Our Experience

Acted as an Independent expert in relation to the forensic analysis of an electronic document being brought before a court. We were engaged by Holding Redlich to identify the metadata properties of the document and provide our findings in a report to the engaging party. As a requirement of the engagement, we were to be retained as the digital forensic expert in the event that evidence was to be presented in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Appointed as an Independent Expert in a class action litigation matter concerning the accounting and disclosure of losses on a troubled construction project. Our expert was engaged by the defendant’s legal counsel to provide an opinion on the operation of the Australian Accounting Standards and a response to the expert report submitted by the Plaintiffs. The matter reached a successful settlement prior to trial.

Technology Expert in the first International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) case ever heard in Australia. The matter related to contractual arrangements of a Fuel Supply Arrangement for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. The dispute also involved an Australian energy company supplying oil, fuel and power generators throughout the Pacific.

Economic loss assessment arising from an injunction preventing our client selling a generic pharmaceutical in the Australian market. We quantified the loss and built a robust, transparent and flexible financial model which facilitated review of the impacts of a number of different legal arguments. The matter was settled by our client prior to trial.

Independent Computer Expert. The dispute related to a broadcasting arrangement and considered the application of traditional broadcasting in the context of more modern digital streaming of on demand content. Presented evidence in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, around the functionality and accuracy of Internet Protocol (IP) Geolocation services in Australia.

A purchaser of a construction business took issue with earnings and assets post acquisition. An assessment of the losses derived had the significant contracts stayed with the business was sought. We identified inconsistencies and errors regarding the valuation approach of the purchaser's expert. The court held the vendor was entitled to secure the relevant contracts.

Our client was a part of a Joint Venture combining maritime engineering expertise and large-scale resources projects. We reviewed costs incurred against the tender, variations and known delays. We identified significant cost increases compared to budget for particular types of labour. This allowed our client to resolve the dispute.

Independent Expert in a major construction project which required forensic analysis of costs, cost accounting and a report for arbitration. We quantified the costs associated with a successful $100m+ Change order. We identified all lay witness statements necessary to support the quantification. The matter settled prior to arbitration.