Phil is forensic accountant with 25 years of experience in acting for clients on high-profile and high value disputes at a Big-4 accounting firm and at international disputes consulting firms. He has been instructed as an expert in litigation and international arbitration proceedings, and as an expert determiner.

He has broad sector experience including electricity generation (oil, gas, solar and hydro), oil and gas production, construction, transportation, metal production, banking, TMT, retail and manufacturing industries.

He has extensive international experience having assisted clients in numerous jurisdictions, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, UK, Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East.

Areas of Expertise

• The evaluation of damages and the valuation of businesses, shares and assets in the context of litigation proceedings and commercial arbitrations
• Accounting interpretation, accounting analysis and consideration of financial reporting for complex transactions across a range of accounting standard setting regimes, including AASB, IFRS, US GAAP and UK GAAP
• Post-acquisition / shareholder disputes, including warranty claims, completion balance sheet disputes and shareholder oppression claims

Qualifications and Recognition

• BSc (Hons) Economics, University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 1995
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, 1999
• ICAEW Forensic Accounting and Expert Witness Community Group, current member and formerly a committee member from 2014 to 2022
• ICAEW Valuation Community Group, current member