UPC CFI LD Mannheim, 17 September 2024: rejection request after closure interim conference

Request after conclusion of interim conference to hear party expert as a witness at the oral hearing rejected (R. 110 RoP, R. 181 RoP). 

Moreover, the request fails to recognise that, according to the party's own submission, the person named is not to be heard as a witness. Witnesses provide information on facts that are disputed and relevant to the decision. There is also no reason at present to hear the party-appointed expert in accordance with Rule 181 RoP. 

Should the submission, if deemed admissible, be relevant and the court consider it necessary to examine the party-appointed expert, this will have to be discontinued as part of a decision pursuant to Rule 114 RoP.

IPPT20240917, UPC CFI, LD Mannheim, Panasonic v Orope