Forensic Services
Our aim is to help you deal with any difficulty that you may encounter in relation to identifying potential financial risks to you or your company. Threats can come from many areas but in the main in our experience they are either technological or human. Despite the growth in technology in recent years there still exists the ‘Insider threat’ and the disgruntled or downright criminal employee can damage your business severely. We have the specialists to deal with the human or the technological threat and will work with you to prevent the threats from occurring or help to mitigate the risk and recover any assets misappropriated.
Our services in this area include the investigation of:
- Asset misappropriation
- Money Laundering
- Corruption
- Employee fraud
- MTIC (Carousel) fraud
- Asset tracing and recovery
- Hedge fund manipulation
- Procurement fraud
- Public Sector Fraud
- Identity theft
- Cybercrime
All members of Aver have considerable experience in the investigation and prosecution of many fraudulent activities, coupled with giving expert testimony in court. We understand the process involved in providing expert reports and the requirements of both criminal and civil burdens of proof and the nature of evidence in support of our opinion.
As part of the investigative process, we are able to provide computer forensic assistance in the examination of stand-alone computers and servers. The service we provide is capable of detecting deleted files or e-mails where the perpetrator of a fraud has tried to delete them.
Financial Investigation
Our experts have experience of working throughout the world on complex and protracted investigations. Our team consists of Forensic Accountants, lawyers and ex police officers all of who have experience of working in multi jurisdictional environments.
Fraud Prevention
Our experience gained in civil litigation and financial crime investigation is an invaluable tool in assisting business to have in place effective fraud prevention systems and controls. We have been providing advice on financial crime policies for financial institutions as well as fraud prevention techniques for small and medium sized companies through the use of fraud action plans and whistle blowing services. Our teams were foremost amongst those that helped to create the Fraud Forum across the United Kingdom and are well versed in Fraud Prevention and detection methods. We can assist in determining the threat level to your business by our Fraud Screening process or in the worst case scenario help you to investigate, discipline, prosecute or look for civil or corporate recovery.
Asset Tracing and Corporate Recovery
Our experts advise leading national and international bodies such as SOCA and OLAF (the EU Anti Fraud Office). We have years of experience in dealing with Asset Recovery working with law enforcement and are regularly called for by Police Forces for advice. Our work in Corporate Recovery is long standing and we are licensed insolvency agents equipped to deal with all situations and crisis.
Computer Forensics
We have significant expertise in relation to all Cybercrime issues and can offer competitive computer forensic services. Our team includes former members of Police High Tech Crime teams and practitioners well versed in tackling serious and organized crime.
Civil Litigation
When a dispute between the parties cannot be resolved, generally it can be seen that some form of third party intervention is required either in the form of reduction, arbitration or litigation. In many cases the determination of the element of quantum may need assistance from a forensic accountant experienced in providing this service.
At Aver, we are able to assist you and your clients to achieve a settlement. Our directors have considerable experience in the provision of advice in disputes ranging from warrants claims, telecommunications contracts, partnership issues and business interruption problems.
Judicial Factories
The provision of Judicial Factors falls under the general civil litigation heading, although not every Judicial Factory ends in litigation.
We have previously acted in a number of Judicial Factories covering partnership disputes, shareholder disputes and in relation to charities. We have been involved in two charity Judicial Factories in Scotland in the last five years and were consulted by the Scottish law Commission where the matter of revision of the law in Judicial Factories was under review.
Court Testimony
In civil litigation and possibly in a Judicial Factory it may be necessary to give expert evidence in court. As a team we have considerable experience in this area and have given evidence, both as witnesses of fact or as experts in the United Kingdom and overseas. We have also provided training to other experts before they were called to testify.
Director Disqualification
As licensed Insolvency Practitioners, two of our Directors have considerable experience in this area, having prepared reports either to provide evidence both for or against Director’s facing disqualification.
This knowledge and experience has been gained through practical application of both the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 as well as the provision of expert reports and court testimony.
Our aim is to help you deal with any difficulty that you may encounter in relation to identifying potential financial risks to you or your company. Threats can come from many areas but in the main in our experience they are either technological or human. Despite the growth in technology in recent years there still exists the ‘Insider threat’ and the disgruntled or downright criminal employee can damage your business severely. We have the specialists to deal with the human or the technological threat and will work with you to prevent the threats from occurring or help to mitigate the risk and recover any assets misappropriated.
Our services in this area include the investigation of:
- Asset misappropriation
- Money Laundering
- Corruption
- Employee fraud
- MTIC (Carousel) fraud
- Asset tracing and recovery
- Hedge fund manipulation
- Procurement fraudPublic Sector Fraud
- Identity theft
- Cybercrime
All members of Aver have considerable experience in the investigation and prosecution of many fraudulent activities, coupled with giving expert testimony in court. We understand the process involved in providing expert reports and the requirements of both criminal and civil burdens of proof and the nature of evidence in support of our opinion.
As part of the investigative process, we are able to provide computer forensic assistance in the examination of stand-alone computers and servers. The service we provide is capable of detecting deleted files or e-mails where the perpetrator of a fraud has tried to delete them.
Financial Investigation
Our experts have experience of working throughout the world on complex and protracted investigations. Our team consists of Forensic Accountants, lawyers and ex police officers all of who have experience of working in multi jurisdictional environments. Fraud PreventionOur experience gained in civil litigation and financial crime investigation is an invaluable tool in assisting business to have in place effective fraud prevention systems and controls. We have been providing advice on financial crime policies for financial institutions as well as fraud prevention techniques for small and medium sized companies through the use of fraud action plans and whistle blowing services.Our teams were foremost amongst those that helped to create the Fraud Forum across the United Kingdom and are well versed in Fraud Prevention and detection methods. We can assist in determining the threat level to your business by our Fraud Screening process or in the worst case scenario help you to investigate, discipline, prosecute or look for civil or corporate recovery.
Asset Tracing and Corporate Recovery
Our experts advise leading national and international bodies such as SOCA and OLAF (the EU Anti Fraud Office). We have years of experience in dealing with Asset Recovery working with law enforcement and are regularly called for by Police Forces for advice. Our work in Corporate Recovery is long standing and we are licensed insolvency agents equipped to deal with all situations and crisis.
Computer Forensics
We have significant expertise in relation to all Cybercrime issues and can offer competitive computer forensic services. Our team includes former members of Police High Tech Crime teams and practitioners well versed in tackling serious and organized crime.Civil LitigationWhen a dispute between the parties cannot be resolved, generally it can be seen that some form of third party intervention is required either in the form of reduction, arbitration or litigation.In many cases the determination of the element of quantum may need assistance from a forensic accountant experienced in providing this service. At Aver, we are able to assist you and your clients to achieve a settlement. Our directors have considerable experience in the provision of advice in disputes ranging from warrants claims, telecommunications contracts, partnership issues and business interruption problems.
Judicial Factories
The provision of Judicial Factors falls under the general civil litigation heading, although not every Judicial Factory ends in litigation.We have previously acted in a number of Judicial Factories covering partnership disputes, shareholder disputes and in relation to charities. We have been involved in two charity Judicial Factories in Scotland in the last five years and were consulted by the Scottish law Commission where the matter of revision of the law in Judicial Factories was under review.
Court Testimony
In civil litigation and possibly in a Judicial Factory it may be necessary to give expert evidence in court. As a team we have considerable experience in this area and have given evidence, both as witnesses of fact or as experts in the United Kingdom and overseas. We have also provided training to other experts before they were called to testify.
Director Disqualification
As licensed Insolvency Practitioners, two of our Directors have considerable experience in this area, having prepared reports either to provide evidence both for or against Director’s facing disqualification.This knowledge and experience has been gained through practical application of both the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 as well as the provision of expert reports and court testimony.
