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5th RGNUL Sports & Entertainment Law Mediation Competition, 2023 [31st March-2nd April 2023]: Register By 12th March 2023

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Who Is The Organiser?

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established in 2006 under Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006. The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR) at RGNUL has been established to promote students’ and researchers’ interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution constituting of dispute resolution methods like Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation with an aims to promote and develop ADR as a vehicle for socioeconomic and political justice.

The objective of the Centre is to strengthen the ADR mechanism in the country by emerging as a platform for students to further their interest in the field. A strong team of teachers and students is working towards achieving this end. The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab in association with Induslaw is all set to organise the 5th edition of the Sports & Entertainment Law Mediation Competition.

INDUSLAW, founded in 2000, is an Indian law firm advising clients worldwide on Indian law, in relation to their transactional goals, business strategies and resolution of disputes. they have offices in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi & NCR, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. Their team works seamlessly across practice areas and offices, applying their experience across all transactional, advisory, regulatory and dispute resolution matters.

What Are The Details Of The Competition?

  • Objective: Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition (SEMC) since 2019 is one of India’s premier competitions in the field of mediation, pitting the best budding ADR enthusiasts against one another. The initial two editions of the competition served as the Indian qualifiers to the International Mediation Singapore (IMSG) organized by the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI).
  • Date: 31st March-2nd April 2023
  • Mode: Offline mode at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab.
  • Registration Fee:  INR 9,000/- per team (exclusive of GST) which is inclusive of the cost of food, accommodation and other logistics. Please note that the fee is non-refundable.
  • Participating Team Structure: Each participating team shall consist of a Client-Counsel pair (i.e., the Negotiating Team) and one student as the Mediator.
  • Awards:
  1. Winning Negotiating Team
  2. Runners-up Negotiating Team
  3. Winning Mediator
  4. Runners-up Mediator
  5. Best Negotiating Team of the Preliminary Rounds
  6. Best Mediator of the Preliminary Rounds
  7. Winning Mediation Plan
  • Schedule of the event:
1) 10th February, 2023Opening of Provisional Registration
2) 5th March, 2023Last Date for Provisional Registration
3) 10th March, 2023Release of Competition Problems
4) 12th March, 2023Last Date for Final Registration & Payment
5) 15th March, 2023Release of Selected Universities
6) 17th March, 2023Last Date to Seek Clarifications
7) 21st March, 2023Release of Clarifications
8) 27th March, 2023Last Date to Submit Mediation Plans
9) 31st March, 2023Inaugural Ceremony
10) 1st April, 2023Preliminary & Quarter Final Rounds
11) 2nd April, 2023Semi-Finals & Final Rounds and Valedictory Ceremony

What Is The Eligibility Criteria & Registration Process?

Eligibility Criteria

  • The competition is open to full-time law students (5-year and 3-year course) registered in any university in India for the academic year 2022-2023.
  • Only students studying Law may participate in the competition.
  • The competition is not open to LLM students.
  • Each University may nominate up to 2 teams to participate in the competition. However, the second slot is subject to availability and number of provisional registrations received by the Centre.

Registration Process

  • Universities/Colleges interested in sending their teams must complete the provisional registration through this google form by CLICK HERE latest by 5th March, 2023.
  • The final registration form requires teams to specify the roles of each individual member. The roles which have been pre-assigned by the team will be carried forward throughout the competition. The link for the said form will be sent through mail upon valid selection of the university.
  • Change of roles after the registration will only be permitted on the Organising Committee’s (OC’s) approval.
  • Upon selection by the Organizing Committee, teams must complete the payment of the registration fee within a period of 48 hours. Details for making payment is the brochure given below.
  • Final registration of the teams is subject to the successful payment of the registration fee within the stipulated time.

For More Information:

For any query, contact to Convenors, Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution: Ms. Tanveer Kaur: +91 7009722968, Mr. Kabir Chaturvedi: +91 9148905381 OR Deputy Convenor and Head of Registration: Mr. Rachit Somani: +91 6376006259

CLICK HERE For The Brochure

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