I've been asked to negotiate before going to court
In civil matters, before you can sue you must first try an appropriate dispute resolution method on the same matter you will claim.
It is a requirement
Without that prior attempt, the claim is not admitted.
«para que sea admisible la demanda se considerará requisito de procedibilidad acudir previamente a algún medio adecuado de solución de controversias»
On the same matter
What was negotiated must match what is later claimed.
«Para entender cumplido este requisito habrá de existir una identidad entre el objeto de la negociación y el objeto del litigio»
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