Expert Details
Corporate and Personal Insolvency
ID: 729824
United Kingdom
Expert has acted as an expert witness for Insolvency Practitioners facing disciplinary action as well as in other cases requiring his skills of investigation and analysis as a Chartered Accountant.
He investigated and reported on the causes of failure of a significant tour operator for the Civil Aviation Authority with a view to action being taken against officers of the company.He acted as an expert witness in the defence of an emininent Insolvency Practitioner facing disciplinary charges and negotiated, in conjunction with the legal team, a much reduced finding of the ICAEW Disciplinary Tribunal.He adviised solicitors acting for the Professional Indemnity underwriters of an Insolvency Practitioner facing litigation which was dropped as a result of his expert analysis of the case.As liquidator, he investigated fraudulent transactions amounting to $100 million involving the company Stone & Rolls Ltd and provided evidence in support of litigation against the auditors of the company eventually concluded in the House of Lords.As liquidator he investigated and reported upon fraudulent transactions involving the theft of over $250 million from companies owned by the state of Kuwait and continues to provide evidence to the Geneva Court in the resulting litigation.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1973 | Degree: FCA | Subject: Chartered Accountancy | Institution: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales |
Year: 1964 | Degree: B Sc (Eng) | Subject: Mechanical engineering | Institution: King's College London University |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1990 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Partner | Department: Insolvency |
Responsibilities:Senior and founding London partner |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1982 to 1990 | Employer: Grant Thornton | Title: Partner | Department: Audit/ insolvency |
Responsibilities:Initially audit and accountancy, later switched to an insolvency appointment taker. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1975 to 1981 | Employer: Jolliffe Cork & Co | Title: Partner | Department: Audit |
Responsibilities:Responsible for Audit and General Practice clients and the control of the firm's work with the EEC monitoring of UK steel production and deliveries. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1970 to 1975 | Employer: W H Cork Gully & Co | Title: Partner after training | Department: Audit branch |
Responsibilities:Initially a trainee in audit and accountancy then a junior partner involved in investigation and pre-insolvency reviews |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1965 to 1970 | Employer: Rolls-Royce Limited | Title: Senior designer | Department: Aero engine |
Responsibilities:Graduate apprentice, then Desiger and finally Senior Designer. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1964 to 1965 | Employer: Reed Paper Group | Title: Management trainee | Department: Reed Corrugated Cases |
Responsibilities:Trainee in Industrial Engineering and Workstudy |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2000 to Present | Agency: Insolvency Service | Role: Advisor | Description: He represents the Federation of Small Businesses on the National Consultative User Group. |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1994 to Present | Country / Region: Switzerland | Summary: He is continuing to give evidence to an Investigating Magistrate in Geneva regarding fraudulent banking transactions. |
Years: 2009 to Present | Country / Region: South Africa | Summary: He is taking proceedings in Cape Town seeking the recovery of assets which are thought to form part of the estate of a multinational bankrupt individual. |
Years: 1976 to 1984 | Country / Region: European Union | Summary: He acted as a monitor reporting to the European Commission in Brussels on Steel Industry production and deliveries as part of the restructuring of the European steel industry. |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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He is a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and serves on the Practice Guidance, Ethics and Standards Committee of that regulator. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of R3, Insol and the Institute of Credit Management. |
Licenses / Certifications |
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MIPA; FCA. |
Professional Appointments |
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He is Senior Partner of his firm. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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French | He is able to read French reasonably well and understand the spoken word with an effort. |