Renewal of the lists of judicial experts for 2021

We inform you that the lists of judicial experts must be renewed for the year 2021. This update is both for the list provided for in the Civil Procedure Act, arts. 341 et seq., As for acting in the cases and conditions of Order JUS / 419/2009 (ex officio cases of the criminal order and free justice)

We remind you that it is necessary to present and update your declared professional data annually to send to the Department of Justice of the Generalitat de Catalunya. For this reason, from the private part of the Virtual College you can access the section of forensic experts and verify the contact details, the type of work as well as the courts where you want to appear or by clicking here , from the In the same way, it must be shown that you have professional indemnity insurance and that you are registered with a social security scheme.

From the moment a professional accesses these lists he is subject to the possibility of being summoned by a court of the judicial party where he has declared his willingness to work.

In the event that an expert does not accept an appointment made by the judicial body without a justified cause, it will lose the turn of the list and, in case of repetition (the third time), will be excluded , without prejudice to the measures that the judicial body may take, the court may take measures such as applying fines of up to € 600 and, in case of recurrence, the judge or magistrate could deduce a testimony from the Public Prosecutor's Office for disobedience to judicial authority

The indication of the territorial scope of action of the experts must be made according to their professional domicile and, therefore, the displacement with respect to the judicial body must not be an impediment to accept the position.

We also ask you to inform us of any incident that may mean that the expert does not accept the judicial appointment (sick leave, retirement, periods of heavy workload, etc ...) in order to be able to remove him temporarily from the list. , in the understanding that at the time the impediment ceases, it will be included again

It is recommended that an expert not have more than 10 subspecialties marked

The expert can choose a maximum of two territorial areas

The expert has a maximum period of 3 months to start processing the payment from the delivery of the expert opinion to the judicial body (there is no need to wait for the judicial procedure to end). However, in the event that this period is exceeded, the expert must wait for the procedure to end by means of a final decision, in order to be able to claim, if necessary, payment from the Department of Justice.

CONDITIONS OF THE LISTS OF EXPERTS

A) The Civil Procedure Act (LEC)

- The conditions of the list are established by articles 340 and following of the LEC.

- The experts are appointed by the judicial bodies at the request of the parties who have not recognized the right to free legal aid.

- The expert can choose the territorial area where he wants to act, that is, he can choose any of the judicial parties of Catalonia.

- In these cases, the Department of Justice is not responsible for the payment of appraisals, but is the responsibility of the parties.

B) Of the Order JUS419 / 2009, of 17 September (Order)

- Experts must be willing to work in cases of expert expertise agreed ex officio (also by the Public Prosecutor's Office) and those requested by a party that has recognized the right to free legal aid.

- The minutes of the expert reports that are in charge of the conditions of this Order are in charge of the Department of Justice.

The deadline to update your data ends on December 24, 2020.