Family and matrimonial disputes

Our work in this area can include the valuation of shares and businesses, particularly following the judgments in White, Cowan and Latimer; assisting in identifying assets and their tax efficient extraction from the business and reporting on the liquidity of businesses.

Recent cases include:

  • Assisted in valuing the family construction business; this involved attendance at a mediation and the settlement.

  • Assisted in the assessment of the liquidity of a family business; this required attendance at Court as the expert witness.

  • An expert report on valuation of company shares of 2 Optician companies in relation to a matrimonial dispute.

  • Instructed to undertake the valuation of a group of property investment and development companies and betting shops in connection with matrimonial proceedings.