CTP – Consulente tecnico di parte

The expert chosen by a party to assist it before and during the court expert’s work.

Each party may appoint its own technical consultant (Articles 87 and 201 of the Code of Civil Procedure), who attends the court expert’s operations, examines the documents and files written observations on the draft report. Out of court, the same expert prepares the medico-legal assessment on which the claim to the insurer is based.

Unlike a common law expert witness, the CTP does not give evidence in a trial: their influence runs through the court expert’s report and through the negotiation that often follows it.

In English: Party-appointed expert

Procedure

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Sources

Code of Civil Procedure, Royal Decree No 1443 of 28 October 1940 (Normattiva, 1940)

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