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Single Joint Expert Service

Scrutton Bland provides Single Joint Expert (SJE) services to courts, solicitors and parties involved in financial and commercial disputes where an independent, court-compliant valuation or expert report is required.

A Single Joint Expert is an independent expert appointed either by agreement between the parties or by the court, to prepare a report on a matter in dispute.

Unlike an adviser acting for one side, the SJE’s duty is solely to the court, and they must operate transparently and objectively under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR Part 35).

We are regularly appointed in cases involving business and share valuations, matrimonial disputes, shareholder disagreements and partnership exits, where accurate, defensible and court-ready valuations are essential.

Our SJE services include:

Accurate valuation of a business or of business assets which have been called into question as part of divorce proceedings
Impartial valuation of a business in order to proceed with a business acquisition or merger
Independent valuation of a person’s shareholding in a business where there is a dispute between shareholders or a partner is intending to exit the business

Our role as SJE is to deliver a clear, impartial and professionally robust report that assists the court in resolving disputes efficiently, fairly and with minimal additional cost to the parties involved.

The Single Joint Expert Report includes:

Who has been communicated with, and when this happened
The internal and external information that has been collated and used
How that information has been employed by the SJE
The methodology and processes used to calculate the valuation
Any alternative valuation methods which have been rejected, and why
An independent valuation of the assets in question

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Our Single Joint Expert (SJE) service sits within our Corporate Finance team and is led by Luke Morris, a highly experienced adviser in business and shareholder valuations. With decades of expertise in managing complex negotiations, Luke provides independent, impartial valuations to help parties resolve disputes efficiently and reach fair, constructive outcomes.