Pactum Concorde 2.0 Mediation Competition by Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law, Mumbai [Online]: Register by October 25!

Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law invites law students to Pactum Concorde 2.0, an online mediation competition. Register by October 25.

About Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law

Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law, Mumbai, is approved by the Bar Council of India and affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Located at Dahisar East, the college offers three-year LL.B., five-year B.A. LL.B. and postgraduate LL.M. programmes. Its Alternative Dispute Resolution Society organises activities in mediation, negotiation and client counselling.

About the Competition

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Society of Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law is organising Pactum Concorde 2.0, the second edition of its Inter-Collegiate Mediation Competition. Participants will practise principled negotiation, active listening, strategic communication and collaborative dispute resolution. The competition evaluates mediators and negotiating pairs separately, with assessors examining their strategy, teamwork, information gathering and ability to advance the parties’ interests.

Mode and Venue

All rounds will be conducted online on October 31 and November 1, 2026. Participants must have a stable internet connection and join their assigned online rounds in accordance with the organising committee’s instructions.

Eligibility Criteria

• Bona fide students enrolled in three-year or five-year LL.B. programmes may participate.
• Participants must study at law colleges in India recognised by the Bar Council of India.
• All three members of a team must belong to the same university.

Team Composition

Each team must comprise three members: one mediator, one counsel and one client. The counsel and client form the negotiating pair. Team composition and individual roles cannot be changed after registration. The organising committee will allot codes for identification during the competition.

Competition Structure

• Preliminary round: 40 minutes.
• Quarter-final round: 50 minutes.
• Semi-final round: 60 minutes.
• Final round: 90 minutes.
• Judges may provide a ten-minute feedback session after each round, at their discretion.

The top eight teams in each segment—negotiation and mediation—advance from the preliminary round. Subsequent rounds follow a knockout format. Mediation sessions involve two negotiating pairs and two co-mediators. Confidential information is provided to the relevant negotiating teams before each round.

Registration Fees

• Early-bird registration: ₹3,000 per team, payable by October 15, 2026.
• Normal registration: ₹3,300 per team, payable by October 25, 2026.

The brochure provides the college’s bank details, and the rulebook includes the payment link. Teams should follow the official payment instructions when completing registration.

Awards and Certificates

The winning team, runner-up team, Best Mediator and Best Negotiating Pair will receive trophies, e-certificates of merit and cash prizes.

Important Dates

• Registration opens: October 6, 2026.
• Early-bird registration closes: October 15, 2026.
• Final registration closes: October 25, 2026.
• Last date for clarification requests: October 26, 2026.
• Inaugural ceremony, preliminary and quarter-final rounds: October 31, 2026.
• Semi-finals, final and valedictory ceremony: November 1, 2026.

Competition Rules

English is the official language. No written submissions are required. Participants must use their allotted codes and must not reveal their personal or institutional identities during rounds. Formal attire is required. The rulebook permits personal notes and stationery, together with the device used to participate in the online session, while restricting additional communication devices. Clarification requests concerning ambiguity or possible errors must be emailed to the ADR Society.

Contact

Email: adrs@trcl.org.in.

• Faculty convenor Asst. Prof. Yogini Lalwani: +91 99307 00764.
• Faculty convenor Asst. Prof. Saranya Nair: +91 93098 62091.
• Student convenor Diya Manjucha: +91 84518 42596.
• Student co-convenor Ananya Singh: +91 92633 93420.

Application Procedure

Registration details are provided in the official brochure. Use the Download Brochure button below to access these details and follow the organisers’ registration procedure. Pay the applicable fee using the payment link below or the payment instructions in the brochure. Complete early-bird registration by October 15 or normal registration by October 25, 2026. After final registration, the organising committee will confirm the slot by email and provide a unique team code. Review the rulebook and follow subsequent instructions from the organisers.