Verity Ashford

Verity Ashford

Senior Associate

Verity is a Senior Associate in Sapere’s Forensic Accounting and Valuation team in our Melbourne office. She is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of Bristol.

Verity has worked across a broad spectrum of forensic engagements, including loss and damage quantification, compulsory acquisition matters, shareholder disputes, fraud investigations and business valuations. She is experienced in preparing both expert and advisory reports for use in litigation, mediation and other dispute resolution forums.

Specialisations

Expertise

  • Damage calculations
  • Financial modelling
  • Forensic
  • Valuations

Qualifications & accolades

  • Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of Bristol
  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Recent work highlights include:

  • Valuation of a joint venture business and calculation of losses arising from a breach of contract
  • Assessment of loss of profits for a law firm following a cyber attack
  • Investigation of a property investment scheme suspected to be fraudulent, including the quantification of losses for a sample group in a class action
  • Calculation of loss of profits of retail businesses resulting from the compulsory acquisition of commercial premises