Profile

Chris Clements (Partner)

Chris is an experienced expert witness in our Forensic & Investigation practice, specialising in arbitration, criminal, determination, expert witness, fraud, mediation and investigation work and has been appointed as Expert Assessor by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is the forensic partner responsible for Grant Thornton in the East of England, including Birmingham, Cambridge and East Anglia, Leeds, Leicester, Newcastle and Sheffield offices.

Experience

Chris joined us at Grant Thornton in 1996 specialising in forensic accountancy. Previously he had worked as an auditor, but had occasional involvement in forensic cases since 1992. Chris has extensive experience in all aspects of forensic accountancy work involving claims up from £25 thousand to £2.5 billion.

Key assignments/clients include:

• Advising on compensation at the 2012 Olympic site
• Appointed as consulting expert to advise US lawyers on an alleged audit negligence action against the auditors of a UK public company with substantial American interests
• Leading investigation teams into frauds at listed companies
• Quantifying the loss of profits following the collapse of a deal under the Private Finance Initiative
• Valuing an airport as part of a major dispute

Chris' roles outside work have generated strong accounting experience, including being independent examiner of a number of charities and trusts, as well as Finance Director to the Yorkshire and Humber Fraud Forum, and honorary treasurer to the Leeds Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Chris's expertise covers:

• Accounts of profits
• Agricultural claims
• Arbitration claims
• Business valuations
• Compulsory purchase orders
• Computerised investigations
• Construction
• Contract reviews
• Criminal defence
• Education sector investigations and claims
• Expert determinations
• Fraud Investigations
• Healthcare claims
• ICC Disputes
• Insurance claims
• Matrimonial disputes (as SJE, party expert and collaborative)
• Mediation (qualified through the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)
• Professional negligence actions
• Warranty disputes
• Security for costs actions

Qualifications

• FCA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants)
• Member of the Expert Witness Institute, the Academy of Experts and the Compulsory Purchase Association and an associate of the Institute of Arbitrators.
• Joint Honours BA from the University of Durham.