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ARTICLE · 09 NOVEMBER 2026

Expert Reports And How Lawyers In Dubai Examine The Reasoning

Dr Hassan Elhais
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Expert reports in civil disputes require careful scrutiny beyond headline figures. Understanding the relationship between assignment scope, examined materials, and reasoning methodology enables lawyers to identify specific assumptions or omissions that materially affect conclusions, transforming general dissatisfaction into focused technical and legal challenges.

United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

A report can reach the correct total by the wrong route. It can also contain careful calculations that answer a question the court never asked. When an expert report arrives in a civil dispute, the headline figure usually attracts all the attention. The more useful starting point is the relationship between the assignment, the material examined and the reasoning behind the conclusion.

Lawyers in Dubai reviewing an expert report need to work through that relationship before recommending a response. A client who disagrees with the outcome should be able to identify the particular assumption or omission that matters. General dissatisfaction gives the reviewer little to investigate.

Read the assignment before judging the conclusion

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