Data recovery in the service of evidence
Digital forensics & legal expertiseWhen a damaged hard drive, phone or server holds something decisive for a case, it must be extracted without compromising its legal value. That has been our craft since 2012 — now at the service of lawyers, companies and court-appointed experts.
The "sapiteur": the technical expert called upon by the courts
In legal proceedings, the court appoints an expert judiciaire to shed light on a dispute. When that expert faces a question beyond their own specialism — a physically destroyed disk, encrypted media, a collapsed RAID, a locked phone — they may, with the judge's authorisation, call on a sapiteur: a technician whose task is to clarify that specific point, under the expert's responsibility.
In plain terms: the expert knows the law and procedure; the sapiteur solves the strictly technical part. That is exactly Belgium Data Recovery's territory — physical access to the media and the recovery of data that ordinary workshops cannot handle.
In that capacity, Takhir Saidov acts as a sapiteur for court-appointed experts on cases requiring laboratory-grade data recovery.
Who this service is for
Any situation where digital data must be recovered and retain its value in a legal or contentious context.
Lawyers & law firms
Preservation and extraction of digital evidence for a civil, commercial or criminal case.
Court-appointed experts
Technical assistance (sapiteur) on the recovery and physical access to the media.
Companies
Data recovery from a disputed device, departing employee, or internal incident.
Insurers & notaries
Technical findings on the state of a device and the data it holds.
A process designed to preserve the evidence
Evidence-grade recovery is not only about returning the files: it must prove they have not been altered.
Write protection
The original media is never modified: it is copied via a write-blocker before any analysis.
Bit-for-bit image
An exact, sector-by-sector copy of the media is created — all work is done on that image.
Hash fingerprint
A digital fingerprint (MD5/SHA) is computed, proving the integrity and non-alteration of the data.
Chain of custody
Documented traceability of the media, from receipt to return, ensuring the continuity of the evidence.
Neutral technical report
A clear, factual and impartial report, usable by the expert, the lawyer or the court.
Secure return
Data and media returned per your instructions, then secure deletion of copies at the agreed date.
Physical access to the media — where it all happens
Most "digital forensics" providers work at the software level. But when the media is physically damaged, burnt, water-immersed, or its memory chips are failing, a real recovery laboratory is required. That has been our core business for 15 years.
ISO 5 clean room, PC-3000 complexes, micro-soldering: we read media that no one else in Brussels can open — and we do it with the rigour a court case demands.
More about the laboratory and the engineer → Recovered data as evidence: the technician's role →A case in progress? Let's talk, in full confidence.
A free, no-obligation first exchange to assess technical feasibility.
Belgium Data Recovery handles the technical side (recovery, imaging, reporting) as a sapiteur or service provider. We are not a private-detective agency and do not carry out investigations into individuals.