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Head of Forensic Accounting

Louise Butcher

Head of Forensic Accounting

Biography

Louise is an FCA Chartered Accountant and has over 20 years of experience in the industry. She is an accredited Expert Witness in business interruption and a member of The Academy of Experts.

Louise has extensive experience in the quantification of multi-million-pound financial losses for insurance and legal purposes, acting for major insurers, reinsurers and lawyers across a wide range of sectors including hospitality, retail, manufacturing, sports and entertainment, construction, engineering, energy, marine, renewables and agriculture.

Louise is President of the London Business Interruption Association and involved in the following associations: Insurance Institute Liability Committee, London Business Interruption Association LBIA, CILA Business Interruption SIG (Special Interest Group), ICAEW Institute of Chartered Accountants.

NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS:

  • Food production Covid-19 claim appointed as expert on business interruption (£52 million)
  • Business interruption loss for a major national charity (£50 million)
  • Livestock mortality claim (US $17 million)
  • Claim for loss of profit for a major energy company due to mechanical breakdown (£67 million)
  • European food production loss following fire (€9 million)
  • Business Interruption and stock claim for large manufacturing claim Saudia Arabia (£8 million)
  • Petrochemical Business Interruption claim Saudia Arabia (£8 million)
  • Specialist financial investigation into the liquidation of a major retailer (£5 million)
  • Asset leasing stock loss (marine) (£10 million)
  • Appointed on a litigation case to assess quantum on a stock loss in Turkey (€4 million)
  • Beef processing business: BI claim (€5 million)
  • Business Interruption claim for large water treatment production business (£6 million)
  • Cyber incident affecting a law firm resulting in significant business interruption and operational downtime. (£5m)
  • Cyber event impacting a logistics company, causing disruption to supply chain and service operations. (£2m)

Office Address / Contact Information

Forum House
15-18 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AN
United Kingdom
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Industry Certification

CUBS Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate; Diploma Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters

Qualifications

BSc, MSc Banking and Finance, FCA ICAEW, Dip CILA

Additional Expertise

Pre Risk Reviews on Business Interruption

Adjuster Experience

19 years 2007