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Forensic financial quantum · United Kingdom

Independent forensic accounting experts for personal injury and negligence quantum.

Personal Injury Accountant provides independent loss quantification for personal injury, clinical negligence, and fatal accident proceedings in the United Kingdom. Reports are prepared in accordance with CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35.

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CPR Part 35 compliant reporting for United Kingdom personal injury proceedings.

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Who we serve

Personal injury solicitors

Court-ready schedules of loss for complex multi-track claims, catastrophic injuries, and clinical negligence actions.

For legal firms

Insurers and indemnity providers

Objective quantum analysis and rebuttal reports to value liabilities and respond to inflated claims.

For insurers

Barristers and chambers

Financial modelling, counterfactual employment analysis, and support for joint statements and cross-examination.

For counsel

Private claimants

Structured mapping of lost earnings, benefits, and pension entitlements for high-value injury claims.

For individuals

Services

Seven core personal injury forensic accounting services.

Calculator and financial documents for loss quantification

Complex Past & Future Loss of Earnings

Granular calculation of historical unearned income and projected future career trajectory losses, including promotions, bonuses, and benefits.

complex loss of earnings expert analysis
Contract and pen for professional negligence matters

Self-Employed & Business Owner Loss Mapping

Quantification of loss for entrepreneurs, equity partners, sole traders, and directors where business revenue and personal remuneration intertwine.

Self-Employed & Business Owner Loss Mapping

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Why specialist financial quantum matters

  • The value is in the nuance

    Medical evidence establishes capacity; translating that into a multi-decade financial projection requires forensic accounting. Simple extrapolations rarely reflect the financial reality.

  • Employment and pension structures are non-linear

    Career trajectories, company car benefits, self-employed income, and public sector pensions (NHS, Armed Forces, Civil Service) involve complex accrual. We model the underlying structure.

  • Withstanding judicial scrutiny

    Schedules of loss must withstand cross-examination. Calculations are granular, transparent, and anchored in applicable legal precedents and Ogden Table methodology.

Practice areas

Catastrophic & Brain Injuries

Long-term lifetime loss modelling, variable care costs inflation, and fund management calculations for severe injury claims.

Lifetime loss modelling, care cost inflation, fund administration

Clinical Negligence Claims

Career path disruption tracking, multi-decade unearned income projections, and pension adjustments aligned with medical evidence.

Career disruption, unearned income projections, pension adjustments

Fatal Accident Actions

Statutory dependency calculations, lost services valuation, and multi-income household tracking under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.

Dependency percentages, lost services, pension inheritance

Public Sector Employees

Deep analysis of NHS, Police, Fire, Civil Service, and Teachers' pension schemes and employment benefit structures.

NHS, Police, Fire, Civil Service, Teachers' pension schemes

Business Owners & Partners

Complex extraction of director remuneration, dividend structures, and lost corporate value for injured business owners.

Director remuneration, dividends, lost corporate value

Armed Forces Claims

AFCS regulations, core pension scheme interactions (AFPS 75, 05, 15), and specific allowance losses for service personnel.

AFCS, AFPS schemes, allowance losses

High-Net-Worth Claimants

Offshore structures, share option schemes, international tax implications, and complex investment portfolio losses.

Offshore structures, share options, international tax, investments

Industrial & Long-Term Illness

Accelerated ageing financial models, phased retirement trajectories, and historical earnings tracking for occupational claims.

Phased retirement, accelerated ageing models, historical earnings

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Our process

Step 1

Instruction received

Submit your instruction with medical, employment, pension, or company records via our secure intake.

Step 2

Forensic analysis

Review of the counterfactual "but-for" scenario and actual career impact.

Step 3

Methodological modelling

Formulation of earnings, net losses, pension variables, and Ogden Table multipliers.

Step 4

Evidential delivery

A structured CPR Part 35 compliant report ready for service.

Frequently asked questions

How is loss of earnings calculated for a self-employed claimant in a personal injury matter?
For self-employed individuals, a forensic accountant reconstructs past loss and models future trajectory by examining historic net profit patterns, corporate tax returns (SA302), partnership accounts, and realistic growth trends. The quantification accounts for lost director salary extractions, net profit reductions within private corporate vehicles, and variable dividend streams, establishing a true baseline but-for scenario contrasted against post-accident capacity.
What is a CPR Part 35 expert report in the context of personal injury financial quantum?
A CPR Part 35 compliant expert accounting report is a formal, court-ready document designed to aid the judiciary on complex financial matters. In personal injury claims, it must include an unvarnished assessment of facts, detailed mathematical models, a statement of truth, reference to instructions, and full compliance with Civil Procedure Rules Part 35 and Practice Direction 35, highlighting that the expert's overriding duty remains to the court rather than the instructing legal team.
How are the Ogden Tables applied by a forensic accountant to establish future loss?
The Ogden Tables provide the actuarial foundation required to transform a net annual financial deficit (the multiplicand) into an accurate, court-approved lump-sum valuation (the multiplier). Forensic accountants isolate the baseline multiplier by referencing the claimant's age, gender, and the current UK statutory discount rate, before applying precise adjustments under Section A (Tables A to D) to accurately factor in employment, disability, and educational attainment variances.
What parameters are assessed when calculating complex public sector pension loss?
Evaluating public sector schemes (such as the NHS, Teachers, or Armed Forces pensions) requires modelling the exact loss of service accumulation, altered retirement dates, and missed career progression milestones caused by injury. Forensic accountants map these paths against the complex historical shifts from legacy Defined Benefit career-average models to contemporary career-average revalued earnings (CARE) systems, accurately incorporating adjustments for active vs. preserved status.
Do you accept instructions outside the United Kingdom?
No. We provide forensic accounting expert witness services for personal injury, clinical negligence, and fatal accident quantum exclusively within the United Kingdom, under CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35.

Professional standards

  • CPR Part 35 compliance

    Reports are prepared in accordance with CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35, with transparent methodology and a statement of truth.

  • Independent expert evidence

    Our overriding duty is to the court. We provide impartial forensic accounting for claimant, defendant, and single joint expert appointments.

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