Brief History & Role
Hrvatsko društvo sudskih vještaka (Croatian Association of Court Expert Witnesses) was incorporated in 1980 as the Association of Expert Witnesses in Zagreb, Croatia.
In 1990 the Association changed its name to the current one - Hrvatsko društvo sudskih vještaka i procjenitelja (Croatian Association of Court Expert Witnesses and Valuers) and operates as a voluntary, non government and non-partisan association operating on the whole territory of the Republic of Croatia, which is engaged in the enhancement of the court expert institution and its role in the judicial and other institutions and cooperates with legal entities and individuals in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of Croatia.
Due to changes in legislation in respect of valuation, in March 2015 the Association changed its name again to reflect such changes and as of March 10, 2015 it operates under the name Hrvatsko drustvo sudskih vjestaka i procjenitelja (Croatian Association of Court Expert Witnesses and Valuers).
Principal Activities
HDSViP performs permanent professional education and training of its members and regularly organises seminars, conferences and congresses. It also provides training for young professionals and in order to qualify them for their expert's assessments, valuations and forensics as part of their job- specific expertise.
Principal Areas of Policy
-promotion of the importance of expertise and valuation as complex processes important in the judiciary and in other areas of life;
- establishment of equal rules for education and continuous professional development for all expert witnesses and valuers, as they are organised in several associations, and do not perform their tasks according to the same criteria.
Organisation
HDSViP operates through 24 subsidiaries throughout the country, 16 of them organised on a territorial basis (mainly covering the competences of county courts) and 8 subsidiaries in the City of Zagreb, organised on a profession basis.
Membership
Curently HDSViP has 1.412 members (as at 31.12.2014). 180 are specialised in real estate and company valuations, while 15 are specialised in valuations of movable property.
Publications
Association Books
In 2007, the association published the book: "Principles of real estate market value valuations" by Mr Vladimir Krtalic, MSc.graduated civil engineer.
EVS
HDSViP translated the European Valuation Standards 2016 into Croatian.
Other
HDSViP is a full member of EuroExpert.
