{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015:article:239","workId":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015:en","title":"Refusal and Substitution","number":"239","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/239/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK III — SERVICE, PLEADINGS AND EVIDENCE","title":"TITLE III — EVIDENCE","chapter":"Chapter 5. — Expert Evidence"},"paragraphs":[{"id":"p1","number":"1","text":"If an expert refuses the appointment, or dies before completing his task, or is unable to complete his task for some other reason, or refuses to do so, the court may, by order, replace him by another expert.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/239/#p1","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":135,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/135/?article=239&paragraph=p1#article-239-p1"}]},{"id":"p2","number":"2","text":"An expert who has accepted his appointment is obliged to carry out his instructions impartially and to the best of his knowledge.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/239/#p2","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":135,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/135/?article=239&paragraph=p2#article-239-p2"}]}],"caution":"This is the English-language edition published in 2015 and attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Refworld labels it an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force."}