Mr Alaswad in LONDON
Contract for Differences (CFD) • Foreign exchange (FX) • Spread betting • Retail investment products • Financial derivatives • Fraud and financial crime, including wire fraud and sophisticated scams • Boiler room operations, multilevel marketing, pyramid selling and Ponzi schemes • Anti-money laundering (AML) arrangements and cross-border fraud • Suspicious bank transfers involving onshore, offshore and shell companies • Hawala money transfer systems • Hedging techniques and risk management strategies • Poor execution and manipu...
Mr Holt in SALFORD
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 structuring of awards • ...
Mr Dornton-Duff in LONDON
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
Mr Curry in LONDON
Consequential loss • Forensic accounting • Financial services complaints or claims
Dr Smith in SOLIHULL
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
Mr Wheatley in email/phone contact only
Chartered Management Accountant with over 25 years’ experience and a CIMA Certified Specialist Forensic Accountant. • Experienced across a wide range of sectors, with strong endorsements and repeat instructions from solicitors. • Independently vetted for reliability. • Has prepared over 200 expert reports. Business interruption • Loss of profits • Loss of income • Loss of earnings • Pension and investment losses • Business and share valuations • Increased cost of borrowing • Tax losses
Ms Bossley in WINDSOR
Crude oil and refined oil products trading • Oil and freight derivatives • Finance and risk management • Oil project financing • Oil shipping • Logistics • Valuation and value adjustment mechanisms • Price benchmarks
Mr Tupchiienko in LONDON
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 Bond Solon Expert Witness Scheme). He holds memberships in both The Exper...
Mr Jaquiss in LONDON
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 14 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 and corporate clients, and for the Crown Pros...
Mr Farnfield in DROITWICH
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
Mr Knight in BARBY
Colin has 30 years of experience working in the banking and financial world, having worked in investment banks for over 20 years. Throughout this time, Colin built up a huge array of knowledge of different aspects of trading and investing, which he deploys today as the author of expert reports. For the past 8 years, Colin has worked as a consultant and expert witness, providing expert reports on a whole wealth of banking and finance issues to the legal profession, for banking and corporate clients, and for the Crown Prosecution Service. Colin has testified and been cross-e...
Mr MacKendrick in SHEFFIELD
Sunday Times ‘Top Advisor’ 2021 Loss of earnings • Pension loss • Financial professional negligence • 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...
Mr Brannigan in SWINDON
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.
Mr Hunt in LONDON
Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on the role of an insolvency practitioner • Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on practices within the finance market in relation to when companies enter insolvency • Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on insolvency practitioner fees • Providing forensic expert advice and reporting on financial documents and the application of them for use in criminal, civil or matrimonial proceedings
Mr Miller in LONDON
Investment banking • Corporate finance • Mergers & acquisitions • Public takeovers • Equity fund raising • Prospectus standards • Corporate governance • FSA/FCA regulation
Mr Cowan in GRIMSBY
Norman Cowan is a Chartered Accountant and a consultant with CRG Insolvency, heading up its Forensic Accountancy Department concentrating on forensic and business disputes. He is a member of the Expert Witness Institute; the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Turnaround Management Association and obtained the Cardiff University Expert Witness Accreditation. Norman has a wealth of financial investigation experience which he approaches in an innovative way with a reputation for delivering exceptional client service and value for money. He has a meticulous attention to detail, presenting...
Dr Bateson in LONDON
Investment banking • Capital markets • Derivatives • Fund management • Investment management • Wealth management • Hedge funds • Quantitative investing • Algorithmic trading • Systematic investing • Interest rate swaps • Credit default swaps • Cryptocurrencies • HFT • Artificial intelligence • Alternative data • Trading technology • Information technology • Intellectual property, compliance and operations • Private credit • Private equity Dr Richard D Bateson:...
Mr Osborne in LONDON
Christopher leads S&W’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.
Dr Culley in SOUTHAMPTON
Dr Culley has ~20 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. Dr Culley founded C&G Regulatory Solutions in September 2021 and now works as a CILEX lawyer and consultant serving a broad ra...
Mr Douglas in ROYSTON
Mr Douglas has more than 30 years' experience in the financial sector, working for Deloittes, JP Morgan, NM Rothschild and Cambridge Risk. His areas of expertise include: • Derivatives trading - interest rate, bond, foreign exchange & commodity - in futures, swaps, forwards & options - trading, pricing, valuation & control of risks • Commodities trading - metals & energy (oil & gas) - in derivatives & physical • Risk management - VaR & credit risk models, limits & controls • Hedging - of financial & commodity risks R...
Mr Grainger in LONDON
Compliance with UK financial services rules & regulations • Financial planning matters, including pensions, investments, savings, life assurance & the advisory process & standards