From Manuscript Ledgers to Digital Records When I started out, as a trainee-chartered accountant, I had my trusted Casio Calculator – we didnât have computers and neither did the clients. Computers were a rarity and business records were recorded by hand. Back in the day, one came across the most Read more…
With a Personal Injury Earnings Loss claim where the claimant has an Ill-health Pension and is also able to continue working (and so has Actual Earnings) then be very careful how those Actual Earnings are calculated â there may be a significant impact on lost earnings. When a claimant has Read more…
Forensic accountancy expert evidence is a valuable litigation tool which, once deployed in the cost-conscious litigation arena, has to be carefully managed in order to achieve maximum impact at a proportionate cost. Good communication – guiding star Once a party has established breach and causation, quantum is everything, and so Read more…
Off-payroll working â Big Change from 6 April 2021. If you have an Injury or Fatality claim involving someone who used a Limited Company structure for their business trade â then their loss quantum may be affected by taxation changes that come into place from 6 April 2021. The legislation Read more…
Traditionally (well from the 1990âs) forensic accountants were used to present the trickier salary and profits losses for injured Claimants and fatality claims as Expert Witnesses. However, over ârecentâ years – well around 10 in my experience, so not so recent! I have seen forensic accountants assisting litigators in an Read more…