Last Updated: Dec 05, 2018
Did you Know?
- The California Supreme Court recently held (Jameson v. Desta (2018) 5 Cal.5th 594) that court reporters must be made available at no cost to a litigant who cannot afford one. This is particularly important in civil cases, where a court reporter is not provided unless the party pays for one (unlike in probate court, which requires that one be there at all times).
- The California Legislature recently enacted a bill, effective January 1, 2019, which requires attorneys, prior to bringing a case to mediation, to provide their clients with a written disclosure advising the client of the confidential nature of mediation, and to obtain the client’s signature evidencing an understanding of such disclosure. The bill can be accessed here. An exemplar of such a disclosure can be downloaded here.
