Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000 - 9998.11]
( Heading of Division 3 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 30. ) CHAPTER 4. Attorneys [6000 - 6243]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34. ) ARTICLE 13. Arbitration of Attorney’s Fees [6200 - 6206]
( Article 13 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 719. ) 6202.
The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code shall not prohibit the disclosure of any relevant communication, nor shall the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010) of Title 4 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure be construed to prohibit the disclosure of any relevant work product of the attorney in connection with: (a) an arbitration hearing or mediation pursuant to this article; (b) a trial after arbitration; or (c) judicial confirmation, correction, or vacation of an arbitration award. In no event shall such disclosure be deemed a waiver of the confidential character of such matters for any other purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)