Comment se préparer à l'expertise ?

Judiciary claims are more and more frequent. Whether a physician has a private practice or works in a hospital, patients may sue him or her over a civil or an administrative court for compensation. Medical experts are designated to assist the judge and provide technical advice on medical care, the relationship between medical procedures and harm done to the patient and the importance of the harm itself. Meetings with the medical experts take place in the presence of all parties involved. The criminal court aims to identify liability for the faults and defaults of the staff and to condemn physicians responsible for medical malpractice. It does not use a contradictory process. Cases of serious harm related to iatrogenic complications can follow a special procedure before a regional arbitration and compensation committee. In all cases, a detailed and precise file is required and must be prepared with the assistance of legal advisers.