



"David Prior brings a wealth of genuine expertise and experience to any forensic accountancy exercise.
He has always been excellent with clients and impresses with his professional and committed approach."
Partner, dispute resolution, international law firm
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David Prior, Independent Forensic Accounting Limited’s managing director, is a chartered accountant with nearly 20 years' experience of providing forensic accounting services.
David has been engaged as expert witness on a wide variety of cases and conducted numerous forensic investigations in both the public and private sectors providing services in the following areas:
• Contractual disputes
• Business and share valuations
• Construction disputes
• Professional negligence cases
• Insurance claims
• Fraud investigations
• White collar crime
• Warranty and completion account disputes
• IT disputes
• Compulsory purchase orders
• Shareholder and partnership disputes
• Matrimonial disputes
• Personal injury claims
He has appeared as an expert witness on circa 20 occasions in the High and County Courts, the Crown Courts, in International Arbitrations and the Lands Tribunal.
Until mid 2008 David was an equity partner in Grant Thornton (UK) LLP and before that in RSM Robson Rhodes LLP where he led the forensic accounting team in the North. Prior to that, between 1998 and early 2000 he led the PricewaterhouseCoopers forensic services team in Leeds.
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For examples of David's experience please click here.