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Our Expert Witness Opinion will identify building defects in this order;
- Observations
- The issue of deficiency
- The reason for each opinion expressed
- A disclaimer if the issue falls outside my field of expertise
- Reference to supporting information
- The type of examination or testing of the issue
- The proposed method of rectifying the issue
- The likely costs involved
- Whether any alternative remedial works are reasonably available
Our Expert Witness Report contains...
- Our qualifications
- The facts, and assumptions of fact, on which the opinions in the report are based (a letter of instructions may be annexed),
- The expert’s reasons for each opinion expressed
- If applicable, that a particular issue falls outside the expert’s field of expertise
- Any literature or other materials utilised in support of the opinions
- Any examinations, tests or other investigations on which the expert has relied, including details of the qualifications of the person who carried them out,
- In the case of a report that is lengthy or complex, a brief summary of the report (to be located at the beginning of the report). Quite simply for every issue identified with the Expert Witness Report, we have broken each issue into nine parts.
We include a Scott Schedule in our Expert Witness Report's
We also provide a Scott Schedule with all report (unless not required), a Scott Schedule is a summarised version of your Claim, setting out in a table, The Scott Schedule identifies the defect, and the breach in the Building code and the cost of rectification or incomplete works. We have a video of the particulars of the Scott Schedule. >>>CLICK HERE<<<
You should be given a Notice of Orders, which will instruct you on what is required to be presented.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
For any inquiries or questions you may have regarding the process of Building Expert Witness Reports and the detailed preparation of Scott Schedules, please feel free to reach out to us directly.
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