Rule 185Appointment of a court expert

1. Where the Court must resolve a specific technical or other question in relation to the action, it may of its own motion, and after hearing the parties, appoint a court expert.

2. The parties may make suggestions regarding the identity of the court expert, his technical or other relevant background and the questions to be put to him.

3. The court expert shall be responsible to the Court and shall possess the expertise, independence and impartiality required for being appointed as court expert. The parties shall be entitled to be heard on the expertise, independence and impartiality of the court expert.

4. The Court shall appoint a court expert by way of order which shall in particular specify:

(a) the name and address of the expert appointed;

(b) a short description of the
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