C-25.01 - Code of Civil Procedure

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556. The parties must favour mediation and arbitration to settle their dispute.
To that end, the court clerk informs them at the earliest opportunity that they may, at no additional cost, submit their dispute to a certified mediator. However, in the cases and according to the terms and conditions prescribed by a government regulation made under article 570, the court clerk submits the dispute to such mediation before the matter can be heard by the court. The mediator files a report with the court office on the mediation conducted.
If the parties reach a settlement, they file with the court office either a notice that the case has been settled or the signed settlement agreement. A settlement agreement confirmed by the special clerk or the court is equivalent to a judgment.
If the parties do not reach a settlement, the court clerk, in the cases and according to the terms and conditions prescribed by a government regulation made under article 570, offers them arbitration, at no additional cost, by a certified arbitrator.
The arbitration award is public. The arbitrator sends it to the parties and files it with the court office.
2014, c. 1, a. 556; 2023, c. 3, s. 14.
556. The court clerk informs the parties at the earliest opportunity that they may at no additional cost submit their dispute to mediation. If the parties consent to mediation, they may request the court clerk to refer them to the mediation service. In that case, the mediation session is presided over by a lawyer or a notary, certified as a mediator by their professional order.
The mediator files a report with the court office giving an account of the facts, the parties’ positions and the points of law raised.
If the parties reach a settlement, they file with the court office either a notice that the case has been settled or the signed settlement agreement. A settlement agreement confirmed by the special clerk or the court is equivalent to a judgment.
2014, c. 1, a. 556.