By Raphaël MORENON
1 April 2025
Does your dispute involve a highly technical issue? A faulty building, a complex medical assessment, a difficult accounting problem... In many situations, in order to make an informed decision, the judge needs the opinion of a professional with specific knowledge: this is the role of the legal expert. The expert's intervention is often a decisive stage in the trial, but it also represents a cost that can be significant. As we have mentioned in previous articles, the expert's costs may form part of the "costs" - those listed by law and payable by the losing party. However, let's remember the essential condition: this only applies to an expert appointed by a court decision (article 695, 4° of the Code of Civil Procedure). If you consult an expert on your own initiative, his fees will not be costs. This article sets out to demystify the...
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