Question juridique clé
Whether the decision refusing to recuse expert B. violated the right to a fair trial under Art. 29(1) Cst.
Solution extraite
The refusal to recuse the expert was upheld; the circumstances did not objectively create a justified doubt about his impartiality at this stage.
Motifs extraits
An expert is assessed under Art. 29(1) Cst., not Art. 30(1) Cst. Objective circumstances must show an appearance of bias. Use of collaborators by an expert is customary, and the associate’s later private mandate in another case did not objectively taint B.'s completed work or justify recusal at this stage.