In 2021, the EEEI has designed for the Conseil National des Barreaux – CNB 3 courses of 9 hours each on the theme “Better understanding expertise”.

  • Course 1: “Understanding expertise: Definition, objective and framework” (9 hours)
  • Course 2: “Understanding the process and particularities of judicial expertise” (9 hours)
  • Course 3: “Better understand the alternatives to judicial expertise” (9 hours)

As a follow-up to this training, 6 masterclasses of 2 hours each were held in December 2022. These webinars were an opportunity to present practical cases from the professional experience of the speakers with the opportunity to deepen a theme of the training and to ask all your questions live on the following topics:

What is the purpose and aim of judicial expertise?

Animated by:

  • Elizabeth Menesguen, lawyer at the Val-de-Marne bar, Cabinet E. MENESGUEN, former President of the Bar, former President of the CNB training commission.
  • Roch Menes, honorary legal expert, Honorary President of the National Company of Legal Medical Experts, surgeon.

Which stakeholders are involved in a judicial expertise? What are their functions?

Animated by:

  • Elizabeth Menesguen, lawyer at the Val-de-Marne bar, Cabinet E. MENESGUEN, former President of the Bar, former President of the CNB training commission.
  • Roch Menes, honorary legal expert, Honorary President of the National Company of Legal Medical Experts, surgeon.

In medical matters, what are the particularities of judicial expertise?

Animated by:

  • Maud Lepez, lawyer at the Paris bar and solicitor of England & Wales, associate – Pierre Thomas Law, practising in personal injury & cross-border litigation.
  • Roch Menes, honorary legal expert, Honorary President of the National Company of Legal Medical Experts, surgeon.

How does a judicial expertise work if it takes place in several countries?

Animated by:

  • Béatrice Deshayes, lawyer at the Paris bar and Rechtsanwältin at the Cologne bar, associate lawyer – hw&h, practising in the field of industrial risks and insurance.
  • Etienne Claes, judicial expert, certified public accountant.

In the context of the procedure, what are the alternatives to judicial expertise (consultations, findings)?

What is the place of expertise in alternative dispute resolution?

Animated by:

  • Claude Duvernoy, lawyer at the Hauts-de-Seine bar, former President of the Bar, mediator, practitioner of the collaborative process, co-director of the DU “MARD” at Paris Ouest Nanterre.
  • Sylvie Patte, judicial expert, civil construction engineer, CMATP and CMAP approved arbitrator.

What are the particularities of judicial expertise in the field of construction?

Animated by:

  • Elizabeth Menesguen, lawyer at the Val-de-Marne bar, Cabinet E. MENESGUEN, former President of the Bar, former President of the CNB training commission.
  • Sylvie Patte, judicial expert, civil construction engineer, CMATP and CMAP approved arbitrator.

For all those who could not attend the live events, the masterclasses are available in replay for lawyers on the training platform cnb.360learning.com.

The EEEI would like to express its sincere thanks to all the contributors and to the company Make U Learn.