Forensic expertise in industrial IT

With knowledge of certain practical principles, the engineer will be able to lead or participate in production IT expertise, including office automation, project monitoring programs, and the production of plans and various technical documents.

His role can be that of a simple witness, the "knowing" witness, enlightened by his technical expertise and knowledge of the subject of the dispute. He may represent a party or assist it. He may be a court-appointed expert, although the court may choose a technician who is not on the court's list. In practice, only a technician with recognized expertise in a highly specialized field is appointed. Two examples are the search for a specialist in the manufacture of programming cards for an oyster sorting machine, and the search for a cork specialist to determine the extent to which corks have contributed to the deterioration of a batch of fine wines.

The attitude to be adopted in these roles is quite different, but is based on a number of principles which we will examine first. Then we'll look at the details of a judicial mission, the usual course of an expert appraisal and, finally, the different types of expert intervention.

For a more in-depth look at the legal aspects of these points, please refer to the legal literature (see "For further information"). ).