Settlement exception for family mediation, award for dismissal of Caucasian employees and ex-pizza partner competition

This week on Legally Speaking with Michael Mulligan: Mediation efforts to resolve civil or family disputes are typically treated as being confidential and can’t be referred to if the case winds up in court. The reason for this is to permit candid discussions and compromise that result in disputes settling before going to trial. A recent Supreme Court of Canada case considered the admissibility of a “summary of mediated agreement” that was prepared following the mediation of a family law di...