by accentu8 | Mar 11, 2022 | Forensic Accounting
Damages are a legal relief referring to the sums, assessed in monetary terms, paid to a successful party arising from the wrongful conduct of another party. Damages are generally compensatory in character, as opposed to punitive or vindicatory in nature. The plaintiff...
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by accentu8 | Mar 3, 2022 | Forensic Accounting
Post-acquisition disputes often emerge at the time that completion accounts are prepared after an acquisition or where a buyer discovers new things about the business that weren’t disclosed during the due diligence process. Disputes may also arise over the computation...
by accentu8 | Nov 11, 2021 | Forensic Accounting
Expert determination is an alternative dispute resolution process where an independent expert determines the resolution of a dispute between parties under rules and procedures agreed with the parties and/or determined by the expert. As the disputants and the expert...
by accentu8 | Oct 20, 2021 | Forensic Accounting
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic – and the responses by State and Federal Governments – led to many businesses suffering losses stemming from interruptions to their ability to trade during the pandemic. In Episode 4 of Called to Account (April 2021), we...
by accentu8 | Sep 23, 2021 | Forensic Accounting
There have been a number of cases this year that turn the spotlight on expert evidence, including issues related to inherent bias[1], expertise and experience[2] and, the weighting given to, and admissibility of, expert evidence[3]. However, there are two cases in...
by accentu8 | Sep 22, 2021 | Forensic Accounting
It’s understandable that lawyers and/or their clients can be hesitant about engaging a forensic accountant. That’s because there can be a whole lot of uncertainty around satisfying the evidentiary requirements, the chances of success and even if successful, whether...
