La disciplina giuridica della consulenza tecnica d'ufficio

The Authors comment on the articles of the civil code of procedures inherent to the role of Court appointed experts, in particular, forensic specialists, in civil suits, hereby outlining all of the activities required for supplying judges with the technical expertise they needs from taking on the obligation up to the accurate drafting of the expert opinion, hereby paying special attention to operational aspects and recent legislative reforms. They point out the sensitiveness and importance of the tasks assigned to the Court appointed expert, whose «replies» may «influence» the outcome of a trial.