ILS Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (ILSCA) in association with ADR ODR International is organizing a two-day Inter-College Mediation Competition, INTERCESSIONIS, 2022, along with a one-day workshop. This is a one of a kind competition facilitating the teams to showcase their skills and put theory into practice in the dynamic area of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR).
This competition will witness 18 teams from law colleges all over India; pitching their analytical skills to tackle tactfully-drafted and diverse mediation problems, adjudged by reputed personalities from the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The tournament aims to highlight the role of the mediator, the client and the attorney in a mediation session with a view to promote ODR as the new normal. The competition will be conducted virtually this year.
Dates:
INTERCESSIONIS, 2022 will be held on 19th and 20th March 2022. The day prior to the competition, i.e. 18th March, 2022 will see a one day mediation workshop.
Venue:
The 5th edition of the competition will be held virtually via Google Meet.
Rules of the Competition:
The rule book for the competition can be found Here
Problems:
General Information of the problems for preliminary rounds, quarter-final round, semis-final round and final rounds will be posted on our official Facebook page- HERE
Aspiring participants are requested to follow the page for updates.
Registration:
The teams can register by accessing this Google form: HERE
The link shall be active from 11th February, 2022 to 21st February, 2022.
Selection Criteria:
It is the sole discretion of the Indian Law Society’s Management and organizing committee to decide which teams are eligible to participate in the competition upon reviewing the skills of the entire team in the field of ADR. Hence, it is advised that the teams make sure that they state their ADR experience carefully while registering for the competition.
The Final list of participating teams will be announced on our Facebook page and the selected teams shall also be mailed accordingly.
Registration fees:
Upon acceptance of the team’s application by the Organizing Committee, the selected team must pay the full registration fee which is Rs. 6500 exclusive of GST (18%) per team within the deadline as provided for in the confirmation mail sent to the team. There will be no refund of the registration fee under any circumstances, except unless the competition is called off due to unforeseen events and the reason for the same will be provided by the Organizing Committee.
Important Dates:
Activation of the Link of the Google Form for Registration: 11th February, 2022
Last Date for Registrations: 21st February, 2022
Release of the Final List of Participating Teams in the Competition: 25th February, 2022
Top Awards:
Winner of the ‘Top Mediator at INTERCESSIONIS’
Runners-up of the ‘Top Mediator at INTERCESSIONIS’
Winner of the ‘Top Negotiating Team at INTERCESSIONIS’
Runners-up of the ‘Top Negotiating Team at INTERCESSIONIS’
Many more exciting incentives and rewards for the winners and runners-up await and shall be revealed soon!
Contact Details:
Faculty Co-Ordinator:
Mrs. Sathya Narayan: [email protected]
Student Convenors:
Nirali Hamirwasia: [email protected] (+91 8007141098)
Onjula Chatterjee: [email protected] (+91 9922230469)
Access the official INTERCESSIONIS, 2021 brochure Here
In case of any queries or procurement of information, drop an email at our email id: [email protected].
