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Vero Consulting- Forensic Accountants
Vero Consulting provides expert and authoritative analysis and opinion on the financial, economic, accounting, fiscal and monetary aspects of disputes and investigations.
Testimonials
Charles's reports are carefully prepared and supported by thorough research. I would not hesitate in recommending him for big money and complex matrimonial cases.
Charles and I worked together as volunteers running the Harvard Business School alumni group in London and also the HBS Global leadership Forum (in 2005). He was wonderful to work with and I would recommend him without reservation for any endeavour.
Charles has an astute legal mind which is firmly anchored in reality, enabling him to advise his clients on the best and most viable course of action
We found his knowledge and understanding of the area to be highly professional and extremely competent, we were able to completely trust the advice he presented to us.
Recent Blogs
Much of my work involves multi £million dispute resolution where clients expect communications to remain confidential or privileged. But clients still send me highly sensitive business information and bank account details in unencrypted emails.
A reminder of the dangers came from a rather surprising source today. One of my clients received a letter from HM Revenue & Customs where they set out the risks associated with sending information to them in emails. In their letter HMRC warned the client that using unencrypted emails could lead to the following risks: Read More
New wording for Expert Witness’s Statement of Truth
Charles Lazarevic – Changes to CPR
A reminder to all solicitors that are currently instructing expert witnesses under CPR that from today PD35, paragraph 3.3 requires experts to include the following additional sentence in their Statement of Truth:
“I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.” Read More
Business valuations in Russia
For our Russian clients we have created a new web page in Russian with details of some of the many expert witness reports and cross examination cases. These have included cases heard at arbitrations or courts in the UK and Cyprus for Russian companies and individuals.
We are a nimble and conflict free boutique firm of highly experienced forensic accountants. Our team can conduct assignments in any of nine European languages.
Assisting lawyers: preparing expert witnesses to give concurrent expert evidence
I have prepared a checklist for lawyers to consider when instructing experts to give concurrent expert evidence (commonly called “hot tubbing”) in court or at an arbitration. This guidance is based on my experience of giving concurrent expert evidence in arbitrations and in court.
Checklist:
• Always remember – the expert witness’s overriding duty is to assist the court/tribunal with their expertise.
• Draft the expert report in the knowledge that the judge/arbitrator may invite the expert with the apparently superior knowledge or more controversial position to take the lead in presenting the expert evidence.