CPD Training has been authorised by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board to run training and assessments in London for the Basic Litigation Certificate. The first courses will be run in October 2014. Candidates may register their interest by emailing Stephen.dixon@cpdtraining.net or by using the contact form.
1: Electronic Disclosure 2: Costs Management 3: Arbitration Advocacy 4: Negotiation
Electronic Disclosure
The law is running hard to keep up with technology. Over 90% of documents these days are electronically created. Lawyers who do this course learn about the new rules on electronic disclosure and at the same time tackle the challenging problems caused by clients, opponents and the courts.
96% of candidates described the training as excellent and the remaining 4% described it as good.
CPD Training (UK) Limited offers a one day assessment for Higher Rights of Audience (Civil) which comprises a written examination (90 minutes); an Interim Application (8 minutes), a trial speech or submission (8 minutes) and an exercise in witness handling such as cross-examination or examination-in-chief (15 minutes).
2013 was a particularly busy year for CPD Training (UK) Ltd. Among the highlights were;
Following a number of requests, CPD Training (UK) will now be providing training in legal skills for doctors.
CPD Training has appointed prominent Belfast consultant, Dr Phillip O’Connor to assist in the preparation and delivery of the training. It is aimed at medical practitioners on subjects that involve the operation of the law and the giving of evidence in courts and tribunals.
“To most doctors, the courtroom is an alien environment,“ said Peter Lyons. “Our training will equip medical practitioners with the necessary skills and techniques to be effective witnesses.”
“We will concentrate on what lawyers and judges, including coroners, are looking for. We are not in the business of coaching witnesses but we will train doctors to give evidence in a calm, persuasive and professional manner", he said.
Dr O’Connor is a consultant in Accident and Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. He has a long-standing interest in trauma and the treatment of critically ill patients but he also is a passionate advocate for the training of doctors.
The first course set to run is entitled Giving Evidence (for Doctors) and lasts for one day.
Anyone interested should contact peter.lyons@cpdtraining.net for details.
Peter Lyons was invited to speak at a Personal Injury Conference hosted in Glasgow in October by the Glasgow Bar Association and the Royal Faculty of Procurators.
The subject of his session, which mercifully avoided being a lecture, was Proof Questioning Techniques.
Nearly 100 people attended the conference which was chaired with his usual panache by Professor Charles Hennessy.
Other presenters included Dr Alan Carson, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Lead Clinician on “Whiplash and other Helpful Disorders” and Fraser Simpson, Solicitor Advocate on “Dynamic Scotland - Leading the Way for Victims of Negligent Asbestos Exposure.”
The second cohort of LLM students took their places for the running of the Masters degree in Advocacy at the University of Strathclyde.
The course, which is led by Dame Elish Angiolini QC and Professor Peter Lyons comprises 5 residential weekends in Glasgow which are spaced about 2 months apart.
The LLM has attracted 17 students which is a large number for the second running of a Masters course, but the first one was so well-received, it is not surprising.
The first module which was held in October concentrated on Case Analysis and Communication Skills and there was an excellent session on Ancient Rhetoric by Professor Mark Poustie.
