation & critical review of patent specifications, expert reports, legal briefs & complaints (to Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman & Information Commissioner's Office) in regulatory & quality control & assurance matters relating to medical devices (including electrical equipment, e.g. e-cigarettes), pharmaceuticals, herbal medicines, cosmetics products & their ingredients in the EU & US, with forensic & information technology/information retrieval skills Additional e-mail: [email protected]...

Stocks & shares, the London Stock Exchange, including insider dealing, market abuse, mergers & acquisitions, share prices, corporate finance & valuations • Binary options, contracts for difference, spread betting, forex frauds & scams • Financial analysis, including financial statement analysis, insolvency & company valuations • Financial reporting, fraud & professional negligence issues • Money laundering issues & investigations • Forensic accounting, fraud investigations & Proceeds of Crime Act calculations • Foreign...

Computer forensics • Mobile phone forensics • Gathering & analysis of computer-related forensic data • Re-analysis of third party & police collected computer forensic data where the existence of rebuttal evidence is suggested • Specialist in 'EnCase' forensic data analysis • Holistic view of computer-related evidence taken where procedural impropriety is suspected • Evaluation of e-mails for veracity • All forms of computer data analysed & prepared for litigation according to current best practice • Recovery of deleted or...

Contract for Differences (CFD) • Forex (FX) • Spread betting • Forensic financial crimes • Anti-money laundering (AML) arrangements and cross-border fraud management • Suspicious transactions involving onshore, offshore and shell companies • Hedging techniques and risk management strategies • Poor execution and manipulation of market bid/ask prices • Mis-selling of complex financial products: Forex, CFDs and other financial derivatives • Boiler room, multi-level marketing/Pyramid selling, Ponzi schemes

I work as an expert witness, neutral advisor and expert determiner in IT and outsource services: • Fitness for purpose in application, code review and forensic analysis, infrastructure, project and service management. I have particular experience in large-scale delivery (up to £250m a year), transformation, Agile methods and professional competence • IT project delay cause and quantification • Intellectual property review of algorithms, similarity of code, delivery methods, development effort, confidentiality,...

Nick Andrews is a partner in BDO's Forensic Services department. He regularly acts as an expert witness in the High Court and in arbitrations, having been a partner in the forensic market for 25 years. He has acted as an expert accountant in over 200 cases in many market sectors and has given oral evidence on 20 occasions. All matters requiring a Chartered Accountant with 40 years' experience across the full range of accounting issues • SPA completion accounts disputes • Loss of profits • Assessing the quantum...

Broad knowledge of information technology, and experience as an entrepreneur and as a Gartner Analyst, provides additional experience in business management, intellectual property and enterprise requirements. Expertise includes: • Artificial intelligence • Blockchain and crypto • Cloud infrastructure • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Cybersecurity • Data analytics • Digital resilience • Disaster recovery • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Industry analysts • Intellectual property • Internet of things • Location-based...

Expert witness • Professional negligence • Fraud • Breach of contract • Divorce • Licensing & royalties recovery • Share & business valuations • Criminal work • Intellectual property • Single joint expert • Expert determination • Consequential loss • Personal injury cases Qualifications BSc(Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester; Chartered Accountant 1980; Member, Academy of Experts; Certified Fraud Examiner. Career 1976-1980 Trained and qualified with Dearden Farrow. 1980-1987 Joined Landau Morley as audit...

Extortion and blackmail containment strategies • Comprehensive complex fraud investigation • Discreet AI-enhanced profiling • Strategic crisis and reputation protection • Family dynamics and matrimonial solutions • Expert missing persons and debtor location service • Strategic private security operations • IT crime and digital forensic expertise • Strategic security consulting • Comprehensive forensic consulting A discreetly comprehensive consulting practice, established 1977

Forensic accounting • Contentious valuations • Damages quantification in litigation and international arbitration • International commercial and investment treaty disputes • Shareholder and joint venture disputes • Preliminary assessments of loss in contemplation of formal proceedings

• Registered as an independent expert forensic reporter for business interruption claims, accredited by HMRC and regulated by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). • Providing services to clients regarding lease property office equipment. • Analysing client's contract terms, company car leases, etc. • Providing an independent expert opinion within the area of expertise on the subject matter in accordance with the instructions given. • Providing opinion in the form of a report and/or evidence before...

Securing digital evidence from computers, media and cloud-based systems both on-site and remotely • Forensic examination of evidence, recovery of deleted data • Chronological analysis of computer activity such as copying files and likelihood of exfiltration • Production of exhibits for court use • Data provenance • Email analysis • Cybercrime such as ransomware, email and system compromises • Data analytics • Electronic discovery

Criminal litigation support • Tax cheat • Benefit, VAT & duty fraud • Money laundering offences • Proceeds of Crime Act • Commercial fraud • Drugs offences • Civil matters, including: divorce settlements, partnership disputes, valuation of business, loss of earnings claims

Quantification of damages in relation to claims in areas such as: • Loss of profit claims • Shareholder disputes • Section 994 claims • Valuation of businesses & shares • Professional negligence claims • Matrimonial claims • Partnership disputes • Fraud investigations • Purchase & sale of business disputes • Financial investigation such as security for costs • Assessment of the merits of litigation • Loss of earnings & personal injury claims

Rural & agricultural property: • Agricultural landlord & tenant disputes, Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 & Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 • Rent reviews, notice to quit & remedy of breaches of terms of tenancies • Valuations of farm & rural property • Freehold & tenancy valuations • Rental & capital valuations • Compulsory purchases & compensation • Divorce • Family disputes • Partnership & company valuations • Inheritance & capital gains tax valuations • Leasehold enfranchisement • Valuation for insolvency & receivership • Farm...

Mark leads the Civil Forensic Accounting team at Sedulo. He is regularly instructed as an expert witness or advisor in relation to a variety of matters, including commercial disputes, investigations, personal injury, matrimonial disputes and business valuations. Recent instructions include: • valuation and quantification of losses in the context of shareholder dispute matters • quantification of losses suffered on warranty claims and post-transaction disputes • opining on accounting-related dispute matters,...

• Worked in insurance industry at Lloyd’s and the London Market 1969-1999 with major insurance broking houses. • London and general insurance market practice, PI insurance and advisor to British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA). Specialised in Professional Indemnity and D & O, banks and financial institutions, and construction-related insurances. • Founded Flaxman Partners in 2000, an independent insurance consultancy, practising as insurance claim troubleshooter, including claims advocacy and litigation...