Your lawyer needs a technical opinion
We provide a structured analysis that can be used in legal submissions, with numbered findings and referenced photographs.
Building expertise in Luxembourg
Sworn expert
Once a case turns legal, form matters as much as substance. We follow a contradictory process and write reports designed to be relied on.
- Independent expert
- Report you can use with your insurer, your contractor or the court
- Site visits throughout Luxembourg
As soon as a building dispute hardens, the question of process arises. Who carried out the inspection? Under what conditions? Were the other parties invited? A report drawn up without respecting these rules loses much of its weight, even when it is technically correct.
We work on cases destined for an insurer, a lawyer or a Luxembourg court. We invite the parties where appropriate, we record their observations, and in the report we clearly separate what was observed from what has been inferred.
This rigour does not slow the process down. Above all, it avoids having to redo the work six months later, when the other side challenges the method rather than the conclusions.
Situations we deal with
The insurer's expert has concluded against you
We review their report, identify the weak points in their reasoning and produce a well-argued counter-opinion.
A defect affects several parties
Neighbours, contractors, managing agent, owner, tenant. We organise a joint inspection so that the document is enforceable against all of them.
You need to cost a loss
Repair costs, temporary works, loss of enjoyment from a room made unusable. We break down each item so it can be checked.
A court-ordered expertise is under way
We support you technically during the meetings, help prepare your submissions and identify what is missing from the findings adopted.
Why call in an expert
Your case stands up on process
Invitations issued, contradictory process followed, documents traceable. Procedural objections fall away and the debate returns to the technical merits.
Your conclusions are backed by facts
Every statement refers back to an identifiable finding. A judge or an insurer can follow the reasoning without being a technical specialist.
You know your chances before you act
We tell you honestly what the technical evidence can support and what it cannot. This avoids proceedings that are lost before they start.
Unsure about your building? Have it assessed.
Describe your situation in two minutes. We call you back and arrange the site visit.
How the survey works
01
First contact
We review the state of the case, any court timetable and the parties involved. We set the framework for our intervention.
02
Joint site visit
The relevant parties are invited. We record our findings, let everyone have their say and note down the observations made on site.
03
Analysis
We study the documents produced by every party, including any opposing reports, and establish the most robust technical cause.
04
Report
We produce a structured report, with the brief, the findings, the technical discussion, the conclusions and the costing, ready to be filed.
The expert report
The report sets out the precise scope of the brief, the list of people present, how the visit unfolded, the findings and the technical discussion. The conclusions appear separately, answering the questions raised.
This is the format expected in a contentious case. It lets a lawyer cite a specific paragraph and a judge check immediately what each conclusion is based on.
What the report contains
- Recap of the brief and the parties invited
- Numbered findings and referenced photographs
- Observations made by each party
- Technical discussion and the cause identified
- Conclusions and costing of the loss
Where we work
We work with courts and law firms across the whole country.
Our visits regularly cover Luxembourg City, Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Mersch, Strassen, Bertrange and Mamer, as well as the rest of the territory.
Luxembourg-Ville, Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Mersch, Strassen, Bertrange, Mamer.
Frequently asked questions
An out-of-court expertise is arranged by the parties, usually faster and cheaper. A court-ordered expertise is instructed by a judge, who sets the expert's brief. The two can follow one another in the same case.
Yes, as a technical document open to discussion by the parties. Its weight depends on its rigour, on whether the contradictory process was respected, and on how clearly it links findings to conclusions.
This is strongly recommended as soon as a dispute exists. A finding the other side was able to attend is far harder to dismiss than one made alone.
Yes. We analyse the method used, the measurements taken, the assumptions adopted and anything left unexamined, then set out technical observations your lawyer can use.
When imminent repairs risk destroying the evidence, we aim to inspect before they begin. Without a prior record, the case becomes very hard to defend.
Regularly. We discuss the technical questions to raise, help prepare documents and remain available for expertise meetings.
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Tell us about your dispute and where it stands. We will tell you which form of expertise best protects your interests.
AC Expertises — Arap CETIN, Expert en bâtiment
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