Michael Lee Director Forensic Services

Michael Lee

B.Com, CA
Director – Forensic Services
Accredited Forensic Accounting Specialist (CA ANZ)
Personal injury claims
Dependency / Compensation to relatives claims
Income Protection and Superannuation Claims
Damages assessment
Cost of modified motor vehicles

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Expertise

Michael is a Director in Vincents Forensic Accounting unit. His primary area of expertise is the calculation of economic loss resulting from personal injury and property disputes.

Michael has provided expert opinion in the following jurisdictions for plaintiffs and defendants:

Supreme Court (QLD, NSW, VIC & WA)
District Courts (QLD, NSW, VIC & WA)
Federal Court of Australia
Industrial Court (NSW)
Dust Diseases Tribunal of NSW
Retail Shop Leases Tribunal of QLD
Compensation Courts of the United Kingdom.
Compensation Courts of France
Compensation Courts of the United States

Notable matters Michael has prepared expert reports in relation to include:

The Sydney Harbour ferry disaster
Lockhart River air tragedy
Air Moorea air tragedy
MH370 air tragedy
French v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited [2011] QSC 15
Yamaguchi v Phipps & Anor [2016] QSC 151
Amy Savage v The Nominal Defendant [2016] NSWDC 33
Panagoulias v The East Metropolitan Health Service (No 4) [2017] WADC 118

Overseas Assessments

Michael has prepared Overseas Assessments for persons who are residents of:

Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Mauritius, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ)
Accredited Forensic Accounting Specialist (CA ANZ)
Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy)

Background

Michael joined Vincents as an Associate in 2005 and has over 20 years experience as a Forensic Accountant. Prior to pursuing his interest in litigation support, Michael worked as a tutor in accounting, mathematics and statistics and as a researcher and advisor in both the Commonwealth and State parliamentary system.

Memberships

Chartered Accountant Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) – Member
National Association of Forensic Economists – Member
CA ANZ, Forensic Accounting Special Interest Group (FASIG) – Member
Australian Lawyers Alliance – Member

Publications & Presentations

Michael co-authors the following papers:

He is a regular presenter in his areas of specialty including talks for the Queensland Law Society, Australian Lawyers Alliance, Brisbane Insurance Forum and College of Law. Michael is regularly invited to provide in-house seminars assisting solicitors and claims officers in understanding the assessment of damages in personal injuries matters.