The Kerala Law Academy Law College is conducting their 1st IMC International Mediation Competition 2022, scheduled to be held from March 25 to 27.
About Kerala Law Academy
The Kerala Law Academy Law College (KLA), established in 1966 is a Centre for legal studies, legal research and law reforms. Its acclaimed peer-reviewed Research Journal is published continuously since 1977. The College is affiliated with the University of Kerala.
About the Competition
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. In the milieu of backlog of cases reaching its saturation , alternative mechanisms of dispute resolution such as mediation and negotiation provide an amicable way out. IMC is aimed at helping all the competing teams to hone their skills and ready themselves to face the dynamics of the legal world. The competition seeks to provide a prodigious experience which will amplify the interests of young minds in this niche practice of law. The competition will help students brainstorm probable solutions for a near to reality challenge while providing them the comfort of choosing their roles as per their preferences. it therefore tries to break the monotony of theory- based learning and helps the students put their knowledge and skills to use. Our collaborators provide a buttress to our efforts as we tend to work in a harmonious manner in order to help each participating student achieve his/her true potential. We look forward to hosting you, Welcome aboard
Eligibility
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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.
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Students doing post-graduation in law and students undergoing correspondence courses are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
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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.
Fee Structure
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Indian Teams: INR 1500 & International Teams: $30
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The payment of registration fees shall be made through the payment gateway and the link for the same shall be sent after the confirmation of provisional registration
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In case of any withdrawal after making the payment of the registration fee, the same shall not be refunded.
General Instructions
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The competition will be held via the Video Conferencing Platform – Google Meet/ Zoom
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The competition will be held for 3 days which will consist of 3 stages: Day 1 : Inauguration Session. Day 2 : Prelims (2 rounds- including interchanging of roles). Day 3 : Semi-Finals, Finals & Result declaration.
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3 Members are required in a team.
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In a virtual mediation room, 2 teams, 2 judges and 1 organizer will be present.
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The competition will be in the form of a co-mediated session and there would be weightage given to the individual performance of all the participants.
Registration
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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 ”.
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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.
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The Participants are required to register as a Team of 3 students viz, a Mediating Pair (Client and Counsel) and a Mediator.
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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.
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On successful completion of the payment, The Organizing Committee shall send a confirmation of participation email after verifying the entire process.
Team Composition
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A team contains three members; a mediator, client and a counsel (mediating pair).
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Participating teams can decide on the role allocation between the members.
Awards
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Winners - 10,000/- + Certificate of Merit
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Runner up - 3,500/- + Certificate of Merit
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Best Mediator - 2000/- + Certificate of Merit
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An E-certificate of participation will be issued to teams’ competing in both rounds of the preliminary stage.
Schedule
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Registration – On or before 18th March 2022, Friday (18.03.2022)
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Allotment of Team Code – 20th March 2022, Sunday (20.03.2022)
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Release of Office Memo – 20th March 2022, Sunday (20.03.2022)
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Online Desk Registration – 22rd March 2022, Tuesday (22.03.2022)
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Inaugural Session – 23th March 2022, Wednesday (23.03.2022)
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Briefing Session – 23th March 2022, Wednesday (23.03.2022)
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Preliminary Round – 24th March 2022, Thursday (24.03.2022)
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Semi Final Round – 25th March 2022, Friday (25.03.2022)
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Final Round – 25th March 2022, Friday (25.03.2022)
Contact
For any queries, please write to klaadr2021@gmail.com
Faculty Convenors
Student Convenors
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Ajay Y (Student Convenor, Moot Court Society): 9746525734
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Sruthi Kannan (Student Joint Convenor, Moot Court Society): 8921194385
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Hrishikesh Jayasarman (Student Joint Convenor, Moot Court Society): 7025263839
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Darsana Vikram
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Nandakishore A
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Gopika Sasi
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Sreedurga M. U
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Arjun P.M
Student Co-convenors
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Anagha S.
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Abraham J
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Devika. S
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Sangeet Mohan
