Expert Opinion and Technical Consulting for Legal Proceedings

Lawyers know the legal side of digital evidence. But how the evidence was technically obtained, which questions can be asked and where an existing report is weak are matters of technical expertise.

Under Article 293 of the Turkish Code of Civil Procedure (Law No. 6100), parties may obtain a scientific opinion from an expert on the matter in dispute. How much weight that opinion carries is at the court's discretion.

• Technical review of existing digital evidence
• Assessment of a digital forensics report submitted by the other party
• Identification of technical grounds for challenging expert reports
• Preparation of an expert opinion report
• Support in drafting technical questions for the court-appointed expert
• Technical consulting on evidence collection strategy
• Technical briefing of the legal team before hearings
• Ongoing technical liaison throughout the process

We work alongside your legal team. The technical assessment is objective; findings are not changed depending on whom they favour. Each expert opinion is presented with the technical reasoning behind it.

1. Intake and custody: we confirm the requester's legal authority, sign a non-disclosure agreement and receive the material with a signed evidence handover record. The chain of custody is documented from this point on.
2. Case file review: existing evidence, expert reports and technical documents in the file are reviewed, with hash verification on evidence copies where needed.
3. Assessment: methods, findings and conclusions are examined, and grounds for challenge and technical questions to be asked are set out with reasons.
4. Reporting and return: findings are reported together with the scope and limitations of the work. The material is returned against a signed record and working copies are either not retained at all or kept for 3 or 6 months, as the client prefers, and then securely destroyed.

Duration varies from case to case depending on the type of device or material, the data volume and the scope of the examination. We share an estimated timeframe after the initial assessment. For deadline-driven matters an expedited review can be planned;

Law firms, in-house legal teams and parties to litigation or arbitration involving digital evidence.