R. Regulating Fla. Bar 14-5.2 · 14-5. EFFECT OF AGREEMENT TO MEDIATE OR ARBITRATE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY
EFFECT OF AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
(a) Closure of Disciplinary File. A disciplinary file that involves only fees or costs issues will be closed without the entry of a sanction upon the entry of an agreement to arbitrate.
(b) Effect of Respondent’s Failure to Attend or Comply. A respondent who fails to attend an agreed arbitration conference without good cause violates the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. Likewise, a respondent who fails to fully comply with the terms of an arbitration award without good cause violates the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.
(c) Effect of Complainant’s or Other Opposing Party’s Failure to Attend. The disciplinary file may remain closed if a file referred for arbitration is not fully resolved by reason of a complainant’s or other opposing party’s failure to attend without good cause.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Added May 20, 2004 (875 So.2d 448); amended September 7, 2023; effective November 6, 2023 (SC22-1293).
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