Resources on reviews of expert reports, forensic examinations, and commodity, technical, customs and other studies.
How to check methods, calculations and the substantiation of expert conclusions using documents: what a review can do, the materials needed and the limits of checking without inspecting the object.
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How to distinguish an omitted question from a reasoned inability to answer, check the completeness of an expert report and prepare questions for a review.
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A useful review makes it possible to trace exactly where a conclusion ceases to follow from the study. To prepare for this check, it is helpful to draw up a map of comments: linking…
Read article →Signs of a weak report: incomplete input data, contradictions, no methodology, conclusions without supporting examination and matters beyond the questions posed.
When a review helps a party to a case: a repeat examination, additional questions, questioning the expert, a complaint or negotiations.
Competence, input data, description of the objects, methods, reasoning behind the conclusions, completeness of answers and consistency with the examination section.
How reports on goods, defects, returns, quality, completeness, product value and the causes of defects are checked.
Common errors in reports on clothing, footwear, dry cleaning, fabric, tailoring, size, fittings and use.
What matters when reviewing a report on a TN VED code: product description, classification characteristics and a comparison of possible codes.
How to check a technical condition report, a defect list and the conclusion that equipment is unfit for use.
How questions for a repeat or additional examination are developed from a review.
An initial assessment requires: the expert's or specialist's report, the court order or contract, the questions posed, appendices, photographs, documents and your position in the dispute.
