Damages, Losses and Economic Quantification
Quantifying a loss means converting an event into a figure: what was lost, what was never earned, and what it cost to restore the situation — supported by a method and documentation that allow every component to be verified.
Context in which the problem arises
A damages claim holds up technically only when there is a clear link between the event, its economic effect and the documents that evidence it. Overly optimistic projections, overlapping components and the absence of a comparative scenario are the most common weaknesses in these calculations.
When this analysis is needed
- Business interruption, contract terminations and breach of contract.
- Civil liability claims involving material losses.
- Arbitrations that include a claim for damages.
- Liquidation of a damages judgment.
Questions typically analyzed
- Lost profits, actual damages and lost revenue
- Quantification of losses and damages
- Civil liability and material damages
- Pensions and indemnities
- Review of revenue, turnover and earnings
- Determination of expenses, costs and disbursements
- Liquidation of judgments
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx builds the scenario with and without the event, separates actual damages from lost profits, verifies the supporting documentation for each component, and tests how sensitive the result is to the projection assumptions.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Quantification expert opinion
- Expert report
- Supporting calculation memorandum
- Review of a report
- Expert questions, technical challenges and clarifications
Related Experience
Other SGEx Solutions
Services, specialties, contexts and industries connected to this topic under SGEx's relationship matrix.
Related Services
- Economic and Financial Expert AnalysisAnalysis of values, cash flows, economic assumptions and financial models in disputes and decisions that turn on quantification.
- Disputes, Litigation and ControversiesEconomic, financial and accounting expert support in judicial, arbitral, administrative and pre-litigation controversies.
- ArbitrationTechnical analysis, quantification and expert assistance in arbitral proceedings involving economic, financial and accounting issues.
- Criminal Forensic AccountingAccounting and financial examination of facts under investigation in criminal and administrative sanctioning proceedings, for those who accuse and those who defend.
- Banking Expert ServicesTechnical examination of contracts, statements and calculations in banking transactions, to determine charges, balances and amounts paid.
- Court Calculations and Accounting SupportPreparation, review and challenge of court calculations for law firms, companies and organisations, with validation technology and high-volume production.
Related Specialties
- Corporate Matters, Buyout Claims and ValuationValuation of a withdrawing shareholder's interest, balance-sheet determination, goodwill, business valuation and corporate disputes.
- Contracts and Commercial RelationsEconomic and financial imbalance, contractual disputes, and commercial agency, distribution and dealership agreements.
- Forensic Accounting and AuditAccounting reconstruction, tracing of financial flows, analysis of financial statements, contingencies and fraud investigation.
- Construction, Infrastructure and Public ContractsConstruction claims, project costs, cost overruns, delays, rebalancing and concession agreements.
- Financial Crime and Money LaunderingAccounting and financial examination of fraud, diversion and misappropriation, and of the path funds took to conceal their origin.
Related Areas of Practice
- Civil and Contract DisputesNonperformance, termination, contract revision and civil liability claims in which the controversy turns on monetary values and calculations.
- Corporate and Shareholder DisputesDisputes among shareholders, partners and officers, corporate dissolutions, buyout claims and disagreements over financial results.
- Administrative and Regulatory MattersAdministrative proceedings and regulatory disputes with an economic and financial impact on companies and concession holders.
Related Industries
- Construction, Engineering and InfrastructureConstruction works, engineering projects and infrastructure assets subject to cost, schedule and rebalancing claims.
- Insurance and ReinsuranceClaims, loss adjustment, reinsurance treaties and disputes among insurers, policyholders and reinsurers.
- Financial and Capital MarketsFinancial institutions, investment funds, investors and publicly listed companies involved in disputes, valuations and financial reviews.
- Technology and CommunicationsTechnology, telecommunications and digital-services contracts giving rise to disputes over service failures, terminations and losses.
- Entertainment, Arts and Creative EconomyProducers, artists, publishers, events and cultural projects in disputes over revenue, rights, box office and accounts.
- Games, Esports and Digital EntertainmentStudios, publishers, esports teams, tournament organizers and platforms in disputes over revenue, royalties, valuation and contracts.
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