Mr Peter Whittam

Chartered Accountant

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<li style=\"text-align: left\">Assessment of loss of profits for business interruption matters for a wide range of businesses</li>
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<li style=\"text-align: left\">Assessment of losses in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims</li>
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He is experienced in giving evidence in Court.

Peter is also accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as a Forensic Accountant and Expert Witness.
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    [Brief_CV2] => Peter specialises in investigations and forensic assignments. He has extensive expertise as an expert witness in criminal cases, acting both for defendantsÚ solicitors and the Police/CPS. His work has included advising on the strength of evidence in fraud trials, the quantification of the value of criminal activity and confiscation hearings following a conviction. Peter regularly acts as an expert witness commercial disputes and matrimonial settlements and in valuing businesses for these purposes, and also in peronal injury, fatal accident and clinical negligence cases. He is experienced in giving evidence in Court.

Peter is an Associate of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and lectures extensively on subjects including the valuation of family businesses in matrimonial proceedings and quantifying damages in commercial litigation and personal injury/fatal accident claims. Peter is also accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as a Forensic Accountant and Expert Witness.
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TAE Accreditations

  • Expert Witness

Specialist Registers

  • ICAEW Expert Scheme

Expert Witness Snapshot

Peter is a Senior Forensic Accountant at Forths Forensic Accounting, with over 25 years expertise as a forensic accountant and expert witness, including a period working for HMRC Fraud Investigation Service.  For civil cases he has acted for both claimants and defendants, and as a single joint expert. For criminal cases he has been instructed both as a prosecution and defense expert. Examples of the type of work undertaken are as follows:

  • Assessment of loss of profits for business interruption matters for a wide range of businesses

  • Consideration of future maintainable earnings

  • Compulsory purchase order cases under the Lands Tribunal

  • Assessment of losses in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence claims

  • Loss of dependency in Fatal Accident claims

  • Criminal Defense in fraud and tax evasion cases

  • Prosecution expert in Tax and duty evasion, money laundering and fraud cases

  • Confiscation orders and cash seizure/forfeiture actions.


He is experienced in giving evidence in Court.

Peter is also accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as a Forensic Accountant and Expert Witness.

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