DWF Forensic

We specialise in providing forensic accountancy support across regulatory issues and contract management, as well as in avoiding disputes, addressing risk and in screening and monitoring.

Over the years we have each assisted clients with the quantification or challenge of losses arising from business interruption; breach of contract; defamation; fire and water damage; breach of copyright and losses arising from personal injury; as well as completing investigations related to both the UK Fraud and Bribery Acts (typically following whistle-blower activity); and we have worked closely with legal teams and the police to secure civil recoveries and criminal convictions across the globe.

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Our Forensic expertise includes:

Intelligence

Our intelligence team follows the National Intelligence Model. We believe that appropriate due diligence and ongoing monitoring should be a prerequisite to all new stakeholder relationships to mitigate risk, as well as an essential component of our quantum and investigations work.

Personal Injury

For our insurer clients, we provide immediate, cost effective access to a high level of forensic accounting expertise for personal injury claims. We can assist with a wide range of issues relating to earnings and pensions including overseas earnings and periodical payment orders. We help to assess the financial elements of all personal injury claims from a realistic, commercially-relevant position.

We are able to combine this expertise with DWF's internationally leading reputation in personal injury and other areas of insurance. We can work alongside the DWF legal team throughout the lifespan of a case from assisting in developing the strategy for the case to providing advice on the earnings and pension elements.

Acting for some of the largest insurers in the UK, we can advise on UK matters or those requiring our international tax and accountancy specialism. We also have considerable experience of reviewing the financial elements of periodical payment orders and annual payments. DWF Forensic can provide a wider range of support and options than an independent expert accountant allowing the insurer client to make informed decisions about the approach to take long before a case would typically be sent to an external accountant.

We help our insurer clients to move quickly, avoid delays and identify opportunities for the most cost-effective conclusion.

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Investigations

Should a business suffer fraud, bribery or other financial irregularity, response time is critical. We will react, quickly, to identify, secure and search key evidence found on computer hard drives and server emails; identify key suspects and witnesses; conduct investigative interviews; assist DWF's specialist lawyers with civil recovery proceedings; prepare detailed investigation plans and reports; communicate findings to senior management and the Board; and to provide post-incident advice on relevant control.

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Quantum/ Disputes

We assess and advise upon quantum in commercial disputes, the regulatory environment and insurance related claims. We help our clients to focus upon the likely costs and outcomes of legal strategies from the outset. This helps you to make appropriate business decisions and reach satisfactory settlements at the earliest opportunity.

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