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 […]
The Forensic Accountant Conclave: Joint Reports & Process
Litigation Support & Court Procedures The Forensic Accountant Conclave: A Practical Guide to Joint Conferences, Reports, and Hot-Tubbing By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Takeaways for Commercial Litigators: Unfiltered Professional Dialogue: Conclaves exclude solicitors and barristers to foster candid, peer-to-peer technical accounting debate without adversarial posturing. The […]
Overcoming Expert Witness Challenges in Forensic Accounting
Litigation Support & Evidentiary Standards Overcoming Expert Witness Challenges in Forensic Accounting: A Judicial Blueprint on Scope, Methodology, Assumptions, and Admissibility By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Takeaways for Trial Lawyers & Experts: The Ultimate Audience: An expert witness report is written for the trial judge, not […]
Forensic Accounting Lessons from Lindsay-Owen v HWLE
Case Law Analysis & Expert Witness Standards Lessons from Lindsay-Owen v HWL Ebsworth: Critical Guidance for Forensic Accountants and Instructing Law Firms By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Offices in Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Key Takeaways for Practitioners: The Basis Rule: An expert’s quantum calculations are only as robust as the factual […]
The Role of Forensic Accounting Evidence in Court
Litigation Support & Expert Witness Evidence The Role of Forensic Accounting Evidence: 4 Foundational Pillars for Commercial Litigators By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Summary for Legal Practitioners: Forensic accountants do not prove subjective plaintiff intentions; they model the financial consequences based on instructed assumptions that the […]
Loss of Commercial Opportunity & The Sellars Discount
Litigation Support & Commercial Damages Quantifying the Loss of a Valuable Commercial Opportunity: The Role of the Sellars Discount in Forensic Accounting By AuditTrace Forensic Accountants • Sydney & Brisbane | Litigation Support Across Australia Executive Summary for Commercial Litigators: Under the High Court’s ruling in Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL, damages for the loss […]