[WP-03]Work product
Opposing expert review
Technical review of the other side's report, with the points of agreement and disagreement set out.
- 600
- Projects in the firm's log
- 237
- Lease returns
- 97
- Pre-purchase inspections
- 36
- Repossessions
2015 to 2024
Redelivery condition
Condition at sale
Condition at recovery
[WP-03.1]What it answers
The technical questions.
Opinions are limited to the expert's field: aircraft maintenance, records and condition.
- 01Are the other expert's facts accurate and complete?
- 02Is the method sound?
- 03Do the conclusions follow from the evidence?
[WP-03.2]Basis
What is examined.
Every opinion states the facts relied on and where they came from.
- 01The opposing report and its exhibits
- 02The underlying records
- 03Applicable standards
[WP-03.3]Process
How an engagement runs.
- 01Conflict checkSend the parties, counsel and aircraft involved. Nothing is reviewed until conflicts are cleared.
- 02Initial case reviewA first look at the pleadings and the key records to confirm the questions fall inside the expert's field.
- 03EngagementScope, role as consulting or testifying expert, schedule and fee terms set out in writing.
- 04Inspection and analysisAircraft inspection where it is available, full records review, and analysis against the contract and the regulations.
- 05Report and testimonyWritten report, review of opposing opinions, and testimony at deposition, arbitration or trial.
[EW]Related
Continue in the practice.
- WP-04Deposition and trial testimonyTestimony that explains aircraft maintenance and records in terms a court can use.
- WP-01Aircraft and records inspectionsPhysical inspection of the aircraft and a structured review of its records, documented for the file.
- WP-02Expert reportsWritten opinions that state the facts relied on, the method used and the basis for each conclusion.
- EW-04Request a case reviewSend the parties and the aircraft. Conflicts are checked before anything is read.
[00]Start here
Put the aircraft on the record.
A transaction to close, a redelivery in dispute, or a case that needs a technical opinion. One call reaches the people who do the work.