5th RGNUL Sports and Entertainment Law National Mediation Competition 31st March-2nd April 2023

To further its avowed aim, CADR has been organising the RGNUL Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition (SEMC) since 2019. The SEMC 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). Despite the turbulent times brought by COVID-19, the third and fourth editions of the competition were organised, however, in a virtual setup.

Eligibility

• The competition is open to full-time law students (5-year and 3-year courses) 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 a number of provisional registrations received by the Centre.

Team Composition

Each participating team shall consist of a Client-Counsel pair (i.e., the Negotiating Team) and one student as the Mediator.

Registration Details

• Universities/Colleges interested in sending their teams must complete the provisional registration through this google form provided towards the end of this post.

• 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.

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.

• Details for making payment of the registration fee can be found at this link.

Awards and Rewards

• Winning Negotiating Team

• Runners-up Negotiating Team

• Winning Mediator

• Runners-up Mediator

• Best Negotiating Team of the Preliminary Rounds

• Best Mediator of the Preliminary Rounds

• Winning Mediation Plan

Important Dates [Tentative]

• 10th February, 2023 – Opening of Provisional Registration

• 5th March, 2023 – Last Date for Provisional Registration

• 10th March, 2023 – Release of Competition Problems

• 12th March, 2023 – Last Date for Final Registration & Payment

• 15th March, 2023 – Release of Selected Universities

• 17th March, 2023 – Last Date to Seek Clarifications

• 21st March, 2023 – Release of Clarifications

• 27th March, 2023 – Last Date to Submit Mediation Plans

• 31st March, 2023 – Inaugural Ceremony

• 1st April, 2023 – Preliminary & Quarter Final Rounds

• 2nd April, 2023 – Semi-Finals & Final Rounds and Valedictory Ceremony

Mode

The Competition will be held in offline mode at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab.

Contact Information

In case of any queries, please contact:

• Ms. Tanveer Kaur (+91 7009722968)

• Mr. Kabir Chaturvedi (+91 9148905381)

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