2nd edition of ILNU, International Mediation Competition (IMC), 2022- NIRMA UNIVERSITY

We take immense pleasure and pride in announcing the 2nd edition of ILNU, International Mediation Competition (IMC), 2022. The competition is being conducted by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Institute of Law, Nirma University. The essence of hosting such a Competition is to enable participants to gain exposure in the field of ADR and understand how the ADR mechanisms are holistic.

Through IMC we aim at promoting and encouraging the culture of ADR, in India as well as globally. The widespread use of ADR can only be accomplished by enhancing the popularity of ADR techniques among the up-and-coming aspirants of the legal fraternity.

 
The Competition will be judged by Accredited Mediators and trained ADR experts which provide the students with one of the finest platforms to showcase their ADR skills as they compete with the cream of the crop of the student-legal fraternity, along with an opportunity to network with some of the world's most renowned professionals in the field of consensual dispute resolution and benefit from their experience and expertise.

Despite the widespread vaccinations and the ADR Committee at ILNU's wish to conduct the Competition on the ground in a physical model, dangers of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to persist. However, the success and smooth functioning of the Initial edition, conducted online has led our zealous Committee to take the initiative of organizing the 2nd Edition of our flagship event on an Online platform as well. Like last year, we promise to leave no stone unturned in ensuring a fun and fruitful competition while maintaining the spirit of the International Mediation Competition.

We extend a warm invitation to your Institution to participate in the competition scheduled to be held from the 11th March, 2022 to 13th March, 2022. This competition aims to help budding law students to get accustomed to the ADR mechanisms in the legal arena and promote ADR Mechanisms in the future.  

Each Institution shall be allotted only 1 slot for the Mediation Competition. From all the applications received, 30 teams will be shortlisted based on the ADR curriculum and performance in past ADR competitions by their respective Institutes.
Each participating team shall consist of 3 members, where 2 members shall act as a client and as a legal counsel pair and 1 member as a Mediator. The role of the members shall not be changed.

Eligibility Criteria: Any student pursuing their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in law/business or allied subjects is eligible to participate in the competition

Tentative Schedule:

Last date to Provisionally Register	5th February 2022
Announcement of shortlisted teams	6th February 2022
Final registration by teams	12th February 2022
Release of problems	20th February 2022
Last date to submit clarifications	23rd February 2022
Release of clarifications	26th February 2022
Training Session	10th March 2022
Preliminary Rounds	11th March 2022
Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals	12th March 2022
Finals	13th March 2022

Please note, the schedule is tentative and is subject to change as per the discretion of the Board.

Please find attached, the Brochure for the event.

For all further announcements, please follow the platforms provided below:

Facebook – Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, ILNU
Instagram - @adrc.ilnu
 
In the event of any queries, please email us at adrc.il@nirmauni.ac.in
We look forward to hosting you and ensuring that the event is a successful one.

FOR MORE DETAILS REFER TO THE BROCHURE HERE.

Application Procedure- The interested students before filling out the participation form MUST apply at soladr@ddn.upes.ac.in and cc to  spathak@ddn.upes.ac.in  latest by 7th February 2022 before 11:59 PM. In case of any query, contact team ADR but kindly do not upload wrong information; for the application shall be rejected outright, if any discrepancy is found.