Sam is a highly experience and pragmatic expert with over 36 years' experience. He is regularly instructed as an expert forensic accountancy witness by legal teams in both civil and ciminal matters. He is well versed in CPR and CrPR and is a former Deputy Chairman of the Academy of Experts. He specialises in: • COP 8 and COP 9 tax investigations & enquiries ( Civil & Criminal ) • Fraud vulnerability & investigation reports ( UK & overseas ) • POCA (Proceeds of Crime)/money laundering reports • Insurance claims &...

Residential valuations • Home buyers reports • Building society & bank mortgage valuations • Rent reviews • Commercial & residential property management • Broad area of general practice surveying, including professional negligence in any of the above matters

Offices in London, Cheshire, Wiltshire, Cornwall Simon has 40 years of experience working in the banking and financial world, having worked in investment and wholesale banks for over 28 years. Throughout this time, Simon built up a huge array of knowledge of different aspects of banking, which he deploys today as the author of expert reports. For the past 12 years, Simon has worked as an expert witness, providing expert reports on a whole wealth of banking and finance issues to the legal profession, for banking...

Private banking • Investment management • Asset allocation • Wealth management • Loans, mortgages, overdrafts • Regulation • On-shore off-shore issues • Insider dealing • Criminal: confiscation of assets, regulatory rule breaches, money laundering • Banking: property lending (commercial & residential) • Tax • Building & construction • Retail banking • Interest rate swaps • Libor-related claims

FCA regulated markets, specifically: • Consumer credit, including motor finance and leasing, payday lending, rent to own, as lenders, brokers or as appointed representatives • Mortgage lending, including first and second charge, and equity release/later life lending • For the above, matters relating to the conduct of firms, adherence to FCA regulatory rules, suitability of advice or products sold (mis-selling), assessment of any customer detriment and how matters should have been concluded

David was Head of Property Finance at the UK subsidiary of an overseas bank for almost 13 years. He has extensive experience as an expert witness. He managed a very successful portfolio of property development and investment loans, as well as being responsible for a portfolio of regulated mortgages. David's portfolio also comprised hotel, leisure and care homes, as well as having a close relationship with a number of bridging lenders. He was a member of the credit committee both in the UK and for the bank's...

Multi-jurisdictional re/insurance disputes experience • Arbitration experience in US, Bermuda, UK and GCC • Key expert witness on multiple UK and Irish High Court disputes concerning the implications of Covid-19 claims on the re/insurance market • Nearly four decades of re/insurance underwriting and leadership experience spanning seven firms • Former Lloyd’s of London active underwriter • Senior advisor to multiple private equity firms on re/insurance M & A

Dmytro Tupchiienko is a forensic accountant (CPFA) and auditor (CQI/IRCA) focusing on risk and compliance issues and regulatory work. He has over 25 years’ experience having worked as a locum tenens for legal and professional services firms, including 'Magic Circle' and 'Big 4'. He is a Certified Expert Witness for civil cases and criminal cases in England and Wales' courts (holder of Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate) and in the courts of Scotland (holder of the University of Aberdeen...

In June 2024, GBRW merged its expert practice with Martello Expert Services. The combined group has a track record of over 850 engagements and a database of over 500 experts in banking and finance, capital markets, insurance, energy, trade finance and commodity trading. GBRW Expert Witness has a 15-year track record of providing expert support in the form of expert reports and/or advice in disputes involving banking, investment management, insurance, commodities, derivatives and related areas. Several members...

Have been ask to provide expert opinion on the following: • Equity release - Whether the advice process was correct and/or suitable and whether all alternative options had been explored. Also to assess whether the lender acted within the regulations. • Mortgages - Suitability of mortgage advice. • Pensions and investments - Suitability of pension advice, and whether a firm retains liability for ongoing advice. Suitability to switch pension products. Suitability of recommended investment solutions.

Mis-sold pensions • Mis-sold finance contracts • Mis-sold mortgages

Mortgages & remortgages • Lending policies, underwriting, loan assessment • Analysis of past mortgage cases comparing the lending against lending policies & general practices at the time, for claimants & defendants • Individual borrower disputes • Professional negligence • Analysis of specialist lending products & individual mortgage applications, including offset, self-certification, sub-prime, buy to let, 100% loan to value, home income plans, equity release loans, shared appreciation mortgages Additional qualifications CertFCA;...