A technical problem can be a crack, a leak, a structural failure, a defect, or missing plans. The firm supports the judicial or private expert assessment with a team of expert architects who diagnose, opine, and defend the case with the precision a civil work requires.
When a construction expert report is the right move
An expert report is useful whenever the dispute involves technical questions a judge or attorney cannot resolve alone. It identifies causes, assigns responsibilities, and quantifies repair — producing admissible evidence that frames the legal argument.
- Cracks, leaks, or moisture appearing in a property.
- Damage to a building attributable to an adjacent work site or excavation.
- Construction defects discovered after delivery of the work.
- Disputes between owner, technical director, and contractor over scope, quality, or execution.
- Claims for breach of contract, work certifications, or project variations.
- The need for a technical opinion to support a claim, a defense, or a mediation.
How we work
Every expert report follows a strict technical sequence. The goal is a clear opinion, defensible in court and useful in pre-trial negotiation when the case admits a negotiated resolution.
- Technical inspection of the property and available construction records.
- Analysis of project documentation, plans, contracts, permits, and applicable regulations.
- Drafting of the technical-legal opinion as an expert report, with plans and graphic records.
- Determination of causes, responsibilities, and repair or replacement costs.
- Procedural follow-through: expert ratification, hearings, mediation, and responses to challenges.
Judicial expert reports and court-appointed expert reports
Our firm and its technical team act in two distinct situations that can arise in an architecture dispute. When a judicial expert is appointed, the firm acts as the party's defender, intervening throughout the entire course of the proceedings. Conversely, when facing an architecture-related claim, it collaborates in preparing a technical-legal report that supports the most favorable position for the interests of our clients.
Case types we handle
The practice covers the full range of disputes in which construction technique is central. Some recurring examples:
- Leaks, moisture, and envelope pathologies.
- Cracks and structural fissures, whether intrinsic or caused by adjacent works.
- Damage from excavation, demolition, or installation on a neighboring property.
- Hidden defects discovered after delivery.
- Differences between contracted and executed work.
- Party-wall, setback, height, and easement issues.
- Disputes over work certifications, price redeterminations, and project variations.
Why a firm that combines law and architecture
Most construction disputes are litigated twice: once in the technical plane, once in the legal one. When the same team reads the project, the site, and the case file, the strategy is coherent from day one. The client gets a single interlocutor who understands what the opinion shows, what the court requires, and what argument actually serves the matter.