Our team of forensic accounting specialists has extensive experience providing expert accounting assistance and valuation services to legal practitioners and businesses. We provide forensic accounting services to a national client base, in all court jurisdictions, providing practical solutions in the following areas:

Litigation Support

• Valuation of equity interests in, and businesses conducted by, companies, partnerships, sole traders and trusts for the purpose of Family Law, District or Supreme Court Proceedings or in anticipation of litigation, or for the purpose of commercial agreements
• Investigation of financial affairs for the purpose of Family Law, District and Supreme Court Proceedings
• Preparation and critique of economic loss claims for or in anticipation of litigation
• Preparation of independent expert reports and provision of expert testimony
• Critique of opposing expert reports
• Assistance with interpretation of financial aspects of legal agreements
• Advice on taxation implications of settlements
• Valuation of superannuation entitlements and quantification of taxation liabilities on withdrawal of benefits

Investigative Accounting

• Reconstruction of books and records
• Investigation of business fraud
• Preparation of preliminary and formal valuation and loss quantification reports
• Reasonableness review or formal critique of opposing reports

We also draw on the experience of, and work closely with, associate specialists in Forsythes’ various business divisions.