Question 17003 — judicial and legal professions

Summary

Mr. Bertrand Bouyx draws the attention of Mr. Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the difficulties encountered by legal experts due to payment deadlines for missions entrusted to them by the courts. Judicial experts constitute an essential link in the proper functioning of justice. Whether medical, psychological, accounting, digital or technical expertise, their interventions are often decisive in allowing magistrates to have the elements necessary to reveal the truth. However, several professionals report particularly long payment times, which can, in certain cases, exceed a year between the completion of their mission and the payment of their compensation. This situation seems to lead certain experts to bear substantial cash advances, likely to weaken the exercise of their activity. These difficulties appear all the more worrying given that certain areas are already experiencing a shortage of legal experts. Several professionals indicate that they are forced to limit or even refuse new designations due to the payment delays observed. Such a development could, in the long term, complicate the processing of certain procedures and lengthen justice delays. In this context, he would like to know the measures that the Government intends to implement in order to reduce payment deadlines for legal experts and to guarantee working conditions compatible with the requirements of the public service of justice. He also asks whether a national inventory of these deadlines has been carried out and what actions are planned to preserve the attractiveness of these missions, particularly in specialties where the needs appear greatest.

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