A. Mission
The Entertainment & Sports Community faces the absence of a designated body for dispute resolution, having to create a ground for recourse within the general system of justice. Our mission is to circumvent the issue thus created by providing accessible and rapid procedures of conflict resolution specific to the developing sporting committee of the nation and aiding its development in a conflict-free nature. We further aim to extend the benefits of alternate dispute resolution and provide the Indian entertainment and sporting community the opportunity to resolve conflicts in a structured yet comfortable manner. It serves a matter of great pride for the CESR to offer ADR options for the resolution of international commercial disputes between private parties. Developed by leading experts in entrainment and sport dispute settlement, the arbitration, mediation and expert determination procedures offered by the Centre are widely recognized as particularly appropriate for entertainment, sport and other disputes involving intellectual property.
B. Objectives
- To ensure access to independent, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) solutions for all participants in the Indian Entertainment and Sports System and reduce the burden on courts;
- To facilitate debate and raise awareness of entertainment and sport integrity issues;
- To ensure that independent alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes are equitable for all;
- To provide for a special panel of mediators and arbitrators which consists of highly qualified and recognized entertainment and sport law mediators and arbitrators from various jurisdictions;
- To play a leading role in establishing and maintaining consistent standards which protect the participant, ensure fair competition and ensures inclusivity thereby, improving the entertainment and sporting spectacle;
- To offer best in class, innovative and trusted dispute resolution services that are constantly evolving to meet the demands of the well-connected and globalised world of entertainment and sport;
- To take into account the fast moving nature of the film and media sectors and subsequently, cull down the time limits applying to the various stages of the proceedings with an aim to expedite the dispute resolution process;
- Enhance excellence and promote increased and inclusive participation from all spheres of society in the entertainment and sports industry through the prevention or reduction of related disputes, thus creating a culture of fairness.