Code : 2021011
Event Name : How forensic accountants can help surveyors in litigation and dispute resolution
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Sr Benny K B Kwok - BSc, MBA, Chartered Accountant, Certified Public Accountant (Practising), Certified Fraud Examiner, Chartered Construction Manager, Chartered Surveyor
As a forensic accountant, Sr Benny K B Kwok has produced numerous expert reports and has given his verbal expert evidence in tribunals, arbitrations, disciplinary proceedings, the District Court and the High Court. His professional experience is broadly based, both in the private and public sectors, and in Hong Kong and the UK, comprising the Big-4 CPA firms, the British Government and Santander Bank.
Sr Benny K B Kwok is the author of Forensic Accountancy (1st & 2nd Editions) published by LexisNexis, Accounting Irregularities in Financial Statements published by Gower Publishing UK and Financial Analysis in Hong Kong (1st & 2nd Editions) published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. Over the past two decades, he served on the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal (Legal Practitioners Ordinance), the Obscene Articles Tribunal (Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance), the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance) and 8 committees of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Sr Benny K B Kwok is currently a member of the Disciplinary Panel (Professional Accountants Ordinance) and the honorary auditor of HKU Law Alumni Charity Ltd and Kowloon Hospital Alumni Society.
Event Date : 2021-02-03
Event Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date : 2021-01-31
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : By online media – ZOOM
Division : PFMD
Organizer : Property and Facility Management Committee
Fee : HK$ 150 for members; HK$ 210 for non-members
Priority : First-come-first-served
Language : Cantonese supplemented by English
Details :

Many aspects in forensic accountancy have evolved since Sr Benny K B Kwok first attended the High Court as an expert witness 20 years ago.  Forensic accountants render litigation support and expert opinion in various types of contentious cases covering accounting irregularities, commercial crimes, directors’ wrongdoings, shareholders’ deadlocks, business valuation, construction disputes, land resumptions, personal injuries, matrimonial breakdowns, professional negligence and breach of contracts.

Whether it is a dispute, fraud, compliance issue or regulatory investigation, problems often spiral out of control and cause severe damages.  Failure to appreciate the scope and expertise of forensic accountancy can cost owners, contractors, financiers, facilities managers and other stakeholders billions of dollars and even their liberty.

This webinar seeks to give an overview of forensic accountancy and the extent to which forensic accountants can help surveyors in litigation and dispute resolution.

 

Programme Rundown

7:00 p.m. ~ 7:10 p.m.   Welcome and Opening Speech (by Moderator)

7:10 p.m. ~ 8:15 p.m.   How forensic accountants can help surveyors in litigation and dispute resolution

8:15 p.m. ~ 8:30 p.m.   Q&A

Remarks :

The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will be notified separately via email with the web link in due course to the online event .

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Payment : HKD 150
Face-to-Face/Zoom : Please refer to the remarks