Training in forensic accounting

Duration

Litigation and the use of future experts, Insight into legal institutions and their competences, General rules on procedures for using experts, Theory and practice of expertise in civil and criminal affairs : 18h Th
Elements of Criminal Law in relation to expertise : 3h Th
Elements of civil law in relation to expertise : 6h Th
Elements of insurance law : 3h Th
Principles of criminal financial law, including the prevention and management of fraud cases : 3h Th
Mediation, Conciliation and expertise: Tools and Techniques : 3h Th
Principes de droit pénal financier, en ce compris la prévention et la gestion des cas de fraude : 6h Th
Shareholder disputes : 3h Th
The valuation of securities in the procedures of exclusion and withdrawal : 3h Th
Tax consequences of accounting forensics : 3h Th
Evaluation of companies, business activities and damages resulting from wrongful termination of a concession : 7,5h Th
The practice of court expert in accounting : 7,5h Th
Examination of practical examples : 6h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Litigation and the use of future experts, Insight into legal institutions and their competences, General rules on procedures for using experts, Theory and practice of expertise in civil and criminal affairs : Damien Dessard, Jean-François Marot, Didier Pire
Elements of Criminal Law in relation to expertise : Olivier Michiels
Elements of civil law in relation to expertise : Benoît Kohl
Elements of insurance law : Catherine Paris
Principles of criminal financial law, including the prevention and management of fraud cases : Olivier Caprasse
Mediation, Conciliation and expertise: Tools and Techniques : Nathalie Uyttendaele
Principes de droit pénal financier, en ce compris la prévention et la gestion des cas de fraude : Luc Bihain
Shareholder disputes : Roman Aydogdu
The valuation of securities in the procedures of exclusion and withdrawal : Roman Aydogdu
Tax consequences of accounting forensics : Luc Herve
Evaluation of companies, business activities and damages resulting from wrongful termination of a concession : Alexandre Streel
The practice of court expert in accounting : Denys Leboutte
Examination of practical examples : Cédric Antonelli, N...

Coordinator

Benoît Kohl

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is divided into several parts including different subjects useful for the court expert:
- litigation;
- civil law, criminal law, insurance law;
- financial criminal law, procedures of exclusion and retreat, conflicts between shareholders and so on ;
- alternative methods of settling conflicts and mediation techniques;
- case studies.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, students will have the key legal tools to be able to provide an expert opinion in the field of construction.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Candidates must have a minimum of professional experience (see admission conditions) relating to the area of expertise in question.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The different parts will be taught in the form of lectures.
However, students are required to take an active part in class on the basis of their professional experience.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face, Monday evenings from 18.00 to 21.00 according to the timetable handed out at the beginning of term.

Recommended or required readings

The syllabus will be handed by email out for the following parts:
- Litigation for future experts (overview of the legal institutions and their competence, general rules of procedure for experts, theory and practice for experts in civil law and, consequently, criminal law);
- Elements of insurance law;
- Mediation, conciliation and expertise: tools and techniques
For the other parts, PowerPoint slides will help students with their note-taking.

Assessment methods and criteria

Students will be questioned on the whole of the subject studied in the various parts by a panel composed of three people.
Oral exam with time to prepare.

Work placement(s)

None.

Organizational remarks

This course provides the necessary training forthe certificat d'Université en expertise judiciaire comptable

Contacts

Sylvia Lehnen Secretary Department of Law, Political Science and Criminology Sylvia.Lehnen@uliege.be(Melissa.Schneider@ulg.ac.be + 32 4 366 91 14)