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Published: July 5, 2025

The Vici group and European Civil Justice Centre hosted a seminar to launch the launch the book The Heroes of the Judicial Periphery: Court Experts, Court Clerks, and Other Actors in the Shadows, in collaboration with the editors, Alan Uzelac (Zagreb University) and Stefaan Voet (Leuven University).

Alan Uzelac introduced the theme of the book, explaining the importance of court experts, court clerks, court staff, and other actors on the ‘judicial periphery’ who in co-determining the pace, outcome, and tone of the judicial process. Juraj Brozovic (Zagreb University) addressed the role of Judicial Advisors in Croatia.
Camilla Bernt (Bergen University) provided insights on Expert Evidence in Custody Disputes and Child Protection Cases. Michael Stürner (Konstanz University) zoomed in on the role of Experts on Foreign Law in German Civil Procedure. Adriani Dori (Erasmus School of Law) presented the chaper co-authored by Xandra Kramer on the Role of Third-Party Funders in the Shadow of the Procedure.