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CURRICULUM VITAE OF RAYMOND DAVIDSON BA FCA MAE

I have been providing Forensic Accounting services to solicitors for over 15 years. I am a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and I am also a member of the Academy of Experts. I am an accredited Single Joint Expert having trained with the Academy of Experts.

EMPLOYMENT:
1977 – 1983:
Armitage & Norton – National firm of Chartered Accountants.
Experience: Preparing accounts and auditing of small to large businesses, including groups of companies. Corporate tax work and business advice.
1983 – 1985: KPMG Plc – Multinational firm of Chartered Accountants.
Experience: Financial and taxation advice given to multinational corporations, nationalised industries and local businesses. Special work, including advising on acquisitions, loan applications, feasibility studies and advisory work on financial accounting and reporting systems.
1985 – 1989: Freedman Ross & Co – Medium sized firm of Chartered Accountants.
Experience: Responsible for the audit and financial affairs of a significant client portfolio. Advised sole traders up to large group of companies. Investigatory and consultancy work performed extensively.
1989 – To date: Bartfields, Leeds - Medium sized firm of Chartered Accountants.
Experience: I have over 30 years experience in the accountancy profession and wide experience in the provision of expert reports and conducting investigations in both personal and commercial cases.
In 1991 I established the Litigation Support Department for Bartfields. I spend a considerable amount of my time providing advice and reports for solicitors and barristers, acting equally for claimants and defendants, to quantify and validate the value of claims.
Areas covered include:
  • Matrimonial Disputes
  • Share Business Valuation
  • Business/Partnership Disputes
  • Business Interruption Claims
  • Insurance Claims
  • Fraud
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Professional Negligence
  • Personal Injury
  • Fatal Accident
As well as attending conferences with Counsel and discussions with other experts with a view to preparing Joint Statements as directed by the Courts, I have attended Court on many occasions giving evidence on:
Professional Membership & Qualifications: Accounting and Finance Degree, Lancaster University (BA Hons)
Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (FCA)
Member of Litigation Support Group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Practising Member of the Academy of Experts (MAE)
Member of the Expert Witness Institute.
Member of the Fraud Advisory Panel and Member of the Yorkshire & Humberside Fraud Forum.
Member of the West & North Yorkshire Collaborative Family Law Group.
Member of the Network of Independent Forensic Accountants.
Accredited Expert in:
  • The Sweet & Maxwell Directory of Expert Witnesses
  • The UK Register of Expert Witnesses
 

Profile of

Raymond Davidson

BA FCA MAE

30 years of experience in the accountancy profession and a Member of the British Academy of Experts.

Experience as a forensic accountant from 1989, and since 1991, his time has increasingly been spent assisting lawyers in legal cases.

Wide experience in the provision of expert witness reports and conducting investigations in criminal, matrimonial, commercial and personal injury cases.

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