UPC CFI Local Division Düsseldorf, 22 September 2023: request to allocate technically qualified judge postponed until after Statement of Defence

Request for the allocation of a technically qualified judge postponed until the statement of defence has been lodged (article 8 UPCA, Rule 33 RoP).

The submission should take place at a stage in the written procedure where the judge-rapporteur could possibly have a first rough assessment of whether an additional technically qualified judge is needed or not. […].

By its very nature, the earliest point at which such an assessment could be made is after the filing of the statement of defence.

IPPT20230922, UPC CFI, LD Düsseldorf, Nutricia v Nestlé