Disputes often turn on the numbers. We help you understand what is owed, what has been lost and what the evidence supports, so you can make informed decisions early and present a defensible case.

Our forensic accountants advise at all stages of a litigation dispute, taking an independent view while gathering and reviewing evidence and contributing to expert reports: from the very outset of a dispute where a lot can be done to turn it around for a positive outcome, through to court proceedings.

As expert witnesses, we are known for putting our expert opinions in language that non-accountants can understand, while preparing views with rigour that ensures they withstand cross-examination in court. Our senior practitioners have spent days in the witness box under cross-examination. We have given testimony in international matters, federal courts, state supreme courts, local and special purpose tribunals and the Family Court of Australia.

What we do

  • Quantum of damages and economic loss
  • Loss of profits, wasted costs and valuation disputes
  • Solvency and financial condition analysis
  • Critique of opposing expert reports
  • Data analysis and reconstruction of records

When to involve us

  • Early case assessment
  • Before pleadings/quantum particulars
  • Before mediation
  • When opposing expert served

We provide expert reports and expert opinions in:

  • commercial disputes such as providing expert opinion in complex loss quantification claims, professional negligence and a range of other disputes that require expert accounting opinions
  • family law including family court testimony and superannuation valuations
  • insurance
  • valuations
  • payroll
  • class actions
  • out-of-court settlement negotiations.

Our Forensic accounting and dispute advisory services

Class actions

We support class actions with loss modelling, data-driven quantum analysis and settlement administration, helping parties manage complexity across large claimant groups.

Commercial disputes

Complex financial matters often underpin civil or criminal proceedings, regulatory disputes, investigations and loss claims. We assist advisors and their clients to gather the facts and analyse issues, resolve legal and commercial challenges, maximise compliance with corporate policies, and minimise risk.

Contested Wills and Estates

Disputes over deceased estates and Power of Attorney can be complex, often involving unexpected deaths and conflicts among spouses, siblings, extended family, friends, and business partners over asset distribution.

Expert testimony

Expert witness testimony, often referred to an expert evidence, is the provision of expert opinions for use in Courts and Tribunals throughout Australia and in alternative dispute resolution.

Insurance disputes

Insurance disputes often turn on financial evidence. We reconstruct performance, test policy assumptions and quantify loss so claims can be assessed fairly and efficiently.

Matrimonial disputes

Navigating family law property matters can be highly complex, particularly when issues such as valuation , taxation, and superannuation emerge. These circumstances often necessitate specialist advice from independent experts to ensure a thorough resolution.

Payroll disputes

Wage underpayments are increasingly coming to light in organisations across all industries. Our team has extensive experience across all stages of a payroll remediation project.

Personal injury

In personal injury claims, economic loss often depends on assumptions about work capacity, earnings and future pathways. Independent expert evidence should be clear, evidence-based and defensible.

Valuation disputes

Navigating family law property matters can be highly complex, particularly when issues such as valuation , taxation, and superannuation emerge. These circumstances often necessitate specialist advice from independent experts to ensure a thorough resolution.

EPOA/executor misconduct

EPOA/executor misconduct

Read the full case study
Client challenge
Lawyers acting on behalf of Ben Brown, the son and a beneficiary of his late mother’s estate, sought to obtain expert evidence quantifying the misappropriation of funds by the EPOA and Executor over a seven-year period.
The solution
We undertook an urgent forensic investigation of the deceased’s bank statements and associated investment accounts, uncovering the misappropriation of funds not disclosed by the executor in his affidavit.
The outcome
Within 10 business days of appointment, we were able to examine and analyse more than 3,800 transactions from 750 pages of bank statements and deliver a memorandum of findings to assist in settlement discussions during mediation.
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    Alex Bell

    Partner & National Head of Forensic Consulting