UPC CFI President, 2 September 2024: No party review of allocation of technically qualified judge

Application for review of the allocation of technically qualified judge dismissed (Rule 9.1 RoP, Rules 33-34 RoP). 

The technically qualified judge is one of the judges of the panel as defined in Articles 19 and 20 UPCA (concerning the Court of First Instance) and the legal texts governing the UPC do not provide the opportunity for the parties to “make suggestion regarding (…) the technical or other relevant background” of one of the judges allocated to the panel, unlike in the case of the appointment of a court expert (R 185.2 RoP). 

IPPT20240902, UPC CFI, President, Valeo Electrification v Magna