Client Testimonials

I recently instructed Matthew Geale and Lindsay Tarrant as expert witness in a hard fought High Court case where my client was on the receiving end of an £11 million loss of profit counterclaim. By the time the date of trial arrived, Matthew and Lindsay had successfully persuaded the opponent’s expert witness that his client’s claim was, at best, worth less than a tenth of that amount and in fact the opponents caved in on the first day. Matthew and Lindsay presented as a highly skilled and experienced team. They worked very hard indeed on the case, were responsive and available and, above all, injection a good deal of fun into the litigation. I’d not hesitate to instruct them again.

The Operation name is Operation Pironi and is concerned with allegations of theft and misuse of funds in a children’s cancer charity based in Chesterfield, by those who ran it. Liesel Annible of Armstrong Watson, Leeds, was appointed following your [NCA’s] recommendation. She had previous experience of a similar investigation with Hampshire Police and that experience shone through during our meetings with her and in her advice. The location of her office was also considered appropriate.

Liesel made herself and her staff available to the investigating officers from the moment of her appointment. She makes use of Altia software and has examined and analysed charity accounting records over a period of several years from 2012 to 2017. The records are poor quality with a large number of items missing. We have now received a draft report of 68 pages which is crammed with information extracted from the various records she has examined. In my view it is extremely well put together in a sensible, readable format, although its contents will clearly need some checking before a final version is presented. This lady knows her stuff. It has been a delight to work with her and I have no hesitation in recommending her to other investigations.

I'm pleased to say that your report directly led to the successful settlement of this case, and that we were very pleased with the quality and delivery of your report – thanks to you and Lindsay!

"The discussions regarding benchmarks and indicators of financial instability were really useful but I was particularly enthused as well as assisted by the KPI's and Benchmarks and the impact assessment - especially impact and getting my brain working with what differences could be applied.  What was of particular use to me was understanding the KPI's and not needing to be awash with information to understand the direction and profitability of the business.  The Key Indicators and suggestions were a reassuring endorsement of the direction our firm has been taking coming out of Covid and helped me understand the impact as well as reasoning behind our 3 monthly cashflow projections and our use of the pipeline procedure."