National Mediation Competition: 27th - 29th March, 2020 Rules & Procedure
National Mediation Competition: 27th - 29th March, 2020 Rules & Procedure
National Mediation Competition: 27th - 29th March, 2020 Rules & Procedure
NATIONAL MEDIATION
COMPETITION
CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION
2. DEFINITIONS ..............................................................................................1
3. INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................3
CHAPTER II - REGISTRATION
4. ELIGIBILITY .................................................................................................4
6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE......................................................................4
7. ON-SITE REGISTRATION..............................................................................6
CHAPTER V - MISCELLANEOUS
OR REVOCATIONS ...................................................................................13
29th March, 2020, to enable law students from all across India to participate and
(1) These rules may be called ‘NMC Rules & Procedure, 2020’.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of publication, on the official
website of SLS-H.
2) DEFINITIONS
(a) "ADRS" refers to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, established under
the Competition.
(c) "Clarifications" refers to the queries arising out of the mediation problem that
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(d) "Competition" refers to the 1st National Mediation Competition at Symbiosis
(h) "Mediating Pair" refers to the client and counsel pair of the participating
Team.
(i) "Mediation Session" refers to the timeframe for each round as specified
(j) "Mediator" refers to the third member of the mediating Team who has
and includes any other person, appointed by the Institute for the administration
the Competition.
(n) "Requesting Party" and "Responding Party" refer to the competing Team
which argues on behalf of the party requesting the Mediation and the party
responding to the request for Mediation at any given point in the Competition.
(o) "Team" refers to the Mediating Pair and Mediator representing their
Institute.
(p) "Team Code" refers to the unique number allotted to the Team which would
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3. INTERPRETATION
The Organizing Committee shall reserve the right to interpret the rules as it
may deem fit in the interests of the participants and the organizers to maintain
fairness and equality in the Competition. The interpretation placed upon these
Rules & Procedure shall be conclusive and the decision of the Organizing
Committee regarding the application of these Rules & Procedure shall be final.
Any such decision shall be binding on all the stakeholders and Participants.
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CHAPTER II - REGISTRATION
4. ELIGIBILITY
(1) Subject to the criteria and conditions laid down by the respective colleges
and Institutes, students pursuing their full time 3 year LLB or 5 year LLB program
from a University or Institute recognized by the Bar Council of India, are eligible
to apply.
Competition.
(4) Subject to the Provisions of Chapter III, only 1 Team per Institute shall be
5. APPLICATION PROCESS
(2) Each Team shall register themselves through the registration form link which
https://www.slsh.edu.in/ADRS/
(3) Each Team shall mandatorily submit the complete registration form as
6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
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(2) The Organizing Committee will communicate the acceptance of the
provisional registration and e-mail the Registration and Payment Form along
with the necessary bank details for the completion of registration formalities.
(3) The Participating Team shall mandatorily fill their necessary details as
(4) The payment of registration fees amounting to INR 10,500 per team
(5) The registration fee shall be inclusive of a training session exclusively for the
pm to 29th March, 8:00 pm only) and conveyance to the team (inclusive of to &
fro transfers from Hyderabad Airport/Railway Station), along with wifi and
library facilities.
(6) The Participating Team shall mandatorily email a scanned copy of the duly
after verifying the entire process as enlisted under the aforementioned clauses.
(8) In case of any withdrawal after making the payment of the registration fee,
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(10) Any additional charges incurred by the Team while making the payment
7. ON-SITE REGISTRATION:
(1) Participating Teams shall arrive at SLS-H by 6:00 pm on 26th March, 2020
(Thursday). The hardcopies of the Registration and Payment Form along with
the receipt of payment are to be brought by the Teams and shall be submitted
on arrival.
(2) The Participating Teams shall receive the table programme for the days of
the competition along with their kits before the commencement of the
8. WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURE
(1) Any Team may withdraw from the competition by sending a detailed email
(2) In case of a withdrawal after making the payment of the registration fee
as prescribed in Clause 6(4), the same shall not be refunded to the Team.
9. NUMBER OF TEAMS
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the Organizing Committee shall
basis.
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CHAPTER III - THE COMPETITION
(1) The Competition shall comprise of Qualifying Rounds and Advanced Rounds.
(2) The Qualifying Rounds shall consist of two Preliminary Rounds and the Advanced
Rounds shall consist of three knock-out rounds viz, Quarter-Final Round, Semi-Final
(1) A Team shall comprise of only 3 participants viz, Client, Counsel and Mediator.
(2) The Participants may change their roles within their Team only after the prior
12. LANGUAGE
(1) The official and only language of the Competition shall be English.
(1) The competition will be held across a span of 3 days, commencing from 27th to
29th March, 2020. The two Preliminary Rounds and Quarter-Final round shall be
conducted on 28th March, 2020 followed by the Semi-Final Round and Final Round
on 29th March.
a. Each Team shall be once the Responding Party and once the Requesting Party in
each session.
b. No Team shall compete against the same team more than once in the Preliminary
Rounds, nor will they compete before the same panel of judges.
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(3) Quarter-Finals-
a. The top 8 Teams from the Preliminary Round will proceed to the Quarter-Final
b. The Team will be required to only represent the Responding Party or the
a. Top 4 teams from the Quarter-Final round shall qualify for the Semi-Final
Round. The aforesaid round shall be a knockout round and the side will be
a. The top 2 Teams from Semi-Final Round shall qualify for the Final Round.
(6) In case of a tie between the scores of two Teams in any round, the following
(1) The following shall be the time period for each round-
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d. Final Round : 90 minutes.
(2) In case a Team exceeds the given time frame of the Mediation Session of
any round, there shall be negative marking of -1 for exceeding every 2 minutes.
(1) The Mediation Problem(s) for any/all will be accessible only through our
website extension.
(1) Participants shall assemble at the given venue specified by the Organizing
(2) Participants shall not disclose the confidential information to any other
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18. GENERAL RULES OF THE COMPETITION
(1) There shall be two Teams competing against each other in a Conference Room
(2) A Mediation Session shall comprise of six people wherein there shall be two
Mediators and two Mediating Pairs (each Mediating Pair shall comprise of a client
and a counsel).
(3) The Mediator(s) shall lead towards a settlement between the two disputing
parties.
the common code of procedure of the mediation session, provided that no such
procedure shall contravene the general rules of the Competition at any cost.
c. Out of the total time frame, five minutes at the end shall be granted to the
a. During the session, it is solely the discretion of the Mediator(s) to call for
b. A caucus is private meeting between one party and the Mediators while a
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c. However, the Mediator(s) shall call for at least one caucus or conference in
d. Whenever the Mediator(s) calls for a caucus, the other party shall leave the
room. The caucus shall take place between the Mediator and one party at once.
e. During the call for a conference by the Mediator(s), both parties shall be
f. The Mediator(s) are permitted to call for both, caucuses and conferences,
whichever he/she may deem fit in the interest of the parties. Provided that the
(6) The Team(s) may carry and use its own prepared notes for its own use and may,
if need be, make its own notes during the Mediation Session. Carrying of
electronic devices to the Conference Room during the session is strictly prohibited.
19. CLARIFICATIONS
(1) The Team(s) may submit queries regarding the mediation problem during the
prescribed time frame. The response to the Clarifications is subject to the drafter's
discretion. The Clarifications will not be accepted after the given time.
(1) The dress code for the Competition shall be business formals.
(2) The above-mentioned dress code extends to the Inaugural and Valedictory
Ceremony as well.
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21. AWARDS AND PRIZES
(1) The Team that scores the highest in the Final Round shall be declared as the
(2) The other Team that qualifies to the Final Round shall be declared as the
(3) The Team that scores the 3rd highest marks in the Semi-Final Rounds shall
certificate of merit.
(4) “Best Team” shall be determined on the basis of the highest average marks
certificate of merit.
(6) Prizes given by the sponsors shall be additional to the aforementioned rules
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CHAPTER IV - CODE OF CONDUCT
(1) All the Teams are bound to follow the code of conduct and the rules laid down
intoxicating substances shall be dealt with strictly and may lead to immediate
(3) Any behavior of indiscipline with the Judges, Organizing Committee, any other
staff member or student volunteer shall be dealt with strictly and may lead to
(4) Any attempt to approach the framer(s) of the problem(s) or the panel of
acknowledgement, teams shall receive a unique Team Code, which shall be used
(2) No participating Team shall reveal their identity in any form during the
(3) Any violation of the provisions of this rule shall attract severe penalty or
Organizing Committee in this regard shall be final and binding without scope of
appeal.
24. SCOUTING
(1) No member of any Team will be permitted to witness the proceedings in any
Conference Room in which that Team is not one of the participating Teams whilst
aforementioned rule, the Organizing Committee shall take strict actions, which
may include but not limited to, the expulsion of the said Team from the
Competition.
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CHAPTER V - MISCELLANEOUS
(1) The Organizing Committee shall have power to amend, modify or revoke the
(2) Any such amendment or modification shall come into force upon the
rules.
26. ACCOMMODATION
International (Deemed University), Hyderabad campus, only during the days of the
separately.
27. SAVINGS
(1) Nothing in these Rules & procedure shall prejudice any right which any
Participant would have had before the enactment of this Rules & Procedure.
(2) The Organizing Committee or the Institute shall not be held responsible for any
actions of the Participants before or during the course of the Competition, which
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