Hear an international panel of invited guests from across the Commonwealth share their current experiences in mediating sports disputes. Panelists from the West Indies, Canada, India and Ireland will discuss a range of issues in the third part of the Webinar series "Post Covid Mediation - Charting the Path of the Future".

Hosted By

Mediators of the Supreme Court of India, Commonwealth Lawyers Association, The Youth Bar Association of India & The Sports Dispute Resolution Centre, India

Topic

Scope of Mediation in Sports Dispute

Scope of Mediation in Sports Dispute

By its very nature the underlying purpose of sports is the evolution of human being to his/her perfection and develops absolute precision in skills. The real energy that empowers sports at every level from local to global is that of harmony, peace, relationship and entertainment.

However, as the sports industry has continued to emerge as one of the fastest growing industry, reaching globally to about US $ 1.7 Trillion, with several stake holders passionately involved for their love of it and other associated in it for business and employment, serious conflicts continue to arise which culminate into disputes.

PANELISTS

1. Hon’ble Justice (Dr,) A.K. Sikri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India, Judge Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC).

2. Hon’ble Justice Graeme Mew, Judge, Superior Court, Ontario, Canada & Director, Sports Disputes Resolution Centre.

3. Deryck Murray, Former Test Cricketer, West Indies & Currently Sports Arbitrator

4. Louise J. Reilly, Barrister, Arbitrator & Mediator

Introductory Remarks

Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior Advocate & Mediator, Supreme Court of India, Former President, Supreme Court Bar Association.

Welcome Address

Steven Thiru, Vice-President, CLA, Australasia Hub & Former President, Malaysian Bar

Moderator

Rajiv Dutta, Senior Advocate & Mediator, Supreme Court of India

Vote of Thanks

Aruneshwar Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India.

MEETING CREDENTIALS

Medium: Zoom

Date: 10th November 2020

Time: 5:30 PM IST/12:00 PM BST

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