First International Mediation Competition (IMC) organised by Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram is a step taken towards acting as facilitator in increasing the ADR Culture among aspiring lawyers. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the 1st International Mediation Competition hosted by the Kerala Law Academy will be held via virtual mode on 23rd Maarch 2022 from the Kerala Law Academy Campus, Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The competition is conducted through the online platforms ZOOM and GOOGLE MEET. All the participating teams should have good access to the internet and be able to access the above said online platform at the scheduled dates and time. This is a mandatory requirement for participation. We look forward to hosting you, Welcome aboard !!!

Who all can participate ?

The Competition is open to all Law Colleges / Law Schools and Faculties / Universities; Departments of Law in India (hereafter “participating institutions”) recognized by the Bar Council of India. Students doing post-graduation in law and students undergoing correspondence courses are not eligible to participate in the Competition.

Cross-Institute Teams shall not be eligible to participate in this Competition.

Only one team from each participating institution shall be registered for the competition.

Awards

• Winners – 10,000/- + Certificate of Merit
• Runner up – 3,500/- + Certificate of Merit
• Best Mediator – 2000/- + Certificate of Merit E- Certificate
• An E-certificate of participation will be issued to teams’ competing in both rounds of the preliminary stage.

Schedule of the Competition

• Registration – On or before 18th March 2022, Friday (18.03.2022)
• Allotment of Team Code – 20th March 2022, Sunday (20.03.2022)
• Release of Office Memo – 20th March 2022, Sunday (20.03.2022)
• Online Desk Registration – 22 rd March 2022, Tuesday (22.03.2022)
• Inaugural Session – 23th March 2022, Wednesday (23.03.2022)
• Briefing Session – 23th March 2022, Wednesday (23.03.2022)
• Preliminary Round – 24 th March 2022, Thursday (24.03.2022)
• Semi Final Round – 25th March 2022, Friday (25.03.2022)
• Final Round – 25th March 2022, Friday (25.03.2022)

Registration

1.    Provisional registration – All the interested institutions are requested to provisionally register by sending us an email at – klaadr2021@gmail.com , the subject of the email should be “Provisional registration – 1st IMC 22 ”.

2.    After the confirmation of provisional registration, the participants must register on or before 18th March, 2022 by submitting the duly filled Proforma provided on the Kerala Law Academy Website.

3.    The Participants are required to register as a Team of 3 students viz, a Mediating Pair (Client and Counsel) and a Mediator.

4.    The Organizing Committee will communicate the acceptance of the provisional registration and e-mail the payment gateway link along with all other necessary details for the completion of registration formalities.

5.    On successful completion of the payment, The Organizing Committee shall send a confirmation of participation email after verifying the entire process.

Contact

For any queries, please write to klaadr2021@gmail.com or contact any of the following –

• Mrs. Priya M.K – 9633311359
• Mrs. Salini A.P – 7012480983
• Ajay Y (Student Convenor, Moot Court Society) –  9746525734
• Sruthi Kannan (Student Joint Convenor, Moot Court Society) – 8921194385
• Hrishikesh Jayasarman (Student Joint Convenor, Moot Court Society) –  7025263839

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