Specialty
Expert Assistance to Parties
The party-appointed technical expert follows the expert examination on behalf of one of the parties: helping frame the questions put to the court-appointed expert, attending fact-finding proceedings, examining the resulting report, and presenting a technical opinion on the expert's conclusions.
Context in which the problem arises
The quality of expert evidence depends on the questions asked and on a careful reading of the report produced. Expert assistance to parties allows counsel and their clients to understand the methodology applied, identify its weak points, and present a well-founded technical rebuttal.
When this analysis is needed
- Accounting, economic and financial expert examinations in court proceedings.
- Arbitral proceedings involving technical evidence.
- Review of reports already submitted.
- Joint work alongside experts from other specialties.
Questions typically analyzed
- Expert assistance to parties in court-appointed expert examinations
- Expert assistance to parties in arbitrations
- Preparation of technical and expert opinions
- Framing and analysis of expert questions
- Analysis and review of expert reports
- Technical submissions, challenges and clarifications
- Attendance at fact-finding proceedings and expert work
- Analysis of documents, calculations and expert methodologies
- Preparation of calculations and technical statements
- Technical support to lawyers, legal departments and parties
- Joint work alongside experts from other specialties
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx follows the expert examination from the framing of the questions onward, organizes the party's documentation, takes part in fact-finding proceedings, and analyzes the report point by point, flagging divergences in method, data and calculation.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Technical expert questions
- Party-appointed expert's opinion
- Critical review of a report
- Submissions and requests for clarification
- Calculations and technical statements
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Other SGEx Solutions
Services, specialties, contexts and industries connected to this topic under SGEx's relationship matrix.
Related Services
- Accounting Expert ExaminationIndependent expert examination of accounting records, financial statements and calculations, prepared for judicial, arbitral and administrative proceedings.
- Economic and Financial Expert AnalysisAnalysis of values, cash flows, economic assumptions and financial models in disputes and decisions that turn on quantification.
- Disputes, Litigation and ControversiesEconomic, financial and accounting expert support in judicial, arbitral, administrative and pre-litigation controversies.
- ArbitrationTechnical analysis, quantification and expert assistance in arbitral proceedings involving economic, financial and accounting issues.
- Criminal Forensic AccountingAccounting and financial examination of facts under investigation in criminal and administrative sanctioning proceedings, for those who accuse and those who defend.
- Court Calculations and Accounting SupportPreparation, review and challenge of court calculations for law firms, companies and organisations, with validation technology and high-volume production.
- Tax Expert ServicesAccounting and tax examination of assessments, credits, tax bases and amounts in dispute in court and administrative proceedings.
Related Specialties
- Damages, Losses and Economic QuantificationLost profits, actual damages, lost revenue, indemnities and the liquidation of court judgments.
- Corporate Matters, Buyout Claims and ValuationValuation of a withdrawing shareholder's interest, balance-sheet determination, goodwill, business valuation and corporate disputes.
- Contracts and Commercial RelationsEconomic and financial imbalance, contractual disputes, and commercial agency, distribution and dealership agreements.
- Forensic Accounting and AuditAccounting reconstruction, tracing of financial flows, analysis of financial statements, contingencies and fraud investigation.
- Administrative ProceedingsAccounting and financial expert evidence in administrative tax, sanctioning, regulatory and oversight proceedings, from the defence to the appeal stage.
- Financial Crime and Money LaunderingAccounting and financial examination of fraud, diversion and misappropriation, and of the path funds took to conceal their origin.
Related Areas of Practice
- Civil and Contract DisputesNonperformance, termination, contract revision and civil liability claims in which the controversy turns on monetary values and calculations.
- Corporate and Shareholder DisputesDisputes among shareholders, partners and officers, corporate dissolutions, buyout claims and disagreements over financial results.
- Administrative and Regulatory MattersAdministrative proceedings and regulatory disputes with an economic and financial impact on companies and concession holders.
Related Industries
- Construction, Engineering and InfrastructureConstruction works, engineering projects and infrastructure assets subject to cost, schedule and rebalancing claims.
- Financial and Capital MarketsFinancial institutions, investment funds, investors and publicly listed companies involved in disputes, valuations and financial reviews.
- Insurance and ReinsuranceClaims, loss adjustment, reinsurance treaties and disputes among insurers, policyholders and reinsurers.
- HealthcareHospitals, health plan operators, clinics and suppliers involved in contractual and financial disputes.
- Pharmaceuticals and Drug DistributionPharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retail chains involved in commercial, tax and accountability disputes.
- Political Parties and OrganizationsParties, party branches, party foundations and campaigns in accounts submitted to the Electoral Courts, use of public funds and disputes over financial management.
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