Thread: actuar de parte vs actuar de oficio

Hi diegonel!

What is this in reference to? Court-appointed attorney or arbitrator or guardian or ...?

Hi diegonel

I'm still not sure of the context but it appears to be "...attorney acting on behalf of...(the client)". Something like that?

P.S. In my experience attorneys are not identified in legal jargon as private or court-appointed. They are the "attorney of record" whether they were hired privately or appointed by the court.

The problem with expert witnesses such as a psychologist is that they do not act on your behalf. They testify to their findings and opinions... but OK, using "un psicologo que actue de parte": If a judge were to give a defendant the choice he would word it something like this: "you have the option of having the court appoint a psychologist for you or you may have a psychologist of your own choosing to act on your behalf."


But if this is about an attorney then: "The court may appoint an attorney to represent you or you may hire a private attorney of your own choosing (to represent you) (to act on your behalf).

It would help if you could provide the entire sentence containing "que actue de parte".