Two Days Advanced Training Program In Mediation At MNLU, Mumbai [Register By 25th April]

The Centre for Mediation and Research of Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is organizing a 'Two Day Advanced Training Program in Mediation' on May 03 - 04, 2025 at their campus in Powai, Mumbai. Mr. Prathamesh D. Popat, senior trainer and empaneled mediator at MCPC, shall be resource person for this program.

The Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, established under the Maharashtra Act VI of 2014, is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. In the recent years, the university has taken long strides in areas of research and has established Research Centers to impart advanced legal education and promote society-oriented research in legal studies.

The Centre for Mediation and Research at MNLU Mumbai endeavors to build resources and disseminate knowledge about the practice of mediation and conciliation in the country. CMR began its journey on 19th January 2019, with an inaugural program at the hands of Justice Abhay .S. Oka, who was then the Chairman of Main Mediation Monitoring Committee at the Bombay High Court. Since then, CMR runs courses for the Certification in Mediation, Conciliation, Conflict Resolution and Collaborative Dispute Resolution.

The program is introduced to equip students and working professionals with an array of skills and expertise in the world of mediation. Regardless of one's professional calling, mediation can be a significant game changer in dealing with legal issues, ensuring interest of both the parties in the dispute alongside providing a swifter dispute resolution mechanism. With the skill sets it promises, the program will bolster participants'social and professional standings and make them more valuable personnel to the organizations and brands they represent. The program has been designed by a highly skilled resource person, making the structure highly professional that will touch upon all the key aspects of mediation, conflict management, and resolution. However participants are expected to know the basics of mediation processes for smooth understanding of the session, but no specialized course or practice is required to be undertaken to attend this program.

About the Resource Person

Mr. Prathamesh D. Popat is a senior trainer and empaneled mediator at Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC). He started his practice as a Counsel at the Bombay High Court in the Chambers of Senior Counsel Aspandiar P Chinoy after being admitted to the Bar in 1991. While initially appearing only in Courts and Tribunals, his practice has become more focused on ADR mechanisms. He has been appointed as Arbitrator in Ad Hoc as well as Institutional Arbitrations, either as Sole Arbitrator or as a member of an Arbitral Tribunal. Mr. Prathamesh had his first brush with the Mediation movement in India when he attended the mediation and ADR conference conducted as a joint initiative between the governments of Australia and India. After the amendment of the Civil Procedure Code to introduce court-annexed mediation, he attended several mediation trainings and related events in India, including those organized by the Indian Merchants' Chamber and the Bombay High Court. He proceeded to Europe in 2003 and thereafter to Australia for further advanced trainings in mediation. He received Accreditation as Mediator from LEADR, Australia around 2007 and was later on also certified as a Mediator by the IMI.

Program Details

• Date: 3rd & 4th May, 2025
• Venue: Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, 2nd and 6th Floor, CETTM-MTNL Building, Technology St, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400076.
• Eligibility: Open to students and professionals having basic knowledge about mediation.
• Mode: Offline (in seminar format).

Registration Details

Capacity: 24 seats only (to be allotted on first come - first served basis)

Fees: INR. 6000/-

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Deadline to Register: April 25, 2025

Contact:

For further information or queries, please feel free to contact the following:

• Ms. Rohini Kalyankar, Event Coordinator & Research Assistant (Law) at MNLU Mumbai - rohini.kalyankar@mnlumumbai.edu.in / +91 7558703419
• Mr. Atharva Angale: Student Coordinator of Centre for Mediation & Research at MNLU Mumbai - 2023131@mnlumumbai.edu.in / +91 82378444444