Rule 21 Proceedings Confidential

Everything that happens during a fee dispute case is meant to stay private. This means the details of the dispute, the arguments made, and the decision process are not open to the public.

The one exception is if someone later needs to go to court to appeal the decision or to make sure the other side follows through on it. In that situation, sharing the necessary information with the court is allowed and does not break the confidentiality rule. In other words, taking the required legal steps to appeal or enforce a decision will not get you in trouble for revealing private information.