Professional Negligence
Professional negligence claims against accountants, advisers and corporate professionals often require an independent view of what the financial position would have been but for the alleged breach. We quantify loss of chance, wasted costs and downstream financial harm.
When legal teams instruct us
- Accountant or auditor negligence affecting financial outcomes
- Corporate finance or transaction advice claims
- Tax or structuring advice with quantifiable loss
- Respondent defence of quantum in professional negligence litigation
Deliverables
- Counterfactual financial modelling
- Loss of chance quantification where appropriate
- Expert reports on standard of care financial consequences (quantum only)
- Joint expert and court processes
Our process
- Step 1
Allegation mapping
Link financial issues to pleaded negligence.
- Step 2
But-for analysis
Model alternative outcomes supported by evidence.
- Step 3
Quantum
Monetise loss with explicit assumptions.
- Step 4
Disclosure
Expert report and testimony.
Frequently asked questions
We address financial quantum; professional duty is a matter for legal and professional experts unless dual qualification is instructed.
Forensic review of workpapers, audits and management accounts is core to many instructions.
Legal teams advise on limitation; we focus on analysable financial periods.
We can coordinate with MGA/insurer panels when instructed by coverage counsel.