"Critical to any commercial litigation or arbitration is the determination of quantum..."

MSM's proven structured approach to review, collation and analysis of data results in the production of comprehensive independent and objective experts' reports which facilitate reliable oral expert evidence.

MSM's core specialist areas include:

• Commercial Litigation

• Insurance

• Construction

Examples of the services MSM provide include:- 

Determination of Quantum

MSM can analyze the accounting and financial information and provide a range of scenarios based on different assumptions to provide alternative views of quantum.  MSM have a number of sophisticated computer modeling and forecasting packages that will also provide probability outcomes attaching to different scenarios. 

Economic Loss

MSM can draw on their extensive experience in quantifying economic loss across most industries.  The calculations can often be complex and rely not only on accounting, financial and forecast parameters, but also on the impact from experts from other disciplines.  MSM have the sophisticated computer modeling find forecasting software to enable different scenarios to be constructed incorporating parameters that may be provided by experts from other disciplines.
 
Expert Witness Services 

MSM's approach to information management and the compilation of experts reports and supporting court files facilitate our team members providing expert oral evidence in a court, arbitration or mediation environment.  MSM have experience providing evidence in District, Federal and Supreme Courts as well as Arbitration in London.  Services provided by MSM include:

• Advice on documentation requirements

• Analysis of evidence adduced

• Provision of expert reports and oral evidence

• Review of opposing quantum evidence and reports of opposing experts

• Assessment of quantum strengths

• Expert testimony in many jurisdictions

• Dispute resolution

• Negotiation and settlement

 
Forensic Accounting

MSM's expertise in establishing quantum has involved them as experts in numerous matters which were the subject of a legal dispute.
Forensic or investigative accounting can take many forms.  Forensic accounting services provided by MSM include:

• Fraud and misappropriations

• Financial investigations

• Reconstruction of accounts

• Profit forecasts

• Commercial disputes

• Damages for breach of contract

• Loss of earnings or profit

• Business valuations

• Development of financial models to assist in the analysis and presentation of financial evidence

A number of the MSM team have had experience across a range of investigative processes including fraud investigations.

MSM routinely use analytical and investigative processes to establish the validity of assumptions underlying commercial transactions, contracts and the establishment and recovery of losses.

We understand the importance of securing the evidence necessary to substantiate the transactions and documentations supporting any position taken.

We have a comprehensive array of investigative techniques at our disposal and maintain our position at the leading edge of technological developments.