Clare Lavin

Clare Lavin is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience. She has been appointed as an accounting expert on numerous occasions.

Clare has testified and been involved in litigation matters predominantly in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court and also supported clients and experts in matters before the Abu Dhabi Federal court, the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court, Dubai Courts, the High Court of England and Wales, the High Court of New Zealand, the Commercial Court in Riyadh, the Belgium Courts and the Antwerp Enterprise Court. Her international arbitration experience includes matters before many arbitral institutions.

Clare has a background in transaction services including financial due diligence and acquisition advisory services. She has worked across Europe and the Middle East and has experience across a number of sectors, but most notably hospitality and leisure, real estate, oil and gas, construction, shipping, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and distribution.

Clare specialises in commercial disputes and corporate investigations. She has been engaged across a wide variety of disputed matters ranging from shareholder disputes, contract breaches, SPA disputes and earn-out arrangements to professional negligence, post-acquisition disputes, joint venture disputes and contract termination. Clare has also been involved in complex financial fraud investigations and other forensic accounting engagements.

Clare is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (APAEWE) from Legal Experience Training. She is a highly recognised and well-regarded accounting expert witness in Dubai and beyond.