Daniel Djanogly: Representative Case Examples

Forensic Accounting

• Forensic accountant expert witness in a licensing dispute concerning alleged wrongful termination of a brand licensing agreement, including claimed loss of profits.
• Forensic accountant expert witness in a claim under an indemnification agreement arising from a group reorganisation, involving analysis of complex historic financial and management information relating to the group. 
• Forensic accountant expert witness in a s.994 unfair prejudice claim concerning valuation of a minority shareholding in a group of companies for buyout purposes and other issues identified by the Court. 
• Forensic accountant expert witness in a dispute concerning alleged mis-selling of interest rate swaps, including assessment of claimed financial losses. 
• Forensic accountant expert witness in an international arbitration concerning alleged breach of a commercial agency agreement, including assessment of claimed loss of profits. 
• Forensic accountant expert witness in an SPA dispute concerning share valuation, deferred consideration and post-acquisition expenditure. 
• Forensic accountant single joint expert in a claim concerning an alleged lost corporate acquisition opportunity, including assessment of claimed loss of capital value had the acquisition of a group of companies proceeded. 
• Forensic accountant expert adviser to a liquidator in a directors’ misfeasance claim concerning alleged unlawful distributions, including forensic analysis of accounting evidence arising from multiple group reorganisations, capital reductions, solvency statements, contingent liabilities and monetary flows, with advisory reporting and mediation support. 
• Forensic accountant expert adviser in a mediation concerning warranty and misrepresentation claims arising from the sale of a company, including financial loss and valuation issues. 
• Forensic accountant expert adviser in a claim against bankers for alleged breach of duty, including assessment of claimed losses arising from an alleged forced sale of shares. 

Dispute Resolution

• Independent accountant expert determiner in an SPA completion accounts dispute concerning the application of IFRS to complex contractual arrangements. 
• Independent accountant expert determiner in a shareholder dispute concerning share valuation for buyout purposes in a multi-generational family business operating a chain of retail outlets and property interests. 
• Sole arbitrator in a partnership dispute involving multiple parties and accounting, valuation, legal and procedural issues. 
• Independent accountant early neutral expert evaluator in a shareholder dispute concerning directors’ expenses. 
• Independent accountant expert determiner in an SPA earn-out dispute concerning post-acquisition financial performance and accounting treatment. 
• Sole arbitrator in a commercial contract dispute concerning complex charging and fee arrangements. 
• Independent accountant early neutral expert evaluator in a founder shareholder dispute concerning the buyout valuation. 
• Sole arbitrator in an LLP dispute concerning remuneration arrangements, profit-share accounting and tax provisions.
• Independent accountant expert determiner in a shareholder dispute concerning the buyout valuation of a shareholding in a specialist professional services joint venture, triggered by a change in ownership of an investor under a shareholders’ agreement. 
• Sole arbitrator in a statutory arbitration concerning business disruption, loss of profits and other financial compensation arising from extensive street works affecting a motor dealership. 

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