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Association de médiation familiale du Québec v. Bouvier : SCC Finds the Exception to Settlement Privilege Applies in the Family Mediation Context

Should conversations that take place during family mediation remain confidential? In Association de médiation familiale du Quebec v. Bouvier, 2021 SCC 54 [Association de mediation] the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) held that the exception to the general rule of settlement privilege can apply in the context of family mediation.  An exception […]