9. Expert ethics

The deontological rules to be respected by the expert, whether he is an amicable expert, an insurance expert, or a legal expert, are deduced in a general way from his necessary competence and independence, which excludes a priori any subordination or other link with one or more of the parties involved.

The expert must therefore withdraw if, for whatever reason, he can be challenged.

These rules must be strictly adhered to at all stages of expert operations, in particular :

• the expert must remain within the technical framework of his mission, without expressing an opinion or subjective view, and carry out all operations himself;

• if he considers himself incompetent on a given point, he must refer the matter to the person or persons from whom he derives his mission,...