Dispute Analysis

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Our Forensic Services team provides accounting, financial, economic, and statistical services to lawyers, companies and other parties involved in litigation, arbitration or mediations and other alternative dispute resolution forums. We advise on claims processing, prepare expert reports, serve as expert witnesses, and conduct investigations.
Our professionals have testified in countless high value litigation matters and are seasoned in the presentation of facts to withstand vigorous cross-examination.

Our credentialised experts work on major disputes where Clients or their legal representatives require analysis, quantum and expert witness services.
 

  • Did you know that a professional expert report can significantly increase your chances of winning the court or arbitration case?
  • If you suffered a loss, have you considered whether and to what extent lost revenue, additional expenses or opportunity costs should be included in the calculation of the loss? What other components should be included? How should they be valued? What documentation is needed to demonstrate and quantify the loss?
  • Are you aware that the preparation of a valuation of shares, particular assets, or a business in a litigation context, may differ from a commercial valuation prepared in the ordinary course of business?
  • If you have suffered a loss as a result of negligence or malpractice by senior management and there is limited chance of recovery from the individuals at fault, but you have a Directors, Officers, and employees indemnification insurance policy – have you considered claiming from your insurance company for the losses suffered?
  • Your production facility has been disrupted as a result of a fire and you have filed a claim with your insurance company for the damage which was caused. Did you consider filing a claim for loss of earning arising from the disruption?
  • During an acquisition/merger, do you feel that the value of net assets used to determine the purchase price has been incorrectly calculated, i.e. inadequate provisioning or inappropriate basis of valuation of assets was applied? Have you specified how the final consideration should be calculated, how the completion accounts should be prepared and interpreted, by whom, and the actual purpose of the completion accounts?

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Typically our work in Dispute Analysis involves assisting companies and their legal representatives, with investigating complex issues to support litigation proceedings. Early, reliable assessment of the potential damages sum can be helpful for both plaintiffs and defendants in making decisions about whether to commence or to maintain litigation, and in considering settlement offers.

Once the matter proceeds to court, the emphasis usually shifts to rigorous analysis and calculation, and presentation of a defensible position. Thus, in an environment where litigation is a growing trend, either through the court system or through alternative dispute resolution forums, we can provide legal representatives and their Clients with assistance.

We realize that no single professional is right for all disputes, and that objectivity and credibility are essential. A financial advisor’s specialist knowledge, skills, experience, training, and education are important considerations when seeking advice and assistance.

PwC provides a national and global network of analysts, actuaries, accountants, fraud examiners, and others who are leaders in their respective fields, offering a wide variety of skills to address the issues affecting
parties involved in disputes.