Analysis of National Legal Provisions on Compensation for Expert Services in Civil Litigation: Experience of Interaction between Yaroslavl Forensic Science Laboratory and Courts of General Jurisdiction

Abstract

The paper offers observations, argumentation and recommendations regarding payment for expert services rendered by public forensic science organizations of the Russian Ministry of Justice in the course of civil litigation. Examples of casework involving experts from the Yaroslavl Forensic Science Laboratory provide justification of associated court costs and elaborate on compensation practices regulated by federal legislation. The authors introduce the concept of «security for litigation expenses».