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AI in forensic accounting – one year on

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Schedule Description: Examine how AI’s role in forensic accounting has shifted over the past year.

Sessions: 1

Session Hours: 1.00

Zoom Link: https://icaew.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ALZ0cORqTvadizBhtvvamw

CPD hours: 1hr

Verified CPD Link: https://my.icaew.com/cpdrecord/activity/add?&title=AIinForensicAccountingOneYearOn&date=29062026&time=1&provider=ICAEW&type=Webinar

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Examine how AI’s role in forensic accounting has shifted over the past year, what has stabilised, what has accelerated, and what new challenges are now shaping expert practice.

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Date and time	Location
29/06/2026 12:00 - 13:00 BST	Zoom

Event information

Artificial intelligence has continued to evolve at extraordinary speed since our last highly-attended webinar. What was once emerging technology is now embedded in day to day forensic work, influencing everything from evidence review and fraud detection to expert reporting and courtroom expectations. As tools mature and regulation tightens, forensic accountants and expert witnesses must stay ahead of both the opportunities and the risks.

This follow up webinar brings together specialists to examine how AI’s role in forensic accounting has shifted over the past year, what has stabilised, what has accelerated, and what new challenges are now shaping expert practice.

This webinar will explore:

Developments in AI capability and adoption.
How the hype cycle has evolved: which tools have proven genuinely transformative, and which have plateaued.
The growing divide between general purpose AI and specialist forensic applications.
New use cases emerging from real investigations, including document clustering, anomaly detection and automated modelling.
AI in the expert witness environment: how courts, tribunals and instructing solicitors are responding to AI assisted analysis.

Shifts in fraud typologies driven by AI enabled tools, including synthetic identities, deepfake evidence and automated social engineering attacks.
Updated guidance on bias, data privacy and responsible use of AI in forensic work.
Lessons learned from early adopters on when off the shelf tools are sufficient and when bespoke solutions add real value.
Practical considerations for integrating AI into existing workflows without compromising independence or objectivity.

Key benefits

Stay current with the latest developments in AI that directly affect forensic accounting and expert evidence.
Strengthen your professional judgement by understanding where AI adds value and where human expertise remains irreplaceable.
Protect your credibility by learning how courts and regulators expect experts to use, explain and challenge AI-assisted work.
Enhance your investigative toolkit with insight into new fraud patterns and digital evidence challenges.
Prepare for the future as AI becomes increasingly embedded in forensic methodologies and client expectations.

CPD hours

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Non-Member	£15.00 + VAT
Retired Member	No Charge
Life Member	No Charge
Student	No Charge
Affiliate Members	No Charge

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About the speakers

	Chair: Phil Southall, Head of Forensic Services, Ellacotts \| ICAEW Forensic & Expert Witness Advisory Group Chair Phil has specialised in forensic services since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1999. He is the current Chair of the ICAEW Forensic and Expert Witness Community Advisory Group, which helps shape the technical development of ICAEW’s forensic and expert witness faculty members. He is also on the forensic accounting committee of the UK200Group, the UK’s leading association of quality-assured professionals. Phil qualified with a Big 4 accountancy firm, before spending two and a half years as an “in-house” forensic accountant at a top 20 law firm, where he developed their then unique approach to dispute resolution, which included using “decision analysis” in litigation.
	Calum Mackenzie, Senior Optimisation Specialist at Accuracy Calum has spent the last 10 years working in Accuracy’s construction projects disputes and advisory practice across diverse sectors and industries, including urban mixed-use developments, nuclear, oil and gas, energy, and transport infrastructure. He has a dual role in data science and programming, with a focus on applying automation, NLP, and AI in construction projects and arbitration. His aim is to enhance the insight and value that experts contribute to business and arbitral decision-making, while simultaneously modernizing the tools and approaches they employ.
	Steve Molloy, Principal, Accuracy Steve is a principal at Accuracy, specialising in corporate investigations – especially those where big data, technology or electronic devices are involved. Steve is an experienced Forensic Technology practitioner and most commonly oversees forensic computing investigations, data analytics, cybersecurity and large-scale discovery matters. Prior to joining Accuracy, Steve gained experience in the fraud and disputes teams at Ernst & Young and Deloitte, where he supported forensic technology matters for multinational corporations around the globe. Steve has delivered engagements centred on forensics and data in 15 countries, for matters ranging from internal corporate investigations to data governance mandates and large-scale regulatory inquiries.
	Jamie Tomlinson, Associate, Commercial Litigation, DAC Beachcroft Jamie is a Senior Associate in the Commercial Disputes at DAC Beachcroft. He has a broad commercial practice across both litigation and international arbitration with specialist expertise in technology-related disputes. He co-authored the International Legal Technology Association's "Generative AI Best Practice Guide" – which aims to promote the safe and effective use of AI in legal disclosure.