Specialist Review of the Forensic Examination Report: Concept, Essence, Regulation

The use of special knowledge in legal proceedings and other jurisdictional activities is carried out in different forms and types, each of which has its own results. Every year, the number of cases of submitting the results of the so-called review of the forensic examination report to the judicial proceedings increases, which often hide not only the fruits of scientific and methodological verification of the expert's report, but also the results of expert research conducted without observing the procedural form. In many cases, such results are accepted as evidence with an uncertain essence, which does not allow them to be checked and evaluated qualitatively. The situation is aggravated by contradictions in the regulatory regulation of the use of special knowledge, the lack of differentiation of the activities of a specialist in legal proceedings, the uncertainty of their results. The question arises about the ratio of a specialist's review and a specialist's consultation. All the above negates the initiative efforts of the parties to prove the circumstances relevant to the case.