How does an Expert Opinion impact upon such cases? I work on catastrophic cases of Spinal Injury and Brain Injury - these are significant and life-changing episodes in a person’s life, where their life will never be the same again. It is the role of the Expert to assess each individual, the extent, and consequences […]
A good expert witness combines training, skill and experience. Academic and clinical expertise in a specific field with critical appraisal and analytic skills are essential qualities when selecting the right expert. They should have effective communication skills including effective questioning and explaining ability and they should deal with evidence based facts, rather than subjective opinion. […]
Dr Ghafele, can you please tell us what an IP valuation is and how it can change the scope of a business? An IP valuation helps to better understand the business dynamics around IP. An IP Valuation is core to any legal, business or financial decision. Patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and, more broadly, […]
Robin is an E&Y alumnus and has worked on forensic and valuation work for over 30 years. He answers below some questions regarding his role and how it can, at times, make a significant difference to the conduct of a case. FAQ on In-House Forensic Accounting Answered Below, Robin Cooke answers questions about his role […]
Benjamin Franklin stated that there were two absolute certainties in life: death and taxes. Actually, there is, in fact, a third absolute certainty and that is change. No matter what happens, life and its conditions will change. Nowhere is this more obvious than the accelerating rate of advances in science, and particularly in the field […]
He shares with us the questions the company and its advisers should be asking themselves, in order to make the best decision for the long-term. Valuations in the restructuring market We are currently working on planning projects involving group reorganisations and ensuring that assets are only ever moved at fair value. This is to protect […]
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented challenge which has been the catalyst for the development of new modalities of delivering healthcare in order to maintain social distancing and minimising the potential spread of infection, especially in high risk specialities such as ophthalmology where there is close contact when the patient is examined. The Royal College […]
We speak to Chris Collier, a Senior Digital Forensics Analyst, who reveals more about the process of digital forensics and how his findings can benefit legal cases. How has digital forensics developed over the years and what importance does it play in legal cases now, in comparison to a decade ago, when the digital world […]
The terms of the contract will, of course, allocate the risk and cost of the Coronavirus. Although I have studied and have a keen interest in the law, I know where my expertise lies and, therefore, I stick to my specialist subject of delay rather than liability. To some degree, I think that the outfall […]
In this case the claimant successfully continued an injunction restraining the defendant’s consultancy firms from acting as Expert Witnesses for another party in ICC proceedings against the claimant. Articles published elsewhere in the industry have questioned the impact that this might have for the larger global Expert Witness firms. First of all, how is Diales […]
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