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4th RGNUL Sports & Entertainment Law Mediation Competition, 2022
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab is ecstatic to announce the 4th Edition of the RGNUL Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition, 2022 (“4th SEMC“) which is scheduled to be held virtually between April 8 – 10 2022. The Inaugural, Second, and Third Edition saw teams from various Universities participate and attempt to secure the opportunity to represent India at the International Mediation Singapore (IMSG) Competition organized by Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI).
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ABOUT PREVIOUS EDITIONS
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1st Edition - The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR) of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, in association with The Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Team (PACT), organized a firstof-its-kind Mediation Competition from 12–14 April, 2019. The Winning Negotiating Team of Diyanshu Sinha and Adwitya Grover (RGNUL) went on to represent India in IMSG 2019 and secured the Gold Medal in the competition.
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2nd Edition - The 2nd Edition aimed to enhance advocacy and communication skills, culminating in a final round between MNLU Mumbai and NLIU Bhopal. MNLU Mumbai emerged victorious, represented by Mudit Mahajan and Kartik Gupta in IMSG 2020. Vasundhara Mahajan earned Best Mediator, while Gaurang Samel and Riya Punamiya from GLC Mumbai and Roshni Mulchandani gained automatic qualification for IMSG 2020.
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3rd Edition - The 3rd edition of the RGNUL National Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition successfully transitioned to a virtual format while maintaining the high standards of previous editions. Thirivikram Balaji and Shubhangi Nangunoori from SLS Hyderabad won the Best Negotiation Team, with Sharmila Adyanthaya as the Best Mediator. They represented India in the Singapore International Mediation Competition 2021, along with Akul Khandelwal and Manasvi Ahuja from SLS Pune and Tushmi Udyalak, who received automatic qualification by the PACT Jury.​
OUR COLLABORATORS
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The Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Team (PACT)
- Orgnizing Partner
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Markanda Advocates
- Chief Knowledge Partner
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Krida Legal
- Chief Advisory Organization
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EBC
- Knowledge Partner
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SCCOnline Blog
- Knowledge Partner
FORMAT OF THE COMPETITON
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Each participating team shall consist of a Client-Counsel pair (i.e., the Negotiation Team) and one student as the neutral Mediator.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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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 2021- 2022. Only students studying Law may participate in the competition.
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The competition is not open to LLM students.
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Each University may nominate up to 2 teams to participate in the competition. However, the second slot is subject to number of provisional registrations received by the Centre.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Provisional Registration Opens - 17th January, 2022
Provisional Registration Deadline - 5th February, 2022
Final Registration and Payment Deadline - 25th February, 2022
Release of Competition Problem - 15th March, 2022
Last Date to submit Clarifications - 25th March, 2022
Release of Clarifications - 30th March, 2022
Submission of Mediation Plan - 5th April, 2022
Date of Competition - 8th - 10th April, 2022
BROCHURE LINK
Brochure
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​COMPETITION PROBLEM​
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Prelim 1 - Click here.
Prelim 2 - Click here.
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Octa-Finals - Click here.​
Quarter-Finals - Click here.
Semi-Finals - Click here.
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Finals - Click here.
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