ABOUT THE COMPETITION

Third International Mediation Competition (IMC) organized by The 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.

WHO ALL CAN PARTICIPATE?

The competition is open to all Law Colleges / Law Schools / Universities;
Departments of Law. The registered contestants must be full time or part time law
students. Students doing post-graduation in law and students undergoing
correspondence courses are not eligible to participate in the competition.
MORE THAN ONE TEAM FROM AN INSTITUTION CAN
PARTICIPATE.

FEE STRUTCURE
1. Indian Teams: INR 1750/- & International Teams: $30/-
2. 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 which can be done by sending a mail showing
interest to participate to [email protected]
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 3. Participants can also directly register through the link provided below.
https://forms.gle/LLWk2L94hxrVChMD7
4. In case of any withdrawal after making the payment of the registration
fee, the same shall not be refunded.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The competition will be held via the Video Conferencing Platform – Zoom
1. 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.
2. 3 Members are required in a team.
3. The competition will be in the form of a co-mediated session and there
would be weightage given to the performance of all the participants.

REGISTRATIONS
1. Provisional registration – All the interested institutions are requested to
provisionally register by sending us an email at -
[email protected] , the subject of the email
should be “Provisional registration – 4th IMC 25”.
After the confirmation of provisional registration or through direct
registration, the participants must register on or before 1st March, 2025
by submitting the duly filled Proforma provided on the Kerala Law
Academy Website https://forms.gle/LLWk2L94hxrVChMD7
2. The Participants are required to register as a Team of 3 students viz, a
Mediating Pair (Client and Counsel) and a Mediator.
3. 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.
4. On successful completion of the payment, The Organizing Committee
shall send a confirmation of participation email after verifying the entire
process.
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MEDIATION PROMPTS & PREPARATIONS
The case scenario and details of the allocated time slot will be provided in
advance to the participating teams. This time can be used for preparation for the
event. For the preliminary round, teams will receive the topic, and slot timings 72
hours before the start of the round.

STAGES OF THE COMPETITION

The competition will take place in three stages. At Preliminary stage, there will
be two rounds for one pair of teams.
Preliminary Rounds - Each Team shall be once the Responding Party and once
the Requesting Party in each session.
No Team shall compete against the same team more than once in the Preliminary
Rounds.
Semi Finals - The 4 best teams from the preliminary stages will compete in pairs.
Finals - The best two teams from the semi-finals will face each other.

TEAM COMPOSITION
A team contains three members; a mediator, client and a counsel (mediating pair).
Participating teams can decide on the role allocation between the members.

CLARIFICATIONS
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 3rd of March 2025.
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VIRTUAL MEDIATITON ROOM
The details of the virtual mediation room will be given to the participating team
in advance. During the event, the room will consist of:
 Two or more Judges,
 Two mediators (from different opposing teams),
 Party A and the counsel (requesting team),
 Party B and the counsel (responding team),
 Two session supervisors
The members of the organizing committee may enter the virtual room. Anyone
entering the room, other members listed above, must strictly turn off their audio
and video to avoid any disturbance during the competition. Session supervisors
shall take measures to ensure dignity of proceedings in the mediation room.

DRESS CODE
The dress code for the Competition shall be business formals.
 Female Counsel and Mediator: White formal shirt, white saree and black
blouse or white salwar kameez
 Male Counsel and Mediator: White or black pants and white shirt.
 The above-mentioned dress code extends to the Inaugural and Valedictory
Ceremony as well.

MISCELLANEOUS
 Secrecy of Identity: During the course of the Oral Submissions, the speaker
shall neither reveal his/her identity nor the identity of their
College/University by any means whatsoever. Such actions on part of any
member of the team will lead to disqualification of the team from the
competition immediately.
 Scouting: Scouting is strictly prohibited. Teams found scouting will be
disqualified
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LANGUAGE AND DURATION OF SESSION
The official and only language of the Competition shall be English.
Introduction + Problem Prompt - 5 minutes
Mediation - 50 minutes
Feedback and scoring - 10 minutes
A caucus time of 5-7 minutes will be, on request, allotted to the teams.
Private Caucuses & Conferences: Whenever the parties calls for a caucus, the
other party shall leave the room. The caucus shall take place between the
Mediator and one party at once.
Equal opportunity shall be given to the teams in the competition. If any doubts
arise with regard to the time allotment the concerned issue shall be raised to the
judges and the competition committee members, and a decision shall be taken
accordingly.

CODE OF CONDUCT & APPEAL COMMITTEE

The organizers are entitled to change the format of the competition, without prior
intimation. In case of complaints/disputes, the same shall be submitted to the
appeal committee, which shall consist of Sri. K. Hareendran, the Professor,
Principal of KLA as its President and two other faculty members of the host
institution. The decision of the Appeal committee shall be final.
Any behaviour of indiscipline with the Judges, Organizing Committee, any other
staff member or student volunteer shall be dealt with strictly and may lead to
immediate disqualification from the Competition without scope of appeal. Any
attempt to approach the framer(s) of the problem(s) or the panel of Judges of the
Competition, prior to the Competition shall lead to immediate disqualification
from the Competition without scope of appeal.
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POWER TO MAKE AMENDENTS; MODIFICATIONS
OR REVOCATIONS.
The Organizing Committee shall have power to amend, modify or revoke the
provisions of these rules, either in part or in whole, subject to the feasibility,
transparency and smooth functioning of the Competition.
Any such amendment shall be deemed to be part of these rules.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE

ARGUMENTS
1. The competition will be held either in Zoom. All the Participants are
required to have the respective app in their Desktop or Laptop.
2. During the competition, participants are required to use Desktops or
laptops. Mobile phones can cause technical issues and therefore not
permitted for video conference, for the purpose of participate in the
competition.
3. Sound internet connection is a mandatory requirement. The organizers
will not be responsible for any such connection errors from the side of
the participants.
4. In each panel or section there will be a technical assistant who will be
helping the participants and judges to deal with the technical issues.
5. The organizing team will take all the responsibility in case of any
technical error on the part of the organizers.
6. Screen Sharing or any kinds of malpractices are not allowed and if
found, such team will be disqualified. (Screensharing can be allowed
ONLY to show the terms and conditions under the discretion of the
judges)
7. When the competition starts, the team members are asked to switch on
their videos till the end of the session. With respect to the mike, the team
member has to unmute it while they are speaking and mute when they
are not speaking in order to avoid disturbances, failing which, points
may be deducted from the score by the judges at their discretion.
8. Team members are requested to participate in the competition in a
closed or disturbance free area for the smooth conduct of the
competition.
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 9. Link, passcode or entry for the particular slot will be sent to the
WhatsApp group created by Participant Management Committee,
before the rounds. The teams are supposed to join the slot 20 minutes
prior to the actual time.
10. Every participant should use earphones during the rounds except in
cases of medical conditions which should be intimated to the organizers
in advance.
11. There should be a distance of 1 meter between the webcam and the
participants.
12. There should not be anyone present in the room with the participants,
in case of any malpractices the team will be disqualified.

AWARDS
Winners : ₹ 20,000/- + Certificate of Merit
Runner up : ₹ 10,000/- + Certificate of Merit
Best Mediator : ₹ 5000/- + Certificate of Merit
e- Certificate : An e-certificate of participation will be issued to teams’
competing in both rounds of the preliminary stage.
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SCHEDULE OF THE COMPETITION

Registration On or before 1st March 2025,

Saturday (01.03.2025)
Allotment of Team Code 2nd March 2025,
Sunday (02.03.2025)
Release of Office Memo 3rd March 2025,
Monday (03.03.2025)
Online Desk Registration 5th March 2025,
Wednesday (05.03.2025)
Inaugural Session 5th March 2025,
Wednesday (05.03.2025)
Preliminary Round 6th March 2025,
Thursday (06.03.2025)
Semi Final Round 7th March 2025,
Friday (07.03.2025)
Final Round 7th March 2025,
Friday (07.03.2025)
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CONTACT
For any queries, please write to [email protected] or
contact any of the following:
Faculty Convenors:
1. Dr. Dakshina Saraswathy (General Secretary, KLA Moot Court Society)
2. Smt. Salini A.P. : +91 70124 80983
3. Smt. Priya M.K. : +91 96333 11359
4. Adv. Arya Sunil Paul : +91 94951 78906
5. Adv. Binu P.M. : +91 97461 79873
6. Smt. Janu Krishna
7. Smt. Anusree S.S.
8. Smt. Gayathri S.B.
9. Smt. Santhi G. Nair
Student Convenors:
1. Gautham S. Rajesh (General Student Convenor, KLA Moot Court Society)
: +91 81292 89147
2. Manupriya Chelen (General Student Convenor, KLA Moot Court Society)
: +91 82815 27928
3. Hanan Azza : +91 73061 55060
4. Sarang Sreekrishnan : +91 91887 96452
5. Nibin Philip Mathew : +91 80781 50491
6. Aadith Ajayan : +91 97454 91194
Student Co-Convenors:
1. Aiswarya Thulasi 7. Nandana Menon
2. Saraswathy N.R. 8. M. Prejith
3. Radhika Menon 9. Harikrishnan R
4. Arjun Sunil Kripa 10. Jyothi R
5. Mayookha Nayan 11. Afrin M I
6. Amrita Unni S.R. 12. Gautham A.S
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