CA AB2025

Requires the California Law Revision Commission to study and report on the relationship between mediation confidentiality and attorney malpractice and misconduct under current law.

Commission shall examine Evidence Code Sections 703.5, 958, and 1119, relevant California court rulings (Cassel v. Superior Court, Porter v. Wyner, Wimsatt v. Superior Court), and the impact of confidentiality laws on public protection, professional ethics, client rights, and mediation effectiveness.

Commission must analyze the availability and propriety of contractual waivers of mediation confidentiality, including examination of the Uniform Mediation Act and confidentiality rules in other jurisdictions.

Commission shall solicit input from the California Supreme Court, State Bar of California, legal malpractice defense counsel, mediators, and mediation trade associations to make recommendations balancing confidentiality and accountability.