Welcome to CPD Training UK, the legal training experts
CPD Training (UK) Limited is a UK-based legal training business whose teachers have presented courses in many different countries. The business was set up by Peter Lyons in 2005. Peter was a highly experienced legal skills teacher, who held senior positions at Nottingham Law School and the University of Law, where he was the Professor of Professional Development. Peter sadly died unexpectedly in June 2023.
Inspired by Peter’s example, the team at CPD Training (UK) Limited continues to represent the best value in top quality legal training. Our trainers are innovative and enthusiastic and have a wealth of experience. CPD's courses are entertaining, flexible and above all, educational.
What we do
Some of the finest law firms in the world use us for high quality courses in Litigation Drafting Skills, Negotiation Skills, Mediation, Arbitration and Trial Advocacy, Presentation Skills and Civil Litigation.
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What our clients say
“I am very impressed with your ability to teach a subject matter such as cross-examination, which is difficult at the best of times. You made it easy, enjoyable and interesting for everyone in our team."
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Advocacy: A Practical Guide 2nd Edition by Peter Lyons
Available from June 2026, this second edition has been fully updated by Chris Taylor and includes a new chapter on online advocacy.
“I have read no better guide to the practicalities of good advocacy than Peter Lyons’ book. It is informed by years of experience and by a wealth of illuminating anecdotes that will instruct and entertain all advocates from the novice to the QC. It is easy to understand, comprehensive (from opening submissions, through cross-examination to final speeches) and, as one would expect of a book on advocacy, completely persuasive.” From the Foreword to the First Edition by Lord Pannick KC
Peter Lyons, 1959-2023
Peter Lyons sadly passed away on 4 June 2023 after a brief illness. Peter was an inspirational advocacy teacher who trained thousands of lawyers all over the world. This included judges; a number of high-profile commercial solicitors who went on to take silk; and the first patent attorney to appear as counsel in the UK Supreme Court.
Anyone wishing to make contact regarding Peter should please email [email protected].
Our client list
Law firms
Bär & Karrer, Baker Botts, Bird & Bird, Burges Salmon, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, CMS Hasche Siegle, Covington and Burling, Debevoise & Plimpton, Dechert, Dentons, DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Goodman Derrick, Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hill Dickinson, K&L Gates, Kirkland & Ellis, Linklaters, Maples & Calder, Mayer Brown, O'Melveny and Myers, Schoenherr, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden Arps, Vinson & Elkins, Ward Hadaway, Watson Farley & Williams, Weil Gotshal and Manges, White & Case, Womble Bond Dickinson
Patent attorneys
AA Thornton, Abel & Imray, Appleyard Lees, Boult Wade Tennant, Bristows, Carpmaels & Ransford, Cleveland Scott York, Dehns, D Young & Co, EIP, Filemot Technology Law, Forresters, Gill Jennings & Every, Haseltine Lake Kempner, HGF Ltd, Hoffmann Eitle, Infineum, JA Kemp, Keltie, Kilburn & Strode, Maiwald, Marks & Clerk, Mathys & Squire, Maucher Jenkins, Mewburn Ellis, Murgitroyd & Company, Potter Clarkson, Qualcomm, Reddie & Grose, Slingsby Partners, Tomkins, Williams Powell, Withers & Rogers, WP Thompson
Institutions
The DPP of Ireland, The European Central Bank, ICC Vienna, The Law Society of Northern Ireland, The Law Society of Tasmania, The Northern Ireland Environment Agency, The Tasmanian Legal Practice Course