The legal aid committee of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, will hold the fourth edition of the RMLNLU National Mediation Competition from January 19 to 21.The competition will be held in collaboration with ‘Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Team’ (PACT), an organization dedicated towards ADR. It shall be the chief advising organizer of the 4th RMLNLU National Mediation Competition and shall empower the young generation of lawyers in the concept of consensual dispute resolution through orientations.
General Guidelines: The competition is open to undergraduate law students only.
- A team shall comprise of two members each, who will play the roles of client and mediator.
- The competition will comprise two preliminary rounds followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and final round. Top two clients and counsels will qualify to the final round.
Important Dates: Last date for requesting invitations: October 23, 2017
- Tournament dates: January 19-21, 2018.
Participation in the competition is through invitation only. Any university/college/institute may request an invite by sending an email to rmlnlu.mediation@gmail.com. While allotting slots to universities, preference shall be towards the invited teams, while the teams that apply to the organising committee will be wait-listed until slots are available.
Registration Fee: The registration fee per team is Rs 4,000, inclusive of accommodation and food.
Awards and Prizes: The participants qualifying for the following titles shall be felicitated with trophies and cash prizes worth Rs 50,000:
- Best mediator
- Runner-up mediator
- Best client
- Runner-up client
- Best team
Accommodation and Food: Accommodation shall be provided to all the teams from the evening of January 18 to the afternoon of January 22. Food will be served on the competition dates i.e. from January 19 to 21 only.
Queries can be directed to rmlnlu.mediation@gmail.com, or to Samya Gupta (+91 9450789647), Sonakshi Banerjee (+91 8960736386) and Anchal Singh (+91 9889592314).
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