Our Experience

Party expert in a High Court loss of profits case concerning a fast food franchise, where the franchisor claimed against the franchisor for losses incurred, including the lost opportunity of operating an alternative business
Assisted in a £30m loss of profits case before the High Court concerning a food industry franchise agreement between a US franchisor and its UK franchisee, including valuing the franchisee’s business
Assisted in the quantification of lost earnings due to the Eastern European distributor of foodstuffs on cessation of an agreement with a US supplier, including developing a model of the distributor’s business used as the basis for a multi-million pound settlement
Provided expert assistance to a motor dealership following the termination of its dealership franchise agreement, including assistance with quantification of the circa £250,000 loss of profits claim arising from competition breaches.

Assisted in a £30m loss of profits case before the High Court concerning a food industry franchise agreement between a US franchisor and its UK franchisee, including valuing the franchisee’s business
Appointed as expert in a Companies Act unfair prejudice dispute before the High Court that concerned the value of shares in a repair and refurbishment company. The Court accepted the expert valuation after hearing expert evidence and awarded damages of £171,000 for a 50% shareholding
Appointed single joint expert and gave oral evidence at the Family Court in a matrimonial case concerning the value of an ethnic food production distribution and wholesaling business, a group with an enterprise value of circa £24m
Appointed as an expert in a multi-million pound High Court case to quantify consequential losses arising from allegations of missold interest rate hedging products by a 'Big 4' bank, including estimating lost value on the demise of the leisure business concerned
Reasoned expert determination of the valuation of share capital in two companies encompassing a caravan park and holiday home business pursuant to a court order in a family shareholder dispute
Produced submissions to an expert determining the value of two restaurant and pub companies, under the terms of a settlement agreement in a shareholder dispute.

Expert determination covering completion accounts disputed by two large UK retailers (more than 40 disputed items – including fixed assets, stock, accruals – worth £85m)
Expert determination assignment in the oil and gas industry (more than 100 items in dispute, worth US$130m) arising from the transfer of upstream, midstream and downstream companies from one European MNC to another
Reasoned expert determination of the valuation of share capital in two companies encompassing a caravan park and holiday home business pursuant to a court order in a family shareholder dispute
Engaged under the Arbitration Act 1996 to rule on amounts to be included in the disputed accounts of a motor vehicle servicing and repair business
Unreasoned expert determination which valued a minority shareholding in an insurance company to be in the region of £200,000
Expert determination on a set of completion accounts disputed by two large UK retailers (more than 40 disputed items totalling £85m).

Appointed single joint expert and gave oral evidence at the Family Court in a matrimonial case concerning the value of a UK ethnic food production, distribution and wholesaling business, a group with an enterprise value of circa £24m
Single joint expert in a divorce case that valued a wholesaling food business at various points in time and on different bases. The business valuations ranged from £0.3m to £2.5m.

Appointed as expert on behalf of a UK ‘Big 4’ bank in a Channel Islands case concerning allegations that trust accounts were operated incorrectly and trustee fees were not appropriately accounted for
Appointed as a party expert in a High Court professional negligence case, assessing the value of a well-known retail brand (with equity value assessed at up to £85.5m)
Advised on an employment law case in the High Court concerning alleged manipulation of the financial statements of a Saudi limited company and alleged financial irregularities in an Egyptian company
Advised the former CEO of a trading business (turnover of £25m) in defending allegations of financial incompetence and fraud at disciplinary hearings following the merger of his business with another
Appointed as an expert in a professional negligence case concerning the audit of a plc operating in the construction industry, assessing the auditor’s work in support of a qualified audit opinion on the company’s financial statements.

Engaged to provide reports on alleged misdeclaration of amounts due from UK franchisees under the terms of their franchise agreement with a US franchisor in the hotel and leisure industry
Appointed as a quantum expert and gave oral evidence at the High Court in the case of Winnetka Trading Corporation –v- Julius Baer International Limited and Anor
Appointed as a single joint expert to comment on capital gains tax consequences on selling or transferring several items of residential property owned by a husband and wife, with some property owned individually and other property held jointly
Produced an expert report on behalf of a client packaging business for the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in the case of Beamglow Ltd –v- European Parliament, Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities arising from the ‘banana wars’ between the EU and the USA