School of Law, Christ’s 3rd National ADR Competition [8th-10th Feb, Bengaluru]

The ADR Board of School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, invites all law students, currently pursuing a five-year integrated course or pursuing a three-year LLB course, from institutions around the country to participate in the 3^rd National ADR Competition, 2018. 

Dates: February 8 - 10, 2018.

The main objective of this tournament is to inspire the students to explore the various aspects of dispute resolution, understand the underlying nuances and tackle challenging situations with a more practical understanding of out of court settlements and alternate means of dispute resolution. It is an initiative aimed at providing a platform to students from across the globe to learn and hone their alternative dispute resolution skills in cross-cultural settings.

It is a 3-day event which will comprise of three sub-events, namely mediation, negotiation and client counselling.

• Mediation Competition: Each team will consist of three participants.


• Negotiation competition: Each team will consist of two participants - one will be the attorney and the other being the client, who will negotiate the differing party in the most adept manner.


• Client Counselling Competition: Each team shall consist of two members. The competition simulates a law office consultation in which two law students, acting as lawyers, are presented with a hypothetical dispute brought before them by a client-actor.

Registration Fee

• 2,500/- per team for Client Counselling (Inclusive of Accommodation Fee).


• 3,000/- per team for Mediation (Inclusive of Accommodation Fee).


• 3,000/- per team for Negotiation (Inclusive of Accommodation Fee).

Important Dates:

• 24^th December 2017: Commencement of provisional registration


• 28^th December 2017: Release of rules and application form and travel form


• 4^th January 2018: Last date for provisional registration (online)


• 5^th January 2018: Release of negotiation and mediation problems


• 10^th January 2018: Last date for final registration (submission of soft copy of registration documents and registration fee payment)


• 15^thJanuary 2018: Last date for final registration (submission of hard copy of registration documents)


• 2^nd February 2018: Release of problem for preliminary rounds of negotiation competition


• 8^th-10^th February 2018: 3^rd National ADR Competition, 2017

Procedure for Registration:

• Each institution shall be allotted 1 slot per competition. The provisional registration can be completed by clicking here.


• There shall be a maximum of 20 teamsper competition. The registration of teams shall be ascertained on a first come, first serve basis.

Queries can be directed to adrboard@law.christuniversity.in, or Gayathri S (gayathri.s@law.christuniversity.in), and Sameeksha Salimath (sameeksha.salimath@law.christuniversity.in).