Loss of a Chance: Sapwell, Chaplin & Hungry Jack’s

Litigation Support & Damages Quantification Loss of a Chance in Forensic Accounting: From Sapwell v Bass and Chaplin v Hicks to Burger King v Hungry Jack’s By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Takeaways for Commercial Litigators & Experts: Speculation vs. Quantifiable Chance: Courts reject claims based on […]

The Ikarian Reefer & APES Standards in Forensic Accounting

Litigation Precedents & Professional Standards The Ikarian Reefer and APES Standards: Reconciling Common Law Duties with Professional Accounting Ethics By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Takeaways for Commercial Litigators & Experts: Harmonized Dual Duties: An Australian forensic accountant operates under concurrent obligations: common law court codes born […]

Makita v Sprowles: Forensic Accounting Expert Rules

Litigation Precedents & Admissibility Standards From Slip-and-Fall to Supreme Court Commercial Disputes: Applying Makita v Sprowles to Forensic Accounting Evidence By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Key Takeaways for Commercial Litigators & Experts: The Universal Standard: Heydon JA’s judgment in Makita establishes that an expert witness must reveal […]

Spencer’s Case & The 8 Criteria for Market Value

Valuation Jurisprudence & Forensic Standards Spencer’s Case and the 8 Criteria for Market Value: How Land Law Built Modern Business and Share Valuation By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Valuation & Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Takeaways for Commercial Litigators & Valuers: The Fathers of Modern Valuation: In Spencer v The Commonwealth […]

AI in Forensic Accounting Expert Reports: Australian Court Rules

Litigation Support & Legal Technology The Use of AI in Preparing Forensic Accounting Expert Reports: Australian Court Rules, Leave Requirements, and Jurisdictional Divergence By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Offices in Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Key Takeaways for Instructing Counsel & Experts: NSW Prohibitive Model: Practice Note SC Gen 23 explicitly bans […]

Designing Forensic Accounting Reports for Court

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Standards Designing the Forensic Accounting Expert Report: How to Deliver Clarity, Speed, and Utility to the Bench and Bar By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Takeaways for Litigators & Courts: The “Meat” First: The judicial mind works deductively; front-loading the core conclusions […]