title: The court medical expert in France: changes in status.
abstract: In France the status of the court expert has undergone a significant change with the adoption of statute no. 2004-130 of 11 February 2004 and its implementing regulations no. 2004-1463 of 23 December 2004. This article looks at the two most outstanding aspects of this change in status: (i) the conditions for registering on a court of appeal list and, (ii) the practical details of the quality control of the court expert's work as exercised by the judge. The article concludes with a brief comparison with the expert witness situation in England and Wales.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale et de Droit de la Santé, Faculté de Médecine, 27, boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France. Christophe.BARTOLI@mail.ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giocanti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piercecchi-Marti
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pelissier-Alicot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cianfarani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leonetti
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012015:Reference Standards