5^th (Virtual) National ADR Competition by Kerala Law Academy [Oct 17-19] 2024: Register by Oct 5^th

Kerala Law Academy is hosting its 5^th (Virtual) National ADR Competition, scheduled to be held from 17th – 19th of October 2024. 

Table of Contents

• About Kerala Law Academy
• About the ADR Competition
• Team Composition
• How to Register?
• Competition Procedure
  • • Online Platform
• Awards
• Contact Information

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 ADR Competition

The 5^th National ADR Competition hosted by the Kerala Law Academy will be held via virtual mode on 17^th to 19^th October 2024 from the Kerala Law Academy Campus, Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The competition is conducted through the online platform ZOOM. All the participating teams should have good access to the internet and be able to access the above said online platform at the scheduled dates and time. This is a mandatory requirement for participation.

Team Composition

• · The Competition is open to all Law Colleges / Law Schools and Universities; Departments of Law in India (hereafter “participating institutions”) recognized by the Bar Council of India . 
• · Students doing post-graduation in law and students undergoing correspondence courses are not eligible to participate in the Competition. 
• · There is no bar on the number of teams from the same institution. Multiple entries are possible from the same institution.
• · The team should be a team comprising of two-members  and a Rapporteur.

How to Register?

• Provisional Registration – Institutions/Teams interested in participating in the Competition can provisionally register by sending an e-mail to klaadr@keralalawacademy.in on or before 25^th September 2024, Wednesday (25.09.2024)
• Direct Registration – The team intending to participate must register on or before 5^th October 2024, Saturday (05.10.2024) by submitting the duly filled Proforma provided in the Kerala Law Academy website  and making an online payment of Rs 2750/- (Two thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Only), as registration fee through the online link provided in the Kerala law academy website (https://keralalawacademy.in/5th-virtual-national-adr-competition)
• Registration Fees: Rs 2,750/- per team.
• Team codes shall be allotted on 7^nd October 2024, Monday (07.10.2024) 

Competition Procedure

• Hypothetical problems with the legal subject matter and disputes may be assimilated and developed into the role-playing format through imagination and the individual skill of the participants.
• Separate problems are provided for each round.
• Problem No.1 is for the preliminary round. Problem No. 2 is for the semi-finals and Problem No. 3 is for the finals.
• In all rounds, the rapporteurs of the competing teams will be exchanged.
• Roleplay shall be based on real situation performance by the complainant/claimant, respondent, and rapporteur respectively according to the opted ADR methodology. A congenial methodology shall be selected.
• Parties are to draw a conciliated settlement agreement.
• Parties are to draw a mediated settlement agreement.
• Parties are to draw an arbitral award.
• Indian laws are applicable in Pari Materia

Online Platform

• The competition is conducted through the online platform ZOOM.
• The Meeting ID, Password, and Link will be communicated to the teams via email 25 to 15 minutes before each round in which they are participating.

Awards

Ever rolling trophies, cash prizes, and individual trophies for winners, and every participant will be awarded a certificate of participation. Honours in this competition include:

1. Best Team: Rs 20,000/-
2. Second Best Team: Certificate of Honour
3. Best Counsellor: Certificate of Honour

Contact Information

For any queries, please write to klaadr@keralalawacademy.in or contact any of the following;

GENERAL SECRETARY  MCS:

Dr. Dakshina Saraswathy- 9744169215

FACULTY CONVENORS:

▪  Adv. Priya M.K – 9633311359

▪  Adv. Salini A.P – 7012480983

▪  Adv. Radhika R.P – 9656830914

▪  Dr. Malavika J – 8281682549

▪  Mrs. Akhila.C. M –-8592814727

GENERAL STUDENT CONVENOR  MCS:

Manupriya Chelen – 8281527928

STUDENT CONVENORS:

▪  Neeraj S- 6238754812

▪  Anakha Sunil – 7356209478

▪  Saina Fathima S R- 7025027591

▪  Govind S Vaidhyan – 7902204391

STUDENT CO–CONVENORS: 

▪  Namitha K Sethu

▪  Dhanusha Nayan J P

▪  Sandeep S M

▪  Sreenidhi Krishnakumar

▪  Mathew George K

▪  Alfaz Muhammad Sadath

▪  Sreekrishnan R S

▪  Kalyani R Nair