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Legally-trained people adjudicating mechanical engineering maintenance issues

What professional recommendation can a judge (non-engineer) give in an engineering dispute when these are totally different fields?  Shouldn't engineering disputes be settled by engineers only?  Legally trained people do not bring anything to the table in an engineering dispute.  Engineering is a specialised field which takes years to master in both the training and worldly experience and the idea that a legally trained person can just come into the dispute and resolve it within a few hours or days is not the right way to do things don't you think?  The building blocks for engineering are maths, science and engineering drawing which people in the legal fraternity hardly understand.

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  • What proportion of engineering disputes don't include:
    • Contractual issues where there is a disagreement over what the product was supposed to do, and whether it complies with the specification?

    • Legal issues regarding the rights of the customer, compliance with safety regulations, and the like?


    It wouldn't surprise me at all if the legal team got involved.  Trying to argue that the other party isn't allowed to bring in a legal expert because it's an "engineering dispute" will get you nowhere.
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  • What proportion of engineering disputes don't include:
    • Contractual issues where there is a disagreement over what the product was supposed to do, and whether it complies with the specification?

    • Legal issues regarding the rights of the customer, compliance with safety regulations, and the like?


    It wouldn't surprise me at all if the legal team got involved.  Trying to argue that the other party isn't allowed to bring in a legal expert because it's an "engineering dispute" will get you nowhere.
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