Qualifications
FCMA, CGMAFellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Advanced Diploma in Forensic AccountingSpecialist qualification
CPR Part 35 CompliantExpert witness duty to the court
Services

What we
provide

Expert Witness Reports
Our service includes:
  • Party-instructed expert reports
  • Single joint expert appointments
  • Responding to opposing expert reports
  • Joint statements under CPR 35.12
  • Oral evidence & cross-examination
Forensic Financial Analysis
Our service includes:
  • Loss of profit & revenue claims
  • Business valuation disputes
  • Fraud & misrepresentation
  • Breach of contract quantum
  • Financial statement analysis
Pre-Action & Advisory
Our service includes:
  • Pre-action financial assessment
  • Quantum review & critique
  • Litigation funding assessment
  • Settlement negotiation support
  • Early quantum advice
Business Valuation
Our service includes:
  • Shareholder dispute valuations
  • Business sale & purchase disputes
  • Compulsory acquisition claims
  • Earn-out & deferred consideration
  • Management buyout disputes
Approach

How an instruction
works

1

Instructions Received

Scope, timetable, and availability confirmed. Formal letter of engagement issued.

2

Document Review

All financial records examined and catalogued. Requests for further material made where needed.

3

Analysis & Methodology

Financial analysis conducted using appropriate and defensible methodology. All assumptions documented.

4

Report Drafted

CPR Part 35 compliant report prepared. Findings, conclusions, and quantum set out clearly for a non-specialist reader.

5

Hearing & Evidence

Available for joint expert meetings, joint statements, and oral evidence at trial.

Independence & Duty to the Court

Every report produced by LAC Associates is prepared with a single objective: to assist the court. The expert's overriding duty under CPR Part 35 is to the tribunal, regardless of who bears the costs of instruction.

The analysis is conducted on the evidence as it stands. The methodology is explained and justified. Conclusions reflect honest professional opinion. Where the evidence supports a range of outcomes, that range is stated. Where it does not support a claim, that is stated too.

Solicitors should expect a report that is defensible under cross-examination — not one calibrated to support a preferred outcome.

"It is the duty of an expert to help the court on matters within their expertise. This duty overrides any obligation to the person from whom the expert has received instructions or by whom the expert is paid."

— CPR Part 35.3
Sectors

Commercial disputes
across industries

Business Disputes
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Partnership breakdowns
  • Breach of contract claims
  • Loss of profit
  • Management accounts disputes
Commercial Finance
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Invoice finance disputes
  • Asset-based lending claims
  • Facility agreement breaches
  • Misrepresentation to lenders
  • Funding arrangement disputes
Fraud & Misrepresentation
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Fraudulent conduct
  • Deceit and misrepresentation
  • Financial loss quantification
  • Accounts manipulation
  • Asset tracing support
Property & Construction
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Loss of profit claims
  • Delay cost analysis
  • Developer disputes
  • Dilapidations
  • Construction contract breaches
Insolvency
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Wrongful trading claims
  • Fraudulent trading
  • Creditor disputes
  • Director conduct analysis
  • Antecedent transactions
Professional Negligence
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Negligent accountancy advice
  • Financial adviser negligence
  • Solicitor negligence
  • Tax advice failures
  • Audit negligence
Employment
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Bonus disputes
  • Unlawful deduction claims
  • Commission disputes
  • Restrictive covenant losses
Business Valuation
Our experience includes matters relating to:
  • Contested business sales
  • Shareholder buyouts
  • Compulsory acquisitions
  • Earn-out disputes
  • Deferred consideration claims

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