On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed SB 940 into law, creating Business and Professions Code Section 6173. The new law (which takes effect on January 1, 2025) creates a voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification Program to be administered by the State Bar. One need not be a lawyer to [Read More]
On May 1, 2024, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the California legislature passed a heavily amended Senate Bill 940 aimed at regulating both arbitration and mediation services in California. According to a Los Angeles Daily Journal article published on May 2, 2024 (subscription only), the arbitration provisions may well run [Read More]
On July 22, 2016, the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) held its meeting to discuss, among other topics, mediation confidentiality. In preparation for the meeting, Chief Deputy Counsel Barbara Gaal prepared memoranda addressing the use of Preliminary In Camera Filtering processes (Memo 2016-38 and First Supplement to Memo 2016-38) and [Read More]
