Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, School of Law, UPES.

  Event Name XIV NLIU International Mediation Tournament 2026 (NLIU-IMT 2026) Organised by the Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, National Law Institute University, Bhopal 📅 6th - 8th March  2026 FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The tournament follows a structured mediation format featuring Preliminary Rounds followed by Advanced Rounds including Semi-Finals and Finals . Each mediation session is designed to simulate real-life mediations and is assessed by experienced ADR professionals. In the Preliminary Rounds, sessions run for 60 minutes , while Advanced Rounds run for 90 minutes . Participants rotate across roles in the preliminary stage to ensure all-round skill development, and the highest-scoring teams advance to the Semi-Final and Final stages , where the competition intensifies. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA All students enrolled in a full-time undergraduate law or business degree programme are eligible to participate in the tournament. Participation...

  Event Name 8th RGNUL Sports & Entertainment Law Mediation Competition 2026 (8th SEMC ’26) Organised by the Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition will be conducted in a hybrid format , with online preliminary rounds on 7–8 March 2026 and offline advanced rounds on 3–4 April 2026 at RGNUL. Each mediation session features two negotiating teams and two mediators from different teams , with participants performing structured mediation including joint sessions and caucuses. After the preliminary rounds, top-scoring negotiating teams and mediators advance to the offline knockout stages, where Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final rounds are conducted. The competition focuses specifically on sports and entertainment law disputes and evaluates mediation skill, strategy, neutrality, and collaboration. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The competition is open to full-time ...

  Event Name 6th IUU Mediation Competition 2026 — organized by ADR Society, School of Law, IMS Unison University, Dehradun FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition is an on-campus mediation simulation featuring four progressive rounds: Preliminary, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals. Each round increases in duration and caucus time, testing participants on mediation strategy, issue identification, communication, neutrality, and creative settlement building through live mediation sessions judged on structured scoring parameters. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The competition is open to students from recognized law universities and institutes across India. Participants must carry valid university/college ID cards, maintain anonymity of institutional identity during rounds, and comply with the prescribed dress code and competition rules TEAM COMPOSITION: Each team shall consist of a maximum of two members: one Mediator and one Client. Roles are fixed for the duration...

  Event Name APCAM International Metaverse Mediation Competition – 2nd Edition (AIMMC 2026) Organised by Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation (APCAM) 📅 7–8 March 2026 | 🌐 Mode: Virtual (Metaverse/Online) FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition is conducted in a fully virtual mediation format and consists of Preliminary Round 1, Preliminary Round 2, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final Round . Each mediation session includes two negotiating pairs and two mediators from different teams , with roles of requesting and responding parties assigned by the organisers. Preliminary and Quarter-Final sessions run up to 75 minutes (including mediation, scoring, and feedback), while Semi-Final and Final sessions run up to 135 minutes . Negotiating pairs receive confidential information 60 minutes before each session, and mediators receive role briefings prior to rounds. The format emphasizes caucus management, structured mediation flow, and ethica...

                                                   Event Name Calcutta University International Mediation Competition 2026 (CUIMC 2026) Organised by the ADR Board, Department of Law, University of Calcutta 📅 3rd–5th April 2026 | 🌐 Mode: Virtual FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition is conducted in a fully virtual mediation format bringing together teams globally. It consists of Preliminary Rounds I & II , followed by Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and the Grand Final . All registered teams compete in the two preliminary rounds. Based on scores, qualifying teams advance to the knockout rounds. Mediation problems are released in stages for prelims, quarters, semis, and finals, with confidential information released shortly before each round . Each round simulates structured mediation and negotiation sessions judged by ADR exper...

  Event Name 1st National Client Counselling Competition 2026 Organised by Centre for Personal Laws Studies & Matrimonial Dispute Resolution Cell, Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla 📅 14–16 March 2026 | 🌐 Mode: Online FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition is conducted in an online client counselling format simulating a real lawyer–client consultation. It consists of Preliminary Round, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final Round spread across three days. Each team performs a timed client consultation session followed by a post-consultation discussion before judges. Teams are evaluated on legal analysis, interviewing technique, empathy, strategy, clarity of advice, and professional ethics. Problem propositions are drawn mainly from family law, constitutional law, and succession-related themes . ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Students enrolled in three-year or five-year law degree programmes in any year from any recognized university, law scho...