We have a unique skill base within the assembled team and are able to offer this as a significant point of difference from our competitors.

Russell has been a Chartered Accountant in public practice for over 38 years and specialises in the area of forensic accounting and corporate finance. He has been involved in the preparation of over 1,200 valuation reports and has given evidence as an expert witness in a number of jurisdictions including the Family Court of Australia, Federal Circuit Court, County Court of Victoria, and the Supreme Court of Victoria.

CA ANZ have nominated Russell to make independent expert determinations on a number of assignments. Russell is also well experienced in matters involving professional negligence, financial investigations and quantification of damages. He has presented on the subject of “Business Valuations” on numerous occasions such as at the CPA Australia’s Congress, for Legal & Accounting Management Seminars Pty Ltd and at the Leo Cussen Institute.

He was the founding chair of the Melbourne branch of the Forensic Accounting Special Interest Group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and is a member of the Business Valuation Special Interest Group. He chaired the Institute of Chartered Accountant’s Forensic Accounting Discussion Group in Melbourne between 1998 and 2003.

Russell retired in 2025, leaving a lasting legacy in Munday Wilkinson and positive impact within the forensic accounting and family law spaces. He is now enjoying some well deserved rest and time with his (increasing) family, where he can be spotted enjoying sports, spending time with his adorable grandchildren. He is always a key feature at every MW team lunch, revelling the team with his many tales and movie quotes.

Joshua started his accounting career in a Chartered Accounting Firm in Sydney where both Partners had branched out from one of the larger Mid-Tier firms and started their own business. This granted Joshua the benefit of having small firm hands on exposure to Mid-Tier clients and a strong foundation in Tax and Business Services.

Joshua made the move from Sydney to Melbourne in 2014 and leveraged his experience to move his career into commerce. From there Joshua quickly climbed the ranks, landing himself a role at a Global 500 company.

Joshua joined Munday Wilkinson in 2019 after deciding to use his knowledge and experience to return to his passion of Public Practice and has specialised in Forensic Accounting since, undertaking forensic investigations and preparing reports for the quantification of economic loss.

He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree obtained from the University of Wollongong and Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accounting issued by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). He is recognised as a CA Business Valuation Specialist.

He has 17+ years’ experience in both commercial and professional accounting services, being employed in many areas of accounting including management accounting, financial reporting, business services and taxation services. He specialises in forensic accounting, undertaking investigations / analysis, preparation of loss of profit assessments, and the valuation of businesses for commercial, compensation, compulsory acquisition, and matrimonial purposes.

He has assisted in expert and adversarial expert matters in valuing businesses / entities, quantifying loss, and providing forensic analysis reports, which have been used in numerous jurisdictions including the Federal Court of Australia, Supreme Court of Victoria, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, County Court of Victoria, and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

He has appeared as an expert witness and provided oral evidence in the County Court of Victoria, and has participated in conferences/mediations with legal representatives and other experts.

He was a presenter at the inaugural SV Partners Accounting Forum and regularly presents to law firms on Business Valuations for Family Law matters. He has presented on the topics of Forensic Accounting with Legalwise Australia.

He is regularly consulted for reviewing other experts’ reports and providing shadow reports/critiques, adopting a pragmatic approach to these (and all) matters to ensure a view of reasonableness is adopted when reviewing any expert report.