Provide scientific insight into a case
Industrial challenge
Looking for a specialist technical expert?
Independent scientific support to clarify a technical dispute or assist a court-appointed expert.
Explore our expertise
The context and
your challenges
Technical disputes and court-appointed expert assessments often involve complex issues requiring in-depth knowledge of materials, processes and failure mechanisms. An expert may need specialist scientific support to analyse the technical evidence in a case.
Your needs
Industrial realities
Understand the technical cause of a defect
Assess technical responsibility
Obtain objective evidence for expert discussions
Support conclusions with analytical data
Our approach
The approach at Filab Genium
Filab Genium supports court-appointed experts in sectors including construction, roads, automotive, marine and industry, providing objective, reasoned and non-binding technical input on material and product defects. Acting as specialist advisers, our teams can contribute at different stages of the expert assessment.
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Scientific expertise & analysis
Laboratory testing to validate or rule out hypotheses and characterise the defect.
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Responses to the parties’ observations
Reasoned responses supported by scientific literature, including assessment and rebuttal of technical arguments.
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Participation in meetings with the parties
Presenting results, answering the parties’ questions, and selecting or collecting samples.
Know-how
Expertise brought together
Materials expertise
Identify responsibility for the defect
Understand fracture and degradation mechanisms
Prepare for and participate in expert meetings
our key strength
Validation through evidence
Technical findings can be supported by objective analytical results to inform case discussions and decisions.
Business value
Customer benefits
Strengthen the technical analysis of a case
Obtain an independent scientific perspective
Ground discussions between stakeholders in objective evidence
Customer case study
Court-appointed expert assessment
In a dispute between a manufacturer and its customer, a court-appointed expert required scientific support on a materials issue.
Filab Genium carried out the necessary investigations and provided objective technical evidence to inform the expert discussions.
Do you need scientific support for an expert assessment?
Our consultants can help you analyse the case.
Frequently asked questions
Find answers to the questions our industrial customers ask most often. Have a question about your project? Our experts will respond within 24 hours.
A specialist engaged by a court-appointed expert to clarify a specific technical issue outside the expert’s own area of expertise.
Specialist scientific support for expert assessments
A specialist adviser provides a court-appointed expert with scientific expertise to analyse technical evidence objectively in a complex case.
Materials expertise in technical disputes
Analysis of materials and degradation mechanisms establishes the technical cause of a defect and helps clarify the allocation of responsibility.
Objective analytical data
Traceable analytical results provide a sound factual basis for discussions between the parties involved in an expert assessment.
Support for expert meetings
Preparing and presenting technical evidence at expert meetings helps all parties understand the scientific issues.