11th HSF Kramer-NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition: LIVE UPDATES

National Law University (NLU) Delhi will be hosting the 11th edition of the HSF Kramer-NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition (INC) beginning today.

Organised jointly by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) and NLU Delhi, the competition has been held since 2014.

This year's edition runs from August 21 to 23 at the University's campus in Sector-14, Dwarka. 38 teams from law schools around the world are expected to take part.

Each university fields one team of two students. Participants will step into the roles of international lawyers, negotiating a series of legal problems modelled on real-life situations. Each round will be judged by a panel that includes renowned lawyers and academicians. The competition consists of two preliminary rounds followed by knock-out advanced rounds. The two advanced-round winners will then face off in the final.

Today's proceedings begin at 3 PM with registration and penalty appeals of Negotiation Plans for Preliminary Rounds, followed by the inaugural ceremony, opening ceremony, and a panel discussion titled Practitioners' Masterclass on M&A. The panel will feature Mark Bardell and Siddhartha Shukla of HSF Kramer, along with Gunjan Shah of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

The preliminary and advanced rounds follow over the next two days, with the finals and awards ceremony on August 23.

Live updates from the competition today feature on this page.