Litigation

In many legal disputes, economic evidence provides a structured framework to support a narrative argument, while also providing objective and persuasive advice for securing the resolution.

At PricewaterhouseCoopers, our economists combine an in-depth and rigorous understanding of finance with an ability to communicate complex economic arguments in terms that are accessible to all.

Our expertise covers the following core areas:

• Statistics
• Financial economics
• Market analysis
• Macroeconomics

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Economics practice is equipped to advise and provide evidence on each of these factors along with others related to economic theory and the translation of complex calculations into strong narrative arguments.

Our team also has extensive experience in providing expert witness reports that have been successfully deployed by our clients both inside and outside court disputes.

Potential issues

• You are in a dispute over a cancelled contract, but are unsure how best to project lost profits
• A competitor alleges that your actions have had a detrimental impact on its share price; you wish to dispute this
• Certain assets have been valued as part of a dispute and you wish to challenge the other party's valuation
• As part of an international arbitration case, you would like to understand the impact of exchange rates and varying country risk profiles
• The opponent has produced a sales projection based on econometric techniques. You want to understand how robust the methods are and whether the projections can be challenged

How we can support you

• Formulating cases
• Estimating damages
• Challenging claims
• Settling disputes
• Supporting cases

More about PwC's economics litigation services

• Expert witness support – we can compile relevant economic input, write the reports and assist in fielding the relevant expert from PwC
• International arbitration cases – such cases will often require input on exchange rates, country risk, interest rates and macroeconomics
• Ad hoc advice – we can advise on whether it possible to compile a robust case based on economic evidence. We can review the opponent's case and advise on how best to challenge it
• Technical input – we can contribute to the evidence-gathering process and conduct specific exercises to solidify your case. These include econometric modelling and forecasting, various statistical techniques, valuations, profitability and financial structure analysis, estimating the cost of capital, and appraising macroeconomic indicators