Forensic Services

BDO Forensic Services in Ireland is part of BDO’s global network of successful, experienced and innovative forensic and dispute advisory practices.

We have a reputation for delivering value for money and helping our clients achieve their goals. Our clients range from companies and major law firms to regulators, public sector and not for profit organisations.

Our forensic and dispute advisory team includes lead practitioners in forensic accounting, litigation support, dispute resolution, professional negligence, insurance claims, fraud and financial investigations, financial crime, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, forensic technology and valuations.

Forensic Accounting and Commercial Dispute Resolution

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Our forensic accounting and dispute resolution team helps to quantify loss or financial exposure across a variety of industry sectors and jurisdictions. We support our clients and their legal advisers in all stages of the dispute process.

We have a network of forensic accountants who have developed a reputation for providing a highly effective, quality service in this field.

Our forensic services team has considerable experience of providing evidence in Court. Our expert witnesses have provided expert opinions on quantum or professional negligence in hundreds of cases. They are supported by a team of specialists who combine forensic accounting, audit, tax and industry experience.

BDO has a dedicated and highly experienced forensic accounting team committed to helping clients resolve the most challenging commercial disputes. The team also provides support for litigation and international arbitration.

Our services include:

Expert witness and litigation support.
Reviewing initial information and providing preliminary analysis on liability and quantum
Drafting assistance (letters before action, statements of claim, witness statements)
Calculation of quantum of loss
Independent opinions on technical accounting matters
Insolvency investigations and contentious insolvency litigation support
Investigation of electronic disclosure
Assistance at mediations and settlement negotiations
Company and partnership valuations
Shareholder disputes
Professional negligence
Taxation transactions
Warranty claims

Expert witness:

Our team has considerable experience of providing evidence in commercial dispute cases in Court. Our expertise includes understanding the legal process and explaining the complexities of issues such as loss of profits, loss of value, wasted expenditure, contingent losses, loss of chance and professional negligence for the Court or tribunal to understand.

Our expert witnesses have provided expert opinions on quantum and professional negligence in hundreds of cases. Supporting them is a team of specialists with forensic accounting and investigative skills and experts in most sectors from across the BDO network.

International commercial dispute resolution and arbitration:

BDO has a dedicated and highly experienced forensic accounting team with the insight to solve the most challenging accounting disputes and support litigation and international arbitration.

We work closely with colleagues from across BDO’s international network to support clients on multi-jurisdictional disputes. Our expertise includes understanding the legal process and the issues in dispute, explaining the complexities of issues such as loss of profits, loss of value, wasted expenditure, contingent losses, loss of chance and professional negligence for the Court or tribunal to understand.

Our specialist Professional Negligence team comprises leading advisers on auditing and accounting negligence cases. Our team includes practitioners with recent audit and accounting backgrounds, many of whom act as expert witnesses and mediators.

Fraud and Financial Crime

Our extensive experience of tackling financial crime and fraud has taught us the importance of acting quickly and getting expert assistance. Achieving a rapid response can be critical to the success of any investigation.

Our team brings together fraud and financial crime experts with a range of backgrounds in criminal investigations, forensic accounting and forensic computing and are skilled at conducting sensitive financial investigations. We regularly conduct large-scale, complex investigations for the UK's leading law enforcement, prosecution and regulatory agencies, as well as for corporations, major banks, foreign governments and law firms.

We work closely with colleagues from across BDO’s international network to provide expertise across the globe no matter where the issue is discovered or what business sector it is in.

Our investigation services include:

Rapid response fraud investigation
Investigation into accounting irregularities and financial misstatements
Corruption and bribery investigations
Regulatory investigations (including Skilled Person assignments)
Asset tracing and recovery
Investigations linked to contentious insolvency matters
Quantification of loss
Background checks and desktop reviews
Specialist advice to the board on next steps

We advise businesses on the detection and prevention of financial crime and fraud. This includes anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) and anti-money laundering (AML). We help clients understand the financial crime and fraud risks relevant to their business. We also help them develop best practice procedures and solutions which protect their businesses against the threat of economic crime.

Our services include:

Development of fraud prevention measurers – including advice on recruitment, codes of conduct and systems and controls
Anti-Bribery and Corruption advice including Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018
UK Bribery Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) advice
Review of anti-bribery systems and risks
Development of anti-bribery controls
AML and Counter Terrorist Finance (CTF) advice
Development of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Politically Exposed Person (PEP) procedures
Whistleblowing and Protected Disclosures Training
Pre-transaction due diligence

Forensic Technology and eDiscovery

BDO has extensive experience in guiding clients through all phases of the discovery process, from information governance through to presentation in court, in a timely and cost-efficient manner. We combine our vast experience with the use of state-of-the-art technology to support your litigation needs. Our team of forensic technology experts routinely lead forensic investigations into sensitive matters and allegations of wrongdoing such as fraud, embezzlement, corporate espionage, forgery, digital asset tracing, Friday Afternoon Scams, misuse of company property, employment grievances, intellectual property theft, and cybersecurity breaches. We provide comprehensive forensic reports, timelining all events to allow our clients to make informed next step decisions.

Global Reach

BDO has forensic technology & eDiscovery capabilities in over 17 countries spanning each continent. We share knowledge, tools, and processes globally across the team to ensure a consistent approach following industry best practices. This enables BDO to assist you with your multijurisdictional forensic collection, investigations, and eDiscovery needs.

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Our Forensic Technology Services include:

Data scoping/mapping
Legally defensible forensic collection of data from all source types
Forensic analysis of personal computers, servers, mobile devices, CCTV and video, Cloud, and other data sources, for investigations
Processing and hosting of data for eDiscovery and DSARs
Application of and consulting on cutting-edge technology, including Technology Assisted Review, Continuous Active Learning, and GenAI
eDiscovery & DSAR review support
Expert witness services and trial support
Backup & archive data restoration
Data Recovery
Digital Assets and Blockchain Services
Friday Afternoon Scams
Data Breach Response
Forensic report writing
Structured data analytics
Social network intelligence analysis

Unlock the full potential of your data with our advanced analytics services. We utilise state-of-the-art tools and methodologies to transform complex data sets into actionable insights. Our team excels in identifying patterns, trends, and anomalies in data, providing you with the intelligence needed to make informed decisions and drive case strategies.

Navigate the complexities of digital investigations with our expert forensic services. Our team has decades of experience leading investigations into fraud, embezzlement, corporate espionage, forgery, digital asset tracing, Friday Afternoon Scams, misuse of company property, employment grievances, intellectual property theft, and cybersecurity breaches.

We utilise the same industry leading software, hardware and protocols as An Garda Siochana and Law Enforcement Agencies worldwide to forensically collect and analyse evidence sources. We document the uncovered forensic artefacts and timeline of critical events in comprehensive and easy-to-understand forensic reports for use in internal investigations or legal proceedings.

We work closely with legal and compliance teams to ensure a thorough and discreet investigation, helping you resolve issues swiftly and effectively.

Streamline your legal and compliance processes with our robust eDiscovery and Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) services. As RelativityOne Gold partners, we offer our clients end-to-end solutions, from data collection and preservation to processing, review support, and production.

Our team has decades of experience managing complex, large scale litigation and our customisable workflow processes and playbooks ensure our clients discharge their regulatory and discovery obligations in a timely, accurate, and defensible manner, minimising risk and costs and maximising efficiency.

We assist our clients with their DSAR reviews under Article 15 of GDPR. We use keywords and regular expressions to pinpoint the documents for review relating to the Data Subject. Our automated redaction feature allows us to quickly identify and redact sensitive PII en masse, saving our clients and their legal team valuable time and costs in discharging their regulatory obligations.

We understand that discovery is not the end of your matter. We provide critical analysis of opposition productions and search and review methods. We are available to provide technical input or assistance in drafting affidavits. We also can act as expert witness to any of the forensic technology services that we have been involved in.