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Called to Account

Called to Account

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 Paul Croft and Jacqueline Woods lead the Forensic Accounting team at BRI Ferrier, providing forensic accounting, expert witness and business valuation services. Going beyond the binary, Jacqui and Paul apply their forensic lens to topical issues to serve up practical insights and fresh perspectives on all things forensic accounting. Tackling issues including directors’ duties, insolvent trading, business interruption, shareholder oppression and post-acquisition disputes, they call to account the broader commercial and board room implications of matters that come across their desks.Copyright 2025 Called to Account Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Episode 11: Shareholder disputes (Part 2): Mitigating the risk of post-acquisition surprises

    Episode 11: Shareholder disputes (Part 2): Mitigating the risk of post-acquisition surprises
    Mar 16 2022
    Post-acquisition disputes often emerge at the time that completion accounts are prepared after an acquisition or where a buyer discovers new things about the business that weren’t disclosed during the due diligence process. Disputes may also arise over the computation of earn-out clauses and where there is an alleged breach of warranty or indemnity given in the Sale & Purchase Agreement. This podcast considers a number of the common causes of post-acquisition disputes and offers a few suggestions on how to avoid or mitigate such disputes.
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    6 mins
  • Episode 10: Shareholder disputes

    Episode 10: Shareholder disputes
    Nov 16 2021
    One of the downsides of COVID-19 has been an uptick in shareholder acquisition disputes, with cash-strapped business owners seeking to exit businesses or look for ways to extract additional value by exploiting the shareholders agreement. This video looks at two of the more common causes of shareholder disputes and suggests some ways shareholders in private companies can reduce the risk and scope of costly disputes.
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    7 mins
  • Episode 9: Expert evidence update: learnings from recent judgements

    Episode 9: Expert evidence update: learnings from recent judgements
    Sep 20 2021
    There have been a number of cases this year that turn the spotlight on expert evidence, including issues related to inherent bias, expertise and experience and, the weighting given to, and admissibility of, expert evidence. In this podcast, Paul Croft shares his insights from the findings in two recent cases into expert evidence
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    5 mins
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