Fraudsters face additional 10 years in jail HM Revenue & Customs has scooped a record £92.3m in a criminal tax fraud investigation against two members of a 21-strong gang. Assets Read More
Taxman bags £92.3m from carousel fraud
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Press Release – Criminal Disputes Team
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010We are pleased to announce further success for the Commercial, Corporate and Criminal Disputes team, at Forths, following the recent case of Harewood House v Dine Catering Ltd, following a Read More
SFO licks wounds as trial costing £10m collapses
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010The Serious Fraud Office was reeling from another embarrassing failure yesterday after it dropped a long running prosecution that cost taxpayers at least £10 million. Defence lawyers criticised the agency Read More
Forths establishes specialist Serious Injury Team
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Leading UK forensic accountancy firm Forths has established a dedicated Serious Injury team to provide a specialist service to solicitors whose clients have suffered serious, life-changing, or fatal injuries. Headed Read More
Forensic Accountant or Loss Adjuster?
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010At the request of the current Chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (‘MASS’) in the North West region, Richard Forth, our managing director, provided an informative and practical presentation Read More
Press Release – Insurance Litigation
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Forths are delighted to announce another success in their Insurance Litigation Department. Further to the investigations of the Forths serious injuries team, a multi million pound settlement has been awarded Read More
‘Ponzi’ trio told to repay £115m
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Investors may not recover their losses Three men suspected of running one of Britain’s biggest Ponzi schemes were ordered to repay almost £115 million to investors yesterday. Kautilya Pruthi, 39, Read More
So Why Use a Forensic Accountant?
Friday, June 25th, 2010I am often asked the question: “Why do we need to use a forensic accountant? What’s wrong with our normal accountants?” The answer, quite simply, is that there’s nothing wrong with Read More
Valuing Part-Interest
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Court of Appeal, Criminal Division Regina v Modjiri In relation to an application for a confiscation order, a defendant’s part interest in a property was to be included in the Read More
‘Toxic Sofa’ Victims to receive £20m payout
Saturday, April 24th, 2010The High Court has ordered three furniture retailers to pay £20m to customers who received serious burns from sofas manufactured in China in what is thought to be the largest Read More