Two Days Advanced Training Program in Mediation | MNLU Mumbai
The Centre for Mediation and Research of Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is
organizing a ‘Two Day Advanced Training Program in Mediation’ on May 03 – 04, 2025 at their
campus in Powai, Mumbai. Mr. Prathamesh D. Popat, senior trainer and empaneled mediator at
MCPC, shall be resource person for this program. Following are further details of it:
About the Organizer:
MNLU Mumbai – The Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, established under the
Maharashtra Act VI of 2014, is one of the premier National Law Universities in India. In the recent
years, the university has taken long strides in areas of research and has established Research Centers
to impart advanced legal education and promote society-oriented research in legal studies.
CMR – The Centre for Mediation and Research at MNLU Mumbai endeavors to build resources
and disseminate knowledge about the practice of mediation and conciliation in the country. CMR
began its journey on 19th January 2019, with an inaugural program at the hands of Hon’ble Mr.
Justice Abhay .S. Oka, who was then the Chairman of Main Mediation Monitoring Committee at
the Bombay High Court. Since then, CMR runs courses for the Certification in Mediation,
Conciliation, Conflict Resolution and Collaborative Dispute Resolution.
About the Program:
The program is introduced to equip students and working professionals with an array of
skills and expertise in the world of mediation. Regardless of one’s professional calling,
mediation can be a significant game changer in dealing with legal issues, ensuring interest
of both the parties in the dispute alongside providing a swifter dispute resolution
mechanism. With the skill sets it promises, the program will bolster participants’social and
professional standings and make them more valuable personnel to the organizations and
brands they represent. The program has been designed by a highly skilled resource
person, making the structure highly professional that will touch upon all the key aspects of
mediation, conflict management, and resolution. However participants are expected to
know the basics of mediation processes for smooth understanding of the session, but no
specialized course or practice is required to be undertaken to attend this program.
About the Resource Person:
Mr. Prathamesh D. Popat is a senior trainer and empaneled mediator at Mediation and Conciliation
Project Committee (MCPC). He started his practice as a Counsel at the Bombay High Court in the
Chambers of Senior Counsel Aspandiar P Chinoy after being admitted to the Bar in 1991. While
initially appearing only in Courts and Tribunals, his practice has become more focused on ADR
mechanisms. He has been appointed as Arbitrator in Ad Hoc as well as Institutional Arbitrations,
either as Sole Arbitrator or as a member of an Arbitral Tribunal. Mr. Prathamesh had his first brush
with the Mediation movement in India when he attended the mediation and ADR conference
conducted as a joint initiative between the governments of Australia and India. After the
amendment of the Civil Procedure Code to introduce court-annexed mediation, he attended several
mediation trainings and related events in India, including those organized by the Indian Merchants’
Chamber and the Bombay High Court. He proceeded to Europe in 2003 and thereafter to Australia
for further advanced trainings in mediation. He received Accreditation as Mediator from LEADR,
Australia around 2007 and was later on also certified as a Mediator by the IMI.
Program Details:
ï‚·Date: 3rd & 4th May, 2025
ï‚·Venue: Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, 2nd and 6th Floor, CETTM-MTNL
Building, Technology St, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400076.
ï‚·Eligibility: Open to students and professionals having basic knowledge about mediation.
ï‚·Mode: Offline (in seminar format).
ï‚·Brochure Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14LNuLluxXkAlMdNbnTyHb2cvSbgTVliT/view?usp=sharing
Registration Details:
Capacity: 24 seats only (to be allotted on first come – first served basis)
Fees: INR. 6000/-
Form Link: https://forms.gle/YGj9ZmK2s4wpiAyFA
Payment Link: https://paytm.me/PYTMPS/6737GJP
Deadline to Register: April 25, 2025
Contact Details:
For further information or queries, please feel free to contact the following:
ï‚·Ms. Rohini Kalyankar, Event Coordinator & Research Assistant (Law) at MNLU Mumbai –
rohini.kalyankar@mnlumumbai.edu.in / +91 7558703419
ï‚·Mr. Atharva Angale: Student Coordinator of Centre for Mediation & Research at MNLU
Mumbai – 2023131@mnlumumbai.edu.in / +91 82378444444
