This CPD session, delivered by Cooper Parry’s Forensic Accounting team, provides solicitors with a focused and practical exploration of business and share valuations within both shareholder disputes and matrimonial finance proceedings. The session explains valuation methodologies, key assumptions, common challenges, and how forensic accountants assess reliability of financial information. Course participants will gain clarity on interpreting expert valuation reports, identifying potential manipulation, and understanding how different valuation approaches may influence settlement outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Understand the core valuation methodologies used in business and share valuations (income, market and asset approaches).
• Recognise how valuation purpose (shareholder dispute vs. matrimonial proceedings) affects methodology and assumptions.
• Identify financial red flags, normalisation adjustments and indicators of earnings manipulation.
• Interpret expert valuation reports and evaluate the robustness of assumptions.
• Determine when specialist forensic valuation input is appropriate and how to frame effective instructions.
