Forensic clarity in
commercial disputes.
Independent forensic accounting and expert witness support across commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. We quantify loss, value disputed interests and prepare evidence that withstands cross-examination.
Evidence that holds up under challenge.
Commercial disputes turn on the numbers - the lost profit, the true value of a shareholding, the reconstruction of what actually happened in the accounts. We provide the independent forensic analysis that gives Counsel and the court a defensible financial picture.
Every instruction is approached as an independent expert under CPR Part 35, with a primary duty to the court - not the instructing party.
Discuss an InstructionCommercial disputes are won and lost on the figures.
Whether the matter settles at mediation or goes to a contested hearing, the financial evidence has to be independent, clearly reasoned and capable of withstanding cross-examination. We build it to that standard from the outset.
Quantification of loss flowing from breach of contract, breach of warranty and misrepresentation. Counterfactual modelling of the position the claimant would have been in absent the breach.
Independent valuation of disputed shareholdings and partnership interests, unfair prejudice petitions, and the normalisation of earnings and director remuneration that valuation turns on.
Defensible loss-of-profit and damages quantification. We reconstruct revenue, isolate the financial impact of the matter in dispute and set out the basis of calculation transparently.
Forensic accounting evidence for arbitration and expert determination, including completion-account and earn-out disputes, joint statements and single-joint-expert appointments.
Shareholder Dispute and Disputed Business Valuation
Acting as forensic accounting expert in a shareholder dispute concerning the fair value of a minority holding in a private trading company. The instruction required reconstruction of maintainable earnings, normalisation of director remuneration and assessment of the basis of valuation advanced by the opposing party. The analysis was set out in a CPR Part 35 compliant report and supported settlement at mediation.
"Bharat provided clear and well-reasoned forensic accounting analysis... His work was instrumental and proved valuable in supporting the legal arguments advanced in the proceedings."
Andrew Barns-Graham, Barrister, 3 Hare CourtBharat provided clear and well-reasoned forensic accounting analysis. His work was instrumental and proved valuable in supporting the legal arguments advanced in the proceedings.
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- We provide forensic accounting and expert witness support across breach of contract and warranty claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, unfair prejudice petitions, loss of profits and damages quantification, completion-account and earn-out disputes, and expert determination and arbitration. Each instruction is approached as an independent expert under CPR Part 35.
- Valuation of a disputed shareholding turns on maintainable earnings, the appropriate basis and multiple, and the normalisation of items such as director remuneration and related-party transactions. We reconstruct the underlying financial position from primary records, set out the basis of valuation transparently and address the competing approach advanced by the other side so the court can see exactly where the difference arises.
- Yes. We accept single-joint-expert appointments as well as party-appointed instructions. As an independent expert our primary duty is to the court regardless of who instructs us. We also prepare joint statements with the opposing expert, narrowing the issues in dispute to the points that genuinely require determination.
- Earlier is usually better. Involving a forensic accountant before positions are fixed allows the financial issues to be scoped properly, the quantum to be understood realistically, and settlement discussions to proceed on a sound basis. We are equally able to come in later in proceedings, including to review or respond to an existing expert report.
- Yes. All of our expert reports are prepared to comply with CPR Part 35 and the accompanying Practice Direction. The report sets out the expert's instructions, the basis of opinion, the facts and assumptions relied on, and the required declaration and statement of truth. Our duty to the court overrides any obligation to the instructing party.
Preferences, transactions at undervalue and misfeasance analysis for officeholders and Counsel.
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Forensic analysis of complex corporate and property structures in matrimonial proceedings.
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Tracing misappropriated funds and hidden assets through complex financial structures.
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Quantifying Loss of Profit in a Breach of Contract Claim
How forensic accountants build a defensible loss-of-profit figure, the counterfactual the court tests, and the assumptions that decide the number.
Valuing a Minority Shareholding in a Dispute: What Really Moves the Number
Maintainable earnings, normalisation and the minority discount - the valuation levers that separate the parties in a shareholder dispute.
CPR Part 35: What Makes Forensic Accounting Evidence Stand Up
The duties, declarations and reasoning that make an expert report admissible and persuasive - and the common failings that get evidence discounted.