| The demand for lawsuits and ethical proceedings against veterinarians, seeking compensation as well as technical reports, has been significantly increasing. What is the legal value of a technical opinion when the action has not yet been initialized in court? The Brazilian “New Code of Veterinary Medical Ethics”, which came into force on September 9, 2017, does not mention the use of this instrument by veterinarians, with the purpose of legally corroborating them. The New Code of Civil Procedure (Brazilian Federal Law) of 2015, which repealed the previous text, maintained the legal provision for the use of the technical opinion of a professional, contracted or not as a technical assistant by one of the parties, to endorse or disagree with the expert’s... |
