United Kingdom

Forensic 

Financial, commercial and reputational loss is a constant risk for both public and private sector organisations.


person checking documents

We help our clients take immediate and decisive action to prevent, detect and respond to potentially contentious or harmful situations. Equally important to us is the ability to take a strategic approach, helping to advise our clients on claims, recoveries and other action that can be taken based on what we have found.


Whether it is a fraud, business dispute, contract compliance issue, regulatory enquiry or large-scale transaction, major problems can quickly arise, spiral out of control and cause severe damage.


We help our clients take immediate and decisive action to prevent, detect and respond to potentially contentious or harmful situations.


Our team is made up of accountants, investigators, economists, technology specialists, ex-law enforcement professionals and regulators. As you would expect, we think and act 'forensically'. This means:

 

  • immersing ourselves in the detail, sometimes using technology to analyse millions of pages of data
  • using full audit trails, as most of our work ends up in court or another legal forum
  • using deep investigative skills to get to the heart of the issue, showing determination and sensitivity to our clients.

 

Services include:

 

Fighting Fraud

 

The Fighting Fraud website brings together information and thought leadership on fraud and related topics, creating a regularly updated source for analysis and comment on current issues in this area.

Contact us

 

Alex Plavsic

Partner - UK Head of Forensic

 

+44 (0) 20 7311 3862

alex.plavsic@kpmg.co.uk

Recent insights

Cover of Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law - Nov 2012 (PDF 2.3 MB)

KPMG's global study of how General Counsel are turning risk to advantage

.
 

Forensic Accountant Issue 37 - May 2012) (PDF 1,911 KB)

Key issues impacting the litigation and dispute resolution landscape

.
 

Delivering Tomorrow - March 2012 (PDF 620 KB) 

Sustaining and future proofing mail services

 

.

Who is the typical fraudster? - June 2011 (PDF 296 KB)
KPMG analysis of global patterns of fraud.