The key for corporations to manage and prevail in an environment with ever-increasing litigations and complex business disputes requires the skill of our experienced litigators, supported by the meaningful financial and economic analysis of consulting professionals. Our qualified experts offer support and clarity to your council through employing a risk-based approach, assessing damages exposure, performing financial analysis and developing damages theories. 

We have extensive experience in providing Expert Witness Services in Litigation. Our team works directly with clients and law firms to provide independent and objective services to assess the quantum of a specific claim and, if necessary, give evidence in cases of liability involving alleged accounting or audit negligence.

Our professionals have experience in serving as experts and/or arbitrators in a variety of dispute resolution forums including regional courts such as Dubai International Arbitration Centre, UAE Courts, Saudi Arabian Courts, Qatari Courts, Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution and international courts such as the International Court of Arbitrations and the London Court of International Arbitration. As a result, we are now recognised as the pre-eminent professional services firm in assisting the UAE courts in such large and complex cases.

Our experienced International Arbitration professionals can advise clients on a number of discrete issues andprovide external expert advice on matters of quantum to address issues such as:

• How the alleged loss can be estimated;
• Whether all potential losses have been identified;
• Whether any mitigating factors need to be considered;
• What evidence exists to support the claim;
• How the relevant data can be collected and analysed; and
• How the financial evidence is best presented in an independent expert report.

Deloitte has a breadth of experience determining the fair value of business for shareholders’ interests in the context of shareholder dispute with engagements featuring multiple advisory service lines, including Disputes, Business Valuation and Real Estate services. Our Valuation experts have deep industry knowledge bringing real and practical insights to assist the courts and other stakeholders in making a decision.

Our Accounting and Assurance experts can provide independent  or consulting assistance relating to the application of  accounting and financial reporting standards in addition to analysis on whether the financial reporting process agrees with the best practices.

Our experienced team of specialists is involved in a wide range of construction disputes. Our integrated approach of Forensic Accounting, Construction, Real Estate and Business Valuation supports clients through all phases of the dispute resolution. We resolve your disputes with  clear and focused attention whether it is a failure to achieve milestone completion dates, substantial modification/addition to the agreed scope of work, differing interpretations of ambiguously worded contract provisions, deviations in performance obligations or violation of payment terms. 

An exemplary illustration of our expertise lies in insurance advisory where we provide extensive support with complex insurance claims (e.g. business interruption), leveraging specialised experience of policies, processes and sectors, to develop damage calculations and navigating the insurance recovery process from the earliest stages of assessing and then formulating a claim, through the process of negotiating interim payments and final settlement and, where necessary, in formal processes of dispute resolution.

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