Expert Services The specialists within Best Practice Group have extensive experience in providing Expert Witness Services as part of litigation or dispute resolution. We work with firms of solicitors and barristers along with their clients and lay-clients to provide wholly objective and independent Expert Witness Services. Our technical people assess technical evidence to determine levels of liability and delineation of roles and responsibilities in major programmes and projects. Our forensic accounting specialists...

• Expert Witness appointments • Contract, share purchase agreements and other disputes • Shareholder disputes • Loss calculations in commercial disputes • Contentious and non-contentious company valuations • Matrimonial financial proceedings, including company valuations • Financial investigations • Financial tracing • Fraud investigations • Criminal defence instructions

The use of derivatives, particularly interest rate swaps (mis-selling) & options & FX derivatives, including pricing, valuation, hedging, trading, sales & marketing & applications for corporates, public sector & pension fund clients • 20 years' experience working at top investment banks, including UBS, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank & Nomura, advising clients on using derivatives • I held several senior managing director roles, including global head of fixed income derivative sales to corporate & public sector...

Through my qualifications and experience, I am competent to provide advice, report writing and consultation on most financial service products. As a company, we currently specialise in providing expert reports for claims on motor finance, pensions and Plevin, but due to our team of experts, we can provide reports on other areas of the finance services industry as and when required.

Mr Culley has ~18 years' experience in financial markets. He has held senior roles in investment firms that are active in brokerage and trading activities, including three Category 1 Members of the London Metal Exchange, members of ICE Futures, Eurex, Euronext, the London Stock Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and a hedge fund. The roles undertaken include Chief Compliance Officer, Money Laundering Reporting Officer and non-executive director. Mr Culley founded C & G Regulatory Solutions in September...

Foreign exchange • Benchmarks • Money markets • Governance • Derivatives • Investment banking • FX sales • Trading • Debt capital markets • Loan markets/lending • Corporate advisory • Commodities trading and sales • Prime brokerage • Commercial banking • Private banking • Wealth management

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...

Over 10 years' experience as an expert for the court. Has given evidence in court on a number of occasions. • Pension loss - adults and minors • Loss of earnings • Loss of income reports • Accommodation (post RvJ) • Cost of financial advice • Periodical payments/PPO/Form of Award Reports • Settlement assessment reports • Fatal accidents; loss of dependency • Lost years claims • Financial modelling/planning • Cashflow analysis for court approval

National Financial Expert Witness 20 years' qualified experience providing financial advice to retail, personal injury, clinical negligence and corporate clients • Tier 1 Registered Expert Witness with APIL • National expert witness status • I have prepared in excess of 400 claimant reports and joint statements for the court on the value of the loss of retirement benefits within personal injury and clinical negligence claims • Highly experienced in evaluating the suitability of the use of periodical payments in the...

Private equity • Corporate finance • Capital-raising • Company valuation James Lewisohn has been engaged as an expert witness by: (i) the Crown Prosecution Service in R -v- Adrian John Eyre , regarding fraudulent capital-raising by a private company; and (ii) Peters & Peters LLP regarding aspects of the valuation of the Formula 1 racing business and its sale to CVC Capital Partners, in Constantin Medien -v- Bayerische Landesbank . Mr Lewisohn began his career as an investment banker with Bear, Stearns & Co in New York,...

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.

Trading Experience: Derivatives, equities, FX, crypto, bonds, interest rates, funds, emerging markets, algorithmic trading, pricing, hedging, speculation, arbitrage, spread betting, etc. Product Experience: Structured products, cash and derivatives markets, index-linked notes, futures, options, OTC and listed, exotics, swaps, floating rate loans, fixed-rate loans, structured loans, caps floors, collars, Delta-One, GDRs, ADRs, basket options, barrier options, autocallables, accumulators, CPPI, volatility caps,...

Extensive experience in the preparation of expert witness reports to law enforcement, public authorities, barristers and solicitors. I have the benefit and insight of investigations undertaken from both a prosecution perspective and defence responses, having worked at West Yorkshire Police Economic Crime Unit and the NE RART before joining a private practice undertaking both types of work. • Pre-trial criminal investigations • POCA and confiscation • Theft • Money laundering • Fraud • Forensic accountancy

I am Director of MaaStran Ltd and Smartran Consulting. I have been responsible for investigating and resolving many contractual issues and disputes. I have most recently appeared as Expert Witness in a dispute taken to ICC Tribunal by a public authority against a technology services supplier. I led the preparation of two reports, guidance to the client, presented to Tribunal, underwent cross-examination and participated in an expert witness conference. Our client won this case and was awarded a substantial...

A Chartered Accountant with over 20 years' experience, Forensic Accountant expert witness and Consequential Loss specialist. • Over 200 expert determinations, loss reports and advisory briefings provided. • A court-appointed Single Joint Expert. • We have assisted with financial, commercial and other dispute cases being adjudicated on in the High Court. • A founder member of FCA s166 redress and consequential loss schemes.

Christopher is Head of FRP's Forensic Services practice. He brings over 25 years of experience of forensic accounting, including acting as an expert witness. His work covers disputes, fraud, bribery and corruption investigations, asset-tracing and recovery investigations, regulatory inquiries and compliance and risk advisory assignments. He has been cross-examined on multiple occasions in the High Court and International Arbitration Tribunal.

Information technology • Technology • Telecommunications • Digital forensics • eDiscovery • IT fitness for purpose • IT outsourcing & project disputes • Project delay analysis • Patents & intellectual property rights • Software copyright • Computer forensics • Mobile forensics • Data recovery • Data security • Incident response • Data expert • Digital communications Jason Coyne is an expert information technology (IT) and digital forensics consultant with over 30 years' experience spanning local and central government, telecommunications,...

Business valuation • Share valuation • Tax disputes • Tax professional negligence • Tax • Auditor professional negligence • Audit • UK GAAP • Financial reporting • Business valuation divorce • Commercial disputes • Business loss claims • Fraud • Business fraud • Officer fraud • Regulatory matters • Insurance claims • Shareholder disputes • Criminal matters

David Clegg is an experienced practitioner, specialising in audit, forensic accounting and expert witness services. As Managing Director of a Top-75 Accountancy and Advisory Group, David has vast knowledge and expertise across a wide variety of business sectors. David has prepared several hundred expert witness reports to date and has experience in delivering evidence in court as an expert witness. Areas of specialism: • Forensic accounting • Loss of profits/earnings • Business valuations • Insurance claims,...

Sunday Times ‘Top Advisor’ 2021 Pension loss • Financial accommodation • Loss of earnings • Financial advice • Cashflow analysis • Lost years • Loss of dependency • Periodical payment orders • Financial structure of award • Quantum I am the founder of Paladin Experts, a Fellow and Chartered Financial Planner who takes care to provide an accurate and honest approach. With over 30 years' financial expertise and having acted as expert witness on hundreds of occasions, I am well positioned to support claimants and defendants,...

Investment banking • Corporate finance • Mergers & acquisitions • Public takeovers • Equity fund raising • Prospectus standards • Corporate governance • FSA/FCA regulation

Consequential loss • Forensic accounting • Financial services complaints or claims

Compliance with UK financial services rules & regulations • Financial planning matters, including pensions, investments, savings, life assurance & the advisory process & standards

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

Company valuation - expert witness in quantum and damages in dispute, and commercial valuation • International arbitration and bilateral investment treaties • Worldwide litigation • Loss of profits and breach of warranties • Shareholder and joint venture determinations • Single joint expert in high-value matrimonial disputes • Banking and financial services • Oil and gas • Russia and the CIS • Intellectual property • Private company minority share valuation

Consulting loss adjusting and related services to the insurance and claims market • Specialist in handling commercial and household insurance claim losses, including business interruption • Able to undertake investigations, reporting, quantum assessment, analysis, claims preparation, best practice assessments, insurance policy interpretation, review material and immaterial breaches of conditions and warranties • Distressed cases • Loss adjuster negligence

Stocks & shares, the London Stock Exchange, including insider dealing, market abuse, mergers & acquisitions, share prices, corporate finance & valuations • Binary options, contracts for difference, spread betting, forex frauds & scams • Financial analysis, including financial statement analysis, insolvency & company valuations • Financial reporting, fraud & professional negligence issues • Money laundering issues & investigations • Forensic accounting, fraud investigations & Proceeds of Crime Act calculations • Foreign...

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;...

All aspects of regulated financial advice, especially pensions and investments, including pension transfers and self-invested pension arrangements • General investment knowledge and impact of psychology and sociology on investor behaviour • As well as working in the financial sector and academic work, I have worked for the Pensions Ombudsman Service for many years

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

Quantification of damages in relation to claims in areas such as: • Loss of profit claims • Shareholder disputes • Section 994 claims • Valuation of businesses & shares • Professional negligence claims • Matrimonial claims • Partnership disputes • Fraud investigations • Purchase & sale of business disputes • Financial investigation such as security for costs • Assessment of the merits of litigation • Loss of earnings & personal injury claims

Cryptocurrencies • Money laundering • Counter funding of terrorism • AML • CFT • Bitcoin • Bitcoin mining • Crypto exchanges • Wallets • Public addresses • Private keys • Technology • General IT outsourcing • Blockchain • Digital currencies • Regulation Author of The Executive Guide to Blockchain: Using Smart Contracts and Digital Currencies in your Business https://bit.ly/31a18Vi

Matters involving trading, structuring, selling or advising upon following over-the-counter (OTC) financial derivatives: • Interest rate swaps & options • Foreign exchange swaps & options • Cross-currency swaps • Inflation swaps

Mortgages advice and products, financial products and consumer finance

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...

Forensic accounting, including: • Money laundering, Proceeds of Crime Act and confiscation • Fraud and fraudulent trading • Personal injury and professional negligence • Loss of earnings and profits • Loss of future earnings • Loss of business value • Business interruption and consequential losses • Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 Family law, including: • Child Maintenance Service claims and appeals • Court of Protection and NHS Continuing healthcare

• Registered as an independent expert forensic reporter for business interruption claims, accredited by HMRC and regulated by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). • Providing services to clients regarding lease property office equipment. • Analysing client's contract terms, company car leases, etc. • Providing an independent expert opinion within the area of expertise on the subject matter in accordance with the instructions given. • Providing opinion in the form of a report and/or evidence before...