Chris Makin  FCA FCMI FAE QDR MCIArb

Mirfield
West Yorkshire
Tel  01924 495888
Fax  01924 494421
Mob  07887 660072

 

DX 29648 Mirfield
   Also at:
3 Gray’s Inn Square
Gray’s Inn
London
WC1R 5AH
Tel  020 7430 0333
Fax  020 7430 0666
DX 283 London Chancery Lane
Email chris@chrismakin.co.uk
Web www.chrismakin.co.uk

Summary of Qualifications
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.  Admitted 1964, fellow 1979  
Fellow of the Academy of Experts, Practising.  Admitted 1990, fellow 1994
Qualified commercial mediator (Member of Faculty, Academy of Experts) 1998
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management 1984
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 2006

Professional Experience
Partner or Principal in the international firm of Mazars Neville Russell or predecessor firms continuously from April 1971 to October 1998
Partner in the national firm of Bentley Jennison 1998 to 2003, latterly National Head of Litigation
Consultant to Bentley Jennison, litigation support & mediation, October 2003 to December 2005

General Practice Experience
Accountancy, audit, taxation and general business advice, wide variety of clients
Support member, or confidential counsellor, for chartered accountants with ethical problems
Spokesman on forensic accounting for the West Yorkshire Society of Chartered Accountants  

Mediation Experience
Acted as mediator in partnership, rights of way, loss of profits, housing disrepair & contract disputes
Frequent lecturer on mediation matters; trained in advanced mediation techniques
Participated in mock mediations to demonstrate power of mediation to judges, barristers & solicitors
Litigation Support Experience
Attendance at court & meetings of experts. Many appointments as SJE. Given expert evidence about 70 times
Expert determinations appointed by the Court, by the parties, & by President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales  
Past contributor to Kemp & Kemp “The Quantum of Damages”, and author of a chapter in that work on quantification of loss of profits for the self-employed and family businesses
Frequent lecturer to professionals and writer for professional journals
Committee member, Forensic Special Interest Group, Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member, Investigations Committee, Academy of Experts


Mediation
Expert determination
Loss of profit and consequential loss
Business & share valuations        
Matrimonial valuations        
Partnership disputes
Professional negligence
Criminal & commercial fraud investigations        
Personal injury & fatal accident
Drug trafficking etc asset tracing & confiscation

Attendance at court & meetings of experts. Many appointments as SJE. Given expert evidence about 70 times
Expert determinations appointed by the Court, by the parties, & by President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales  
Past contributor to Kemp & Kemp “The Quantum of Damages”, and author of a chapter in that work on quantification of loss of profits for the self-employed and family businesses
Frequent lecturer to professionals and writer for professional journals
Committee member, Forensic Special Interest Group, Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member, Investigations Committee, Academy of Experts