Expert report

In the event of a dispute over damage or defects, our experts assist the court by providing technically sound, impartial expert reports on coatings and corrosion protection.
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Expert report

If damage or defects have occurred and the contracting parties cannot agree on who is responsible, a dispute in court is inevitable. In such cases, the claimant asks the court to take up the matter and to resolve the disputed issues by means of a judgement. As the judge, being a layperson, also requires specialist knowledge in technical matters, they can call upon specially trained experts, known as publicly appointed and sworn experts (ö.b.u.v.). The appropriate expert for a specific field can be found in specialised databases maintained by the Chambers of Skilled Trades or the Chambers of Industry and Commerce. We act as expert witnesses throughout Germany on behalf of local, regional or higher regional courts. We have publicly appointed and sworn experts in the following specialist areas: 

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Corrosion protection for metals through coatings
  • Corrosion protection through coatings on plastics
  • Corrosion protection through coatings on fibre-reinforced composites

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