Court experts. (1) Without prejudice to the possibility for the parties to produce expert evidence, the Court may at any time appoint court experts in order to provide expertise for specific aspects of the case. The Court shall provide to the court expert appointed in a case all information necessary to give his expert advice. (2) To this end, an indicative list of experts shall be drawn up by the Court in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and kept by the Registrar. (3) The court experts shall guarantee independence and impartiality. Rules governing conflicts of interest applicable to judges shall by analogy apply to court experts. (4) Expert advice given to the Court shall be made available to the parties who shall have the possibility to comment on the advice given.
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Samples: Unified Patent Court Agreement, Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, Draft Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court
Court experts. (1) Without prejudice to the possibility for the parties to produce expert evidence, the Court may at any time appoint court experts in order to provide expertise for specific aspects of the case. The Court shall provide to the court expert appointed in a case all information necessary to give his expert advice.
(2) To this end, an indicative list of experts shall be drawn up by the Court in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and kept by the Registrar.
(3) The court experts shall guarantee independence and impartiality. Rules governing conflicts of interest applicable to judges shall by analogy apply to court experts.. Moved up as Art. 34b
(4) Expert advice given to the Court shall be made available to the parties who shall have the possibility to comment on the advice given.
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