(1) If a lawsuit is filed against a case for which mediation is applied for, before or after such application, and the lawsuit is in progress, the court may suspend the legal proceedings until the mediation is completed.
(2) If the legal proceedings are not suspended under paragraph (1), the council shall suspend the mediation procedure for the relevant case.
(3) The council may suspend the mediation procedure by its decision if a lawsuit is in progress for the same type of case or a similar case involving multiple persons for the same cause as the case for which the mediation is applied for.[This Article Added on Jan. 11, 2022]