Chartered accountant Simon Cooper is moving from the Monahan's Trowbridge office to develop the forensic business in the Chippenham area.

Mr Cooper will assist lawyers in the accountancy aspects of litigation. He will be involved in areas such as earnings and pension loss arising from personal injuries, business valuations in divorce cases, losses arising from professional negligence actions and investigations in criminal cases such as fraud or theft. He will work closely with Ian Lloyd, the partner at the Chippenham office, to develop the general accountancy business.