Mediation Bombay

The city of Bombay which boasts of having the richest legal history in the country, had witnessed two of the Mediation Competition of National proportions till last year. MNLU Mumbai is certainly ready to take on this mantle and present to you Mediation Bombay 3.0. Mediation Bombay 3.0 promises to be an event that will change the way the future generation of lawyers view mediation.  We are confident to take this legacy ahead. In the past seven years, MNLU Mumbai has achieved a lot, both at the national and the international stage. On the back of these prosperous years for the University, the stage is, once again, set for us to take another step towards delivering the best Mediation competition. Mediation Bombay is designed to be the premier platform for students to showcase their mediation and negotiation skills.

In October, 2019 MNLU Mumbai hosted its first edition of ‘Mediation Bombay’. Our aim to echo the sentiment of Bombay, the excitement, ambition, passion and collaboration came to fruition as we hosted 24 of the top Law Schools in India. We are proud to announce our success in creating a single competition that provides a platform for students to interact, fuel their competitive spirit, build connections and consistently enhance their skill set.                 2020 marked another stepping stone on our path to growth. ‘Mediation Bombay’ witnessed participation and collaboration from teams and organizations across Asia. Through a culmination of hard work, creativity and an inspiring vision, our team was able to create a memorable virtual experience. 

On the back of these prosperous years for the University, the stage is set for us to once again take another step towards delivering the best Mediation competition. Mediation Bombay is designed to be the premier platform for students to showcase their mediation and negotiation skills.

Why Bombay:

Although Mumbai is a city, Bombay is an emotion. It is this emotion that we want to tap into. The excitement of industry, the sentiment of collaboration and compromise, the feeling of ‘never say die’ attitude of every person who has ever lived in this glorious city. It is the culmination of all these sentiments that has resulted in the constant development of which we are proud of and has contributed to Bombay’s rise as the financial capital of India.

Aim and purpose:

Our aim is to foster the growth of ADR practices in India and to impact the quality of these practices. As a young lawyer, one is seldom exposed to an accommodating attitude towards mediations. In cases when they are, it’s often treated as an option that is mentioned for the sake of formality. In Mediation Bombay the idea is to change this notion and the manner in which students perceive Mediation. In this competition we want to highlight that speaking up is not interfering, that sharing an opinion as regards to process is not a reflection of bias and that a mediator’s role is more than just that of a playback recorder or an aid to a blackboard. In addition to this, the goal is to encourage negotiators to think out of the box. Our problems are set to include various interwoven themes and sub-themes in a bid to challenge the contestants to venture far past their comfort zone. Needless to say, this is going to be a challenging task, but one that promises many benefits. From winning national and international competitions, organising workshops with global ADR Experts to establishing India’s first Centre for research on Mediation, Centre for Mediation and Research (CMR), we have done it all.