Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, School of Law, UPES.

  Event Name 2nd IILM Client Counselling Competition, 2026 Organised by IILM School of Law, Gurugram  FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition will be conducted in a hybrid mode , with the Preliminary Round held online (24 March 2026) and the Semi-Finals and Final conducted offline at IILM University, Gurugram (10–11 April 2026) . The competition follows a Point Qualification System , where teams advance based on cumulative scores. Each round consists of three structured stages: Consultation , Post-Consultation , and Critique . In the Preliminary Round, all registered teams compete; the top 6 teams advance to the Semi-Finals, and the top 2 teams from the Semi-Finals compete in the Final Round ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Students enrolled in any year of a 3-year or 5-year LL.B. programme from any recognized University/Law School/College are eligible to participate. Not more than two teams from the same institution are permitted. Cross-institutional teams ar...

  Event Name 2nd Nithin Patil Memorial – SymArbitrate Advocacy 2026 Organised by Symbiosis Law School, Pune FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The event features three ADR-based competitions conducted offline on 14–15 March 2026 at Symbiosis Law School, Pune: Deal Mediation Competition Consists of Preliminary Rounds, Semi-Finals, and Final Round . Each session runs for 60 minutes (45 minutes mediation + 5 minutes caucus + 10 minutes post-negotiation session). The Top 4 teams advance to the Semi-Finals and Top 2 teams proceed to the Final. Mediators and Negotiating Pairs are evaluated independently. Negotiation Competition Conducted as an individual event with Preliminary, Semi-Final, and Final Rounds. Each round runs for 25 minutes (18 minutes negotiation + 7 minutes critique). Top participants advance to knockout rounds and the winner is declared Best Negotiator . Client Counselling Competition Includes structured counselling sessions where teams consult a...

  Event Name 6th Justice A.S. Anand National Mediation and Negotiation Competition, 2026 | 8 March 2026 (Online) and 19–21 March 2026 (Offline) FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition is structured as a multi-stage mediation and negotiation exercise designed to simulate real-life dispute resolution. It begins with Preliminary Rounds , conducted in an online mode, where teams participate in mediation sessions involving mediators and negotiating pairs representing disputing parties. Based on performance and scores, selected teams advance to the Quarter-Finals , followed by Semi-Finals , and ultimately the Final Round , all conducted offline at the University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Each round involves structured mediation sessions including opening statements, joint discussions, caucuses (private meetings), negotiation exchanges, and closing statements, enabling participants to demonstrate negotiation strategy, mediation adv...

  Event Name Vidhikta 4.0 — National Client Counselling Competition Organised by the Legal Aid Cell & CCADR, Chanakya National Law University, Patna FORMAT: The competition will be structured as : The competition will be conducted in a hybrid format with virtual preliminary rounds followed by offline semi-final and final rounds at CNLU Patna . In the Preliminary Round, each team gets 45 minutes divided into a 30-minute client consultation and a 15-minute post-interview session with judges. The top 4 teams advance to the Semi-Finals (50 minutes total: 30 consultation + 20 post-interview) on a knockout basis, and top 2 teams proceed to the Final Round (60 minutes total: 40 consultation + 20 post-interview). Clients are provided by the organisers and teams are evaluated on counselling skill, legal analysis, rapport building, and strategy. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The competition is open to law students enrolled in 3-year LL.B. or 5-year integrated law programmes from any recogn...

  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 ...