The first day of the UILS Mediation and Negotiation Competition 2018 began with the preliminary round 1 in the morning. 50 teams participated in the 1st round and other 50 teams participated in prelims round 2 in the afternoon. The rounds were judged by 40 senior members of the legal profession who are trained mediators from the Punjab & Haryana High Court. Prof. Rattan Singh, Director UILS and Dr. Shruti Bedi were highly obliged with the warm and cooperative support from the Panjab and Haryana High Court Meditation center and welcomed the judges .
The judges appreciated the conduct of this competiton and were pleased to know that 300 students took part in the competition . The participants were judged on their communication skills, their relationship with the opposite party and the mediator and their ingenuity of ideas for possible solutions.
16 teams made it to the octa final rounds. The day concluded with octa finals round and the 4 teams made it to semi-finals which will be conducted tomorrow.
