{"id":5347,"date":"2022-10-26T14:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=5347"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:56:42","slug":"confidentiality-and-privilege-in-the-mediation-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/confidentiality-and-privilege-in-the-mediation-process.html","title":{"rendered":"Confidentiality and Privilege in the Mediation Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you attended a mediation in a hotly contested matter which turns out to be a total waste of time because your adversary was late, unfamiliar with the file or unwilling to entertain settlement discussions. Is it permissible to tell the trial judge about your adversary\u2019s failure to act in good faith? What if you are able to reach an agreement but one side later refuses to acknowledge that agreement? Is there any recourse?<\/p>\n<p>Imagine you participate in a mediation which is unsuccessful. Your adversary files a motion wherein it is disclosed that your client was willing to waive alimony at mediation. You, of course, are furious at this misrepresentation because that is only part of the story. What has been omitted is that your client was only wiling to waive alimony in exchange for receiving 100% of the property in equitable distribution. How do you respond?<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>The General Rule<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/confidentiality-and-privilege-in-the-mediation-process.html\"  title=\"Continue Reading Confidentiality and Privilege in the Mediation Process\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you attended a mediation in a hotly contested matter which turns out to be a total waste of time because your adversary was late, unfamiliar with the file or unwilling to entertain settlement discussions. Is it permissible to tell the trial judge about your adversary\u2019s failure to act in good faith? 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