Head of the Forensic Accounting and Valuation Services team
CA MAE
UK and International
Matthew Haddow | Forensic Accounting Services - Menzies and is Head of the Forensic Accounting and Valuation Services team. He has over 20 years of accountancy experience acting for UK and international law firms, corporates, insolvency practitioners, and regulators. For the last 16 years, Matthew has specialised in forensic accountancy and valuation services.
Matthew has produced expert witness reports in the civil arena and expert quantum reports. He has been appointed as expert for matters in arbitration, tribunals, civil litigation in the High Court and in Criminal Courts and has given oral testimony in all forums. He has also acted as a Single Joint Expert and in Determinations.
Matthew worked on secondment to the Financial Conduct Authority, conducted investigations alongside the FCA and has also worked with the FRC on investigations into audit negligence.
About Menzies
What we do
Menzies’ forensic team thrives on assisting our clients with their most challenging and complex problems and helping to achieve clear resolution. Our services range from pre-action advice through to expert evidence and testimony, from investigating suspicions of irregularities through to reporting and supporting subsequent action.
Our Forensic and Valuation services
Our team of specialist forensic accountants and expert share and business valuers can draw on a wealth of experience and knowledge across a range of legal and contentious issues. We regularly act as independent Expert Witness, giving evidence and expert testimony in court and arbitral settings. Our experience includes acting in matters before the English High Court and before Criminal Courts, in all main forms of arbitration (including ICC, LCIA, ICDR and UNCITRAL arbitrations) and local arbitration centres. We assist in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and expert determination, and have acted on a number of high-profile redress schemes.
Our team deals with issues of accounting, valuation, quantum, transaction and IP disputes. As senior members of a full-service accountancy firm we can provide law firms access to multi-discipline and multi-sector experience. Our Experts are sought-after experts in their field.
Our Experts:
- Mr Matthew Haddow CA MAE
- Mr Greg Huitson-Little FCA
We have experience of:
- Acting as Expert Witness in Court proceedings (Civil and criminal), including written reports and testifying
- Party appointed Experts in Arbitration
- Acting as Single Joint Expert
Experience in undertaking the following forms of ADR:
- Expert Determination
- Mediation
- Tribunals
Number of reports instructed to provide within the past 3 years: 25 to 40
Number of times given evidence as an expert witness in court or Arbitration hearing within the past 3 years: 10
Number of new instructions from solicitors per year: 50 to 75
Link to FAVS services:
Forensic-and-valuation-services-one-pager-April-2025.pdf
EY in London
Diploma from the University of Cardiff in respect of the professional Expert Witness Programme run by Bond Solon.
Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland, CA (2009) Member of the Academy of Experts