Forensic & Litigation news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in Forensic & Litigation consulting in the UK:

Don't underestimate the psychological impact of remote hearings Berkeley Research Group has released a new report: The Psychological Impact of Remote Hearings.
28 October 2021
Davy taps A&M for forensic investigation into operations Alvarez & Marsal has been appointed by Davy to carry out an independent internal review of its operations, including relevant staff trading, over the past seven years.
30 March 2021
Forensic expert Flip Stander named Partner with RSM Professional services firm RSM has appointed Flip Stander as a Partner in its London office.
27 November 2020
UK businesses should focus more on tackling internal fraud Nearly four in every ten UK businesses have been hit by internal fraud in the last 12 months, according to a new study.
04 November 2019
Mark Thompson rejoins KPMG as Special Advisor Mark Thompson has rejoined KPMG’s forensics practice, following a 15 year stint with the Serious Fraud Office.
22 August 2019
Forensics expert joins AlixPartners as Managing Director in London International consultancy AlixPartners has appointed a new expert to its Investigations, Disputes & Risk practice in London.
27 November 2018
Deloitte to be investigated by Schneiderman over hack New York State’s Attorney-General is investigating Deloitte over a cyber-attack disclosed by the accounting firm last month.
16 October 2017
BDO selects Nuix as eDiscovery solution for forensic investigations The Dutch wing of accounting and consulting firm BDO has selected Nuix as its software provider of choice to conduct large-scale, complex forensic investigations.
20 July 2017
Accuracy eyes growth in Dutch litigation consulting market Accuracy has announced plans to expand its litigation support team in the Netherlands, in anticipation of a sharp increase of litigation activity in the country.
06 April 2017
A three-tiered approach for a customer centric view on fraud Criminals target financial institutions because that’s where the money is, says Hugo Löwinger, consultant at Innopay.
21 July 2016
Organisations not reaping full benefits of forensic data analytics Financial crimes remain a key risk for many businesses, whether in the form of cybercrime, bribery and corruption, internal fraud or money laundering.
04 July 2016
NERA: Investor losses on US filings amount to 183 billion Aggregate investor losses on all filed cases in the US totalled $183 billion in 2015, a decrease of more than 25% from four years ago, but a marked increase of more than 25% over 2014. The median settlement value increas
08 February 2016
PKF Littlejohn: Fraud costs NHS over 5 billion a year Fraud and error cost the global healthcare system around £299 billion, a recent study claims.
05 January 2016
Barry Dean joins Forensics practice of Grant Thornton Barry Dean has returned to Grant Thornton as the firm’s Head of Forensic Investigations for the Public Sector.
07 December 2015
PwC buys Kusiri, London-based fraud detection start-up Accounting and consulting giant PwC has acquired Kusiri, a technology start-up based in East London.
30 October 2015
Grant Thornton Partner Chris Clements joins Deloitte Deloitte has boosted its Forensics practice with the appointment of former Grant Thornton Partner Chris Clements as Forensic Partner.
01 October 2015
10 business advisories winner of AI Finance 2015 Award Ten business advisories have managed to scoop an AI Finance 2015 award.
10 September 2015
Oxera wins Global Competition Review 2015 award Earlier this week Global Competition Review held its annual awards ceremony, with 25 awards going to firms, cases and individuals that in the past year delivered best practice performance.
17 April 2015
Mark Hunt joins FTI Consulting Forensic & Litigation FTI Consulting has appointed Mark Hunt as Senior Managing Director of the firm’s Forensic & Litigation Consulting practice.
24 March 2015
David Paris joins litigation unit of Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal has appointed David Paris as a Senior Director in its Economic Litigation Practice.
10 March 2015
Grant Thornton appoints Will Davies to lead FIS team Grant Thornton has appointed forensic investigation partner Will Davies to head its Forensic and Investigation Services unit.
05 February 2015
WEF & Deloitte create cyber-risk management scheme The World Economic Forum has together with its partners developed a cyber-risk management framework.
22 January 2015
FTI Consulting and Desai Haribhakti take on Big 4 Business consultancy firm FTI Consulting is teaming up with India’s home grown auditing giant Desai Haribhakti, joining forces to give the Big Four more than just a run for their money in corporate i
29 December 2014
AlixPartners buys New York-based Evidence Exchange Consulting firm AlixPartners has bought litigation- and investigation-support firm Evidence Exchange.
23 December 2014
EY opens new forensic technology hub in Manchester Professional services firm EY has opened its newly established Manchester-based forensic technology hub, specialised in eDiscovery. The new practice currently boasts a team of 14 experts, and EY expects to grow the headcount with another 38 profess
14 October 2014
Gavin Williamson and Cathie Cameron join BDO Forensic Accounting and consulting firm BDO has expanded its forensic services team in the UK with two experienced consultants: Gavin Williamson and Cathie Cameron.
27 August 2014
Booz Allen sues Deloitte for stealing proprietary data US consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is in the process of suing competitor Deloitte Consulting, accusing the Big 4 firm of stealing proprietary information.
18 August 2014
Alvarez & Marsal expands Forensic and Dispute Services branche Alvarez & Marsal expanded its Forensic and Dispute Services practice (GFD) in the United States.
01 March 2013

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