expertise amiable et contradictoire

English translation: joint expert appraisal

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French term or phrase:	expertise amiable et contradictoire
English translation:	joint expert appraisal
Entered by:	Valerie SYKES

13:39 Feb 13, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Insurance / Contracts

French term or phrase: expertise amiable et contradictoire

Context:
"Si l’Assuré conteste les décisions de l’Assureur concernant son indemnisation, il peut demander une ***expertise amiable et contradictoire*** entre son médecin et le médecin délégué par l’Assureur, chaque partie supportant les frais de son expert ; si ces deux médecins ne peuvent parvenir à des conclusions communes, ils choisissent un médecin arbitre pour les départager."

Thanks in advance!

Dana

Dana Pottratz KudoZ activity Questions: 118 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 10 France
Local time: 17:32

joint expert appraisal

Explanation:
For the reasons already cited in my previous answer, but more suitable given the context.

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Note added at 2 days20 hrs (2009-02-16 10:29:17 GMT)
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Although the word 'amiable' is used in French, 'amicable' would simply not be used in this case in the English context. The same concept exists in English insurance law but the word 'amicable' is not used.

Selected response from:

Valerie SYKES
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32

Grading comment

This was a hairy one. There was lots of good input from everyone, but I chose your answer which seems to come the closest and sounds the best in English.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

an amicable joint adjustment

Neil Crockford

4 +1

joint expert appraisal

Valerie SYKES

joint opinion

kostan

joint expert assessment

B D Finch

voluntary adversarial arbitration

rkillings

can request a third out-of-court expert in addition to... to reach a majority vote (2 to 1)

MatthewLaSon

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

37 mins confidence:

joint opinion

Explanation:
e.g.

kostan
Austria
Local time: 17:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

an amicable joint adjustment

Explanation:
In other words they will each appoint a medical adviser to settle the amount of indemnity between them, without going through the process of having the Court appoint an expert to assess the claim.

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Note added at 59 mins (2009-02-13 14:39:19 GMT)
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There is no accepted term because the joint adjustment procedure is not normal in the UK insurance market.

Here the insurer usually appoints a single independent adjuster to determine such matters.

Neil Crockford
Local time: 16:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 282

Notes to answerer

Asker: Yes, but is there an accepted term for this in English? Your suggestion seems logical but gets no Google hits...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

writeaway: good, clear explanation /thanks-have this for Flemish and this has helped reassure me. Pity that the wrong answer was chosen here. Another case of horse/water.

1 day 17 hrs

-> Thanks

agree

Rafael Wugalter (X): This seems like the best answer so far

2 days 14 hrs

neutral

MatthewLaSon: Hello. My problem is that this is not how this would be normally expressed in English. This is not a concept that doesn't exist in Anglo-Saxon countries.

2 days 14 hrs

disagree

Valerie SYKES: 'Amicable joint adjustment, appraisal ... isn't used in English. A simple 'expert amiable' would actually be an 'insurance assessor' in English. No need for a word-by-word translation http://www.assuragency.com/cgi-bin/glossaire/definition-expe...

2 days 20 hrs

9 hrs confidence:

voluntary adversarial arbitration

Explanation:
Each party and his expert gets to cross-examine the other's. If they can't agree, a third party chosen by both is asked to decide. This is what arbitration is. You could qualify it as "out-of-court", but that is implied. "voluntary" is useful to add because this is not a case of mandatory arbitration.

rkillings
United States
Local time: 08:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 148

9 hrs confidence:

joint expert assessment

Explanation:
"expiry of the insurance period, a medical **expert assessment** shall form the ... secondly as defined in the Cohabitees’Joint Home Act (SFS 1987:232) and the .... of Kammarkollegiet, submit information and supply doctor’s certificates ..."
www.kammarkollegiet.se/forsakr/villkor/URAforsakreng.pdf

As this is a means of deciding the issue without going to court, I think "assessment" is more appropriate than "appraisal".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92

4 hrs confidence:

can request a third out-of-court expert in addition to... to reach a majority vote (2 to 1)

Explanation:
Hello,

contradictoire = third party expert to decide the case (in addition to the other two expert (one medical expert for insurer and insuree)

aimable = out of court (you will see some ghits for "out-of-court expert"

This insurance case is being settled out of court.

"Une expertise contradictoire intervient lorsqu'il existe un conflit sur les conclusions de deux experts distincts (l'un mandaté par l'assurance et l'autre mandaté par l'assuré lui même). Un troisième expert est donc mandaté pour reprendre, en concertation avec les 2 premiers, les opérations d'expertise. Les décisions sont prises à la majorité des voix."

http://www.lexique-assurance.com/component/option,com_glossa...

I hope this helps.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-02-14 02:14:53 GMT)
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in addition to the two different physicians already involved

You could not say "out-of-court" as it's already implied. That's up to you. But, you can say it if you want. It is said in natural English legalese.

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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2009-02-16 04:17:20 GMT)
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can request a third party expert to settle the case in collaboration with the two other medical doctors...

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 11:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 124

35 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

joint expert appraisal

Valerie SYKES
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

This was a hairy one. There was lots of good input from everyone, but I chose your answer which seems to come the closest and sounds the best in English.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Jack Dunwell: This seems closest. Joint. Expert. Appraisal

3 hrs

disagree

writeaway: you forgot "amiable" /but the French has it-it's a translation of the French-En equivalents make life easier but they don't always exist. you can't change on legal system into another. this is wrong.

1 day 17 hrs

-> 'Amicable joint assessment, appraisal ...' doesn't exist in English. Besides its definition in French doesn't require it in English. "Expertise amiable - un expert désigné par l'assureur évalue le montant des dommages .. i.e. an insurance assessor.

agree

MatthewLaSon: I believe that this can be said. However, it's not common. I agree that "amiable" is best left untranslated (out-of-court). You could spell it out: "may request a third party expert to settle the case in collaboration with the other experts."

3 days 2 hrs

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