Whilst the majority of Colin's time is spent mediating, in addition to his mediation practice, Colin also heads up a separate arm of the business delivering bespoke mediation training and offers a consultancy service for those within the legal profession who require a greater understanding of mediation and when it could be an appropriate option for their client's dispute.

Colin originally trained as a mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) who were internationally recognised as the standard of excellence, setting a benchmark for initial professional mediation training. Following his CEDR accreditation in 2000, Colin continued to work closely with CEDR as a member of the CEDR Faculty, training mediators and lawyers in mediation advocacy. This included involvement in developing CEDR's current Mediation Advocacy Course. Increasingly approached directly for training, Colin retired from the Faculty in order to set up his own training organisation under the CDR brand.

With mediation becoming increasingly used in the legal profession worldwide, Colin has been training mediators on an international basis including, South Africa, Europe and Russia, as well as providing mediation advocacy training to law firms in the UK and Ireland, where there remains a strong demand for advanced mediation advocacy skills training.

Colin's particular expertise and interest is in the evolution of mediation practice and he is a regular speaker on this and other aspects of ADR at international mediation conferences around the world. 

Colin will always look to develop a bespoke training programme specific to the needs of the delegates attending. If you would like to discuss your training needs please click here to make an enquiry.

 

Lead Trainer and Assessor 3-day Advanced Mediator Training courses in Barbados, West Indies

Lead Trainer and Assessor at 4-day Mediator Training course in Moscow, Russia

Lead Trainer and Assessor at 4-day Mediator Training course in St Petersburg, Russia

Advanced Mediation training seminars for various UK top ten-law firms

Assessor & Trainer at 5-day Mediator Training Skills course in Johannesburg, South Africa

Assessor & Trainer at 5-day Mediator Training Skills course in Dublin, Ireland

Lead Trainer at 1-day Mediation Advocacy Skills course in Cork, Ireland

Assessor on various CEDR Mediator Training Skills courses, accrediting Mediators

Mediation simulations and presentations for various UK law firms

European Commission sponsored project 'Promotion of International Commercial Arbitration'
and other Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques in MEDA Countries in Amman, Jordan

Speaker and Trainer at First International Mediation Conference in Moscow, Russia.

2-day Training Programme for Judges and Attorneys in Belgrade, Serbia

2-day Training Programme for Judges & Attorneys in Sarajevo, Bosnia

2-day Training Programme (I) for Judges & Attorneys in Skopje, Macedonia

2-day Training Programme (II) for Judges & Attorneys in Skopje, Macedonia

Speaker and Trainer on International Mediation at "Making & Saving Deals in the Global Business Environment", joint programme by Hamline University School of Law, USA and University of "La Sapienza" in Rome, Italy

Mock Mediator in 20+ 'role play' mediation events for leading UK law firms

5-day Training Programme organised by IDLO for Judges in Mbabane, Swaziland

2-day Training Programme, ADR Academy II, organised by law firm CMS Cameron McKenna, in The Hague, Netherlands.

As part of CEDR Faculty, Colin regularly delivered modules from CEDR's Representing Clients in Mediation courses to leading UK law firms

Awareness seminars for UK Law Societies (solicitors & barristers)

Continuing professional development (accredited) seminars for various UK law firms (30+) as consultant to CEDR

Mediation update for UK Judges, rolling programme organised by Judicial Studies Board for the Supreme Court of England & Wales, UK

Developing & delivering seminars on ADR for TEC, Organisation of CEOs of UK private and public companies