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Court upholds lower court ruling that a veterinarian is not disqualified from serving as an expert witness.

Case Number BS-2951/2011-OLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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The Eastern High Court upheld the Helsingør District Court's decision regarding the fitness of a veterinarian to serve as an expert witness. The appellant challenged the lower court's refusal to appoint a new expert, arguing the original expert was disqualified. The court determined that under the specific circumstances, the veterinarian remained fit to perform the appraisal.

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Section 10 of the Act on the Administration of Justice; Section 10 of the Act on the Administration of Justice: An expert witness is not automatically disqualified if no specific legal impediment exists, even if the expert is a professional in a related field.

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expert witness fitness veterinarian qualification disqualification grounds appraisal appointment civil procedure law

Cited Legislation

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Section 10 of the Act on the Administration of Justice
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SS-2616/2009-VLR
Court upholds lower court ruling that expert witnesses are not disqualified due to prior involvement in the case.
BS-2037/2008-OLR
Court dismisses request to declare expert witness biased for excluding one party's lawyer from inspection.
BS-957/2010-HEL
Court dismisses plaintiff's challenge to expert witness due to failure to object earlier despite known conflict.
SS-2589/2007-VIB
Court dismisses objection to expert witness's competence due to lack of direct professional link to defendant company.
BS-3290/2012-VLR
Court dismisses challenge to expert's incapacity, allowing reports to proceed despite procedural objections.

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Landsretten stadfæstede byrettens afgørelse i sag om skønsmands habilitet

[DOKUMENT] Retsbog med kendelse (2 sider) UDSKRIFT AF ØSTRE LANDSRETS RETSBOG ____________

Den 2. november 2011 satte Østre Landsret retten i retsbygningen, Bredgade 59, Køben-havn.

Som dommere fungerede landsdommerne Frosell, Karen-Anke Tørring og Anna Lindgren (kst.), førstnævnte som rettens formand.

Som protokolfører fungerede Medarbejder ved retten.

Der foretoges

9. afd. kære nr. B-2951-11: Kærende, tidligere Sagsøger (advokat Pernille Skinnerup) mod Indkærede I/S, tidligere Sagsøgte I/S (advokat Sophus Bøgeskov Christensen)

Ingen var mødt eller indkaldt.

Der fremlagdes kæreskrift af 14. september 2011, hvorved Kærende, tidligere Sagsøger har kæret Helsingør Rets kendelse af 7. september 2011 (BS 1-957/2010) hvoraf det bestemtes at sagsøgerens begæring om nyt syn og skøn ved en anden skønsmand tages ikke til følge, dommerens fremsendelsesbrev af 19. september 2011 og udskrift af retsbogen indehol-dende den kærede afgørelse.

Der fremlagdes endvidere processkrift af 21. september 2011 fra indkærede.

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Byretten har ved sagens fremsendelse henholdt sig til den trufne afgørelse.

De modtagne bilag var til stede.

Efter votering afsagdes sålydende

kendelse:

Landsretten tiltræder, at den udmeldte skønsmand, dyrlæge Skønsmand, under de foreliggende omstændigheder ikke kan anses for inhabil.

Landsretten stadfæster derfor byrettens afgørelse.

Thibestemmes:

Byrettens kendelse stadfæstes.

Retten hævet.

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