7th RGNUL Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition, 2025: Register by Apr 7

About RGNUL

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act incorporated a University of Law of national stature in the State of Punjab with the key objective to evolve and impart comprehensive legal education, including distant and continuing legal education at all levels to achieve excellence.

About CADR

The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR) at RGNUL has been established to promote students’ and researchers’ interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution, constituting dispute resolution methods such as Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliatio,n and it aims to promote and develop ADR as a vehicle for socioeconomic and political justice. The ultimate objective of the Centre is to strengthen the ADR mechanism in the country by emerging as a platform for students to further their interest in the field. A strong team of professors and students is working towards achieving this end.

About the Competition

To further its avowed aim, CADR has been organising the RGNUL Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition (SEMC) since 2019. The SEMC is one of India’s premier competitions in the field of mediation, pitting the best budding ADR enthusiasts against one another.

The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab in collaboration with Zeus Law Associates is all set to organise the RGNUL Sports and Entertainment Law Mediation Competition (SEMC) 2025 from 25th-27th April, 2025 at the RGNUL campus. 

Format of the Competition

The 7th SEMC will be held in an in-person mode on the lush campus of RGNUL, Patiala, Punjab. There shall be multiple preliminary rounds followed by quarter-final rounds, semi-final rounds, and the final round. Universities interested in sending more than 1 team are requested to express their intention by sending an email to c[email protected]. 

The allocation of the second slot is contingent on the availability of the total number of slots available with the Centre. It should be noted that the allocation of slots to any university will be a decision made solely by CADR-RGNUL, and shall be final and binding. Each participating team shall consist of a Client-Counselor pair (i.e., the Negotiating Team) and one student as the Mediator. 

Registration Details

Universities/Colleges interested in sending their teams must complete the provisional registration by filling out the Google Form by April 7, 2025. 

The final registration form requires teams to specify the roles of each member. The roles that have been pre-assigned by the team will be carried forward throughout the competition. The link for the said form will be sent through mail upon valid selection of the University.

Change of roles after the registration will only be permitted with the Organising Committee’s approval. Details for making payment of the registration fee shall be separately e-mailed. 

The Registration Fee for the competition is INR 9000/- per team (exclusive of GST), which is inclusive of the cost of food, accommodation and other logistics. This fee is non-refundable. The final registration of the teams is subject to the successful payment of the registration fee within the stipulated time. 

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Important Dates

• Opening of Registration – 2nd April 2025
• Last date for Provisional Registration – 7th April 2025
• Competition Dates – 25th to 27th April 2025

The brochure is here.