Continuing Professional Development (CPD)


CPD’s are advanced extensions of the Executive Certificate in Negotiation & Dispute Resolution, which provides participants with the foundational knowledge, frameworks, and practical skills required for effective negotiation and dispute resolution. Building upon this foundation, each pathway offers focused, sector-specific training that enables participants to develop specialized expertise within their chosen area of practice and apply negotiation principles to complex real-world scenarios.

The Advanced Executive Certification Tracks have been designed to bridge this gap by providing participants with practical exposure to advanced negotiation frameworks, sector-specific dispute-resolution strategies, realistic simulations, and applied learning experiences that mirror contemporary professional challenges.

The certification emphasizes practical competence, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and dispute-resolution effectiveness through immersive learning experiences that prepare participants for real-world negotiation environments.

Essential Mediation Solutions (EMS)


Partners in the CPD courses

Essential Mediation Solutions (EMS) is a leading UK-based provider of civil, commercial, and workplace mediation services, as well as accredited mediation and negotiation training programmes. Founded by Emma McAndry, a Fellow of the Civil Mediation Council, Legal 500 Leading Mediator, and award-winning mediation trainer, EMS is committed to promoting effective dispute resolution through mediation. As a registered provider affiliated with the Civil Mediation Council, the largest mediation registration body in England and Wales. EMS has also delivered mediation services and training internationally, including in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Dubai, supporting legal professionals, businesses, and organizations across diverse jurisdictions. Combining extensive practical experience with internationally recognized expertise, EMS helps clients resolve disputes constructively and build lasting conflict-resolution capacity.

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and dispute-resolution skills for professionals operating in commercial and international business environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to negotiate contracts, manage commercial disputes, navigate cross-border transactions, engage effectively with multiple stakeholders, and structure sustainable settlements. Through a focus on commercial mediation, risk management, and negotiations in real life circumstances, participants will gain the strategic tools needed to achieve successful outcomes in complex business and institutional settings.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Develop commercial negotiation strategies.
  • Structure and negotiate commercial settlements.
  • Manage cross-border negotiation challenges.
  • Analyze contractual and commercial risks.
  • Navigate complex multi-party commercial disputes.
  • Apply mediation and dispute-resolution techniques within business environments.

Who Should Apply?

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals

Trainers

 Shozab Majeed.

International Law Expert & Mediator

  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Navigate complex governmental negotiations.
  • Engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Conduct multilateral and diplomatic negotiations.
  • Manage negotiations during crises and high-pressure situations.
  • Develop institutional negotiation strategies.
  • Communicate effectively within public-sector environments.
  •  

Who Should Apply?

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals

Trainers

 Shozab Majeed.

International Law Expert & Mediator

  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Handle workplace conflict constructively.
  •  Handle governance/organizational conflict.
  •  Negotiate effectively in shareholder and partnership scenarios.
  •  Develop leadership communication skills.
  •  Manage organizational stakeholders effectively.
  •  Resolve organizational conflicts effectively.

Who Should Apply?

  • Employment and Labour Lawyers
  • HR and Employment Relations Specialists
  • In-House Counsel
  • Corporate Governance Professionals
  • Partners and Managing Lawyers
  • Legal Managers and Team Leaders

Trainers

Fehem Hashmi

Corporate & M&A Lawyer

  • Partner, Vellani & Vellani, Pakistan (since 2017)
  • Former Senior Associate, Clifford Chance | Associate, Baker & McKenzie
  • Expertise: M&A, FDI, Joint Ventures & Dispute Resolution
  • Called to the Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln's Inn (2008)

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Facilitate family-focused negotiations effectively.
  • Manage emotionally complex disputes.
  • Conduct custody and parenting negotiations.
  • Address inheritance and succession conflicts constructively.
  • Design practical and sustainable family settlements.
  • Apply mediation techniques within family dispute settings.

Who Should Apply?

  • Family Lawyers
  • Succession and Estate Practitioners
  • Mediators
  • Child Rights Practitioners
  • Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Community Dispute Resolution Professionals

Trainers

Dawn Stainer

Mediator & Trainer

  • Founder, Lakeland Mediation Solutions (8+ years)
  • CMC Registered Mediator — Workplace, Family & Civil/Commercial
  • Moderator, Civil Mediation Council Registered Training Courses
  • BA (Hons) Law, Oxford Brookes | PGCE, Lancaster University

Laricelle Fouchee

Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator

  • IMI-Qualified Mediator | Registered Member, Civil Mediation Council
  • Founder, Fouchee Mediation (UK) | Former Attorney, South Africa
  • LLM Mediation & International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Newcastle University
  • Specialises in Workplace, Civil & Commercial Mediation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Executive Certificate on Mediation Advocacy & International Dispute Resolution Representation is designed to develop practical skills in mediation advocacy and dispute resolution for professionals engaged in legal, commercial, and international contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to represent clients effectively in mediation proceedings, manage negotiation processes, handle caucuses and deadlocks, and contribute to the structuring of viable settlement agreements. With a focus on mediation frameworks, settlement negotiation techniques, advocacy strategies, and international dispute resolution practices, participants will gain the strategic and practical tools needed to achieve effective and sustainable outcomes in complex domestic and cross-border disputes.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Understand mediation principles, process, and framework.
  • Develop mediation advocacy and representation skills.
  • Prepare for mediation and negotiation proceedings.
  • Manage caucuses, discussions, and negotiation deadlocks.
  • Apply settlement negotiation techniques effectively.
  • Draft settlement frameworks and agreements.
  • Represent clients in domestic and international disputes.

Who should apply?

  • Lawyers and legal practitioners
  • In-house counsel and corporate professionals
  • Government officials and policy professionals
  • Dispute resolution and mediation practitioners

Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation

Resolution Representation Duration: 10 Hours Programme Overview: The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings. Learning Outcomes Participant will be able to:
  • Navigate complex governmental negotiations.
  • Engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Conduct multilateral and diplomatic negotiations.
  • Manage negotiations during crises and high-pressure situations.
  • Develop institutional negotiation strategies.
  • Communicate effectively within public-sector environments.
Who Should Apply?
  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals
Trainers  Shozab Majeed. International Law Expert & Mediator
  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Handle workplace conflict constructively.
  •  Handle governance/organizational conflict.
  •  Negotiate effectively in shareholder and partnership scenarios.
  •  Develop leadership communication skills.
  •  Manage organizational stakeholders effectively.
  •  Resolve organizational conflicts effectively.

 

Who Should Apply?

  • Employment and Labour Lawyers
  • HR and Employment Relations Specialists
  • In-House Counsel
  • Corporate Governance Professionals
  • Partners and Managing Lawyers
  • Legal Managers and Team Leaders

Trainers

Fehem Hashmi

Corporate & M&A Lawyer

  • Partner, Vellani & Vellani, Pakistan (since 2017)
  • Former Senior Associate, Clifford Chance | Associate, Baker & McKenzie
  • Expertise: M&A, FDI, Joint Ventures & Dispute Resolution
  • Called to the Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln’s Inn (2008)

 

Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Facilitate family-focused negotiations effectively.
  • Manage emotionally complex disputes.
  • Conduct custody and parenting negotiations.
  • Address inheritance and succession conflicts constructively.
  • Design practical and sustainable family settlements.
  • Apply mediation techniques within family dispute settings.

Who Should Apply?

  • Family Lawyers
  • Succession and Estate Practitioners
  • Mediators
  • Child Rights Practitioners
  • Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Community Dispute Resolution Professionals

Trainers

Dawn Stainer

Mediator & Trainer

  • Founder, Lakeland Mediation Solutions (8+ years)
  • CMC Registered Mediator — Workplace, Family & Civil/Commercial
  • Moderator, Civil Mediation Council Registered Training Courses
  • BA (Hons) Law, Oxford Brookes | PGCE, Lancaster University

Laricelle Fouchee

Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator

  • IMI-Qualified Mediator | Registered Member, Civil Mediation Council
  • Founder, Fouchee Mediation (UK) | Former Attorney, South Africa
  • LLM Mediation & International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Newcastle University
  • Specialises in Workplace, Civil & Commercial Mediation

Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Navigate complex governmental negotiations.
  • Engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Conduct multilateral and diplomatic negotiations.
  • Manage negotiations during crises and high-pressure situations.
  • Develop institutional negotiation strategies.
  • Communicate effectively within public-sector environments.
  •  

Who Should Apply?

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals

Trainers

 Shozab Majeed.

International Law Expert & Mediator

  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Handle workplace conflict constructively.
  •  Handle governance/organizational conflict.
  •  Negotiate effectively in shareholder and partnership scenarios.
  •  Develop leadership communication skills.
  •  Manage organizational stakeholders effectively.
  •  Resolve organizational conflicts effectively.

Who Should Apply?

  • Employment and Labour Lawyers
  • HR and Employment Relations Specialists
  • In-House Counsel
  • Corporate Governance Professionals
  • Partners and Managing Lawyers
  • Legal Managers and Team Leaders

Trainers

Fehem Hashmi

Corporate & M&A Lawyer

  • Partner, Vellani & Vellani, Pakistan (since 2017)
  • Former Senior Associate, Clifford Chance | Associate, Baker & McKenzie
  • Expertise: M&A, FDI, Joint Ventures & Dispute Resolution
  • Called to the Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln’s Inn (2008)

Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Facilitate family-focused negotiations effectively.
  • Manage emotionally complex disputes.
  • Conduct custody and parenting negotiations.
  • Address inheritance and succession conflicts constructively.
  • Design practical and sustainable family settlements.
  • Apply mediation techniques within family dispute settings.

Who Should Apply?

  • Family Lawyers
  • Succession and Estate Practitioners
  • Mediators
  • Child Rights Practitioners
  • Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Community Dispute Resolution Professionals

Trainers

Dawn Stainer

Mediator & Trainer

  • Founder, Lakeland Mediation Solutions (8+ years)
  • CMC Registered Mediator — Workplace, Family & Civil/Commercial
  • Moderator, Civil Mediation Council Registered Training Courses
  • BA (Hons) Law, Oxford Brookes | PGCE, Lancaster University

 

Laricelle Fouchee

Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator

  • IMI-Qualified Mediator | Registered Member, Civil Mediation Council
  • Founder, Fouchee Mediation (UK) | Former Attorney, South Africa
  • LLM Mediation & International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Newcastle University
  • Specialises in Workplace, Civil & Commercial Mediation

 

Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation

Resolution Representation Duration: 10 Hours Programme Overview: The Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and dispute-resolution skills for professionals operating in commercial and international business environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to negotiate contracts, manage commercial disputes, navigate cross-border transactions, engage effectively with multiple stakeholders, and structure sustainable settlements. Through a focus on commercial mediation, risk management, and negotiations in real life circumstances, participants will gain the strategic tools needed to achieve successful outcomes in complex business and institutional settings. Learning Outcomes Participant will be able to:
  • Develop commercial negotiation strategies.
  • Structure and negotiate commercial settlements.
  • Manage cross-border negotiation challenges.
  • Analyze contractual and commercial risks.
  • Navigate complex multi-party commercial disputes.
  • Apply mediation and dispute-resolution techniques within business environments.
Who Should Apply?
  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals
Trainers  Shozab Majeed. International Law Expert & Mediator
  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Navigate complex governmental negotiations.
  • Engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Conduct multilateral and diplomatic negotiations.
  • Manage negotiations during crises and high-pressure situations.
  • Develop institutional negotiation strategies.
  • Communicate effectively within public-sector environments.
  •  

Who Should Apply?

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals

Trainers

 Shozab Majeed.

International Law Expert & Mediator

  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Handle workplace conflict constructively.
  •  Handle governance/organizational conflict.
  •  Negotiate effectively in shareholder and partnership scenarios.
  •  Develop leadership communication skills.
  •  Manage organizational stakeholders effectively.
  •  Resolve organizational conflicts effectively.

 

Who Should Apply?

  • Employment and Labour Lawyers
  • HR and Employment Relations Specialists
  • In-House Counsel
  • Corporate Governance Professionals
  • Partners and Managing Lawyers
  • Legal Managers and Team Leaders

Trainers

Fehem Hashmi

Corporate & M&A Lawyer

  • Partner, Vellani & Vellani, Pakistan (since 2017)
  • Former Senior Associate, Clifford Chance | Associate, Baker & McKenzie
  • Expertise: M&A, FDI, Joint Ventures & Dispute Resolution
  • Called to the Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln’s Inn (2008)

 

Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Facilitate family-focused negotiations effectively.
  • Manage emotionally complex disputes.
  • Conduct custody and parenting negotiations.
  • Address inheritance and succession conflicts constructively.
  • Design practical and sustainable family settlements.
  • Apply mediation techniques within family dispute settings.

Who Should Apply?

  • Family Lawyers
  • Succession and Estate Practitioners
  • Mediators
  • Child Rights Practitioners
  • Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Community Dispute Resolution Professionals

Trainers

Dawn Stainer

Mediator & Trainer

  • Founder, Lakeland Mediation Solutions (8+ years)
  • CMC Registered Mediator — Workplace, Family & Civil/Commercial
  • Moderator, Civil Mediation Council Registered Training Courses
  • BA (Hons) Law, Oxford Brookes | PGCE, Lancaster University

 

Laricelle Fouchee

Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator

  • IMI-Qualified Mediator | Registered Member, Civil Mediation Council
  • Founder, Fouchee Mediation (UK) | Former Attorney, South Africa
  • LLM Mediation & International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Newcastle University
  • Specialises in Workplace, Civil & Commercial Mediation

 

Executive Certificate on Mediation Advocacy & International Dispute Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours Programme Overview: The Executive Certificate on Mediation Advocacy & International Dispute Resolution Representation is designed to develop practical skills in mediation advocacy and dispute resolution for professionals engaged in legal, commercial, and international contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to represent clients effectively in mediation proceedings, manage negotiation processes, handle caucuses and deadlocks, and contribute to the structuring of viable settlement agreements. With a focus on mediation frameworks, settlement negotiation techniques, advocacy strategies, and international dispute resolution practices, participants will gain the strategic and practical tools needed to achieve effective and sustainable outcomes in complex domestic and cross-border disputes. Learning Outcomes Participant will be able to:
  • Understand mediation principles, process, and framework.
  • Develop mediation advocacy and representation skills.
  • Prepare for mediation and negotiation proceedings.
  • Manage caucuses, discussions, and negotiation deadlocks.
  • Apply settlement negotiation techniques effectively.
  • Draft settlement frameworks and agreements.
  • Represent clients in domestic and international disputes.
Who should apply?
  • Lawyers and legal practitioners
  • In-house counsel and corporate professionals
  • Government officials and policy professionals
  • Dispute resolution and mediation practitioners

Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Commercial & Cross-Border Deal Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and dispute-resolution skills for professionals operating in commercial and international business environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to negotiate contracts, manage commercial disputes, navigate cross-border transactions, engage effectively with multiple stakeholders, and structure sustainable settlements. Through a focus on commercial mediation, risk management, and negotiations in real life circumstances, participants will gain the strategic tools needed to achieve successful outcomes in complex business and institutional settings.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Develop commercial negotiation strategies.
  • Structure and negotiate commercial settlements.
  • Manage cross-border negotiation challenges.
  • Analyze contractual and commercial risks.
  • Navigate complex multi-party commercial disputes.
  • Apply mediation and dispute-resolution techniques within business environments.

Who Should Apply?

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals

Trainers

 Shozab Majeed.

International Law Expert & Mediator

  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Public-Sector & Diplomatic Negotiation is designed to equip professionals with advanced negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communication skills for public, regulatory, and international environments. The programme explores public-sector and multilateral negotiations, government stakeholder management, crisis negotiation frameworks, policy and regulatory discussions, and institutional negotiation strategies. Participants will develop the practical competencies required to build consensus, navigate complex stakeholder interests, and achieve effective outcomes in governmental, diplomatic, and public-sector settings.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Navigate complex governmental negotiations.
  • Engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
  • Conduct multilateral and diplomatic negotiations.
  • Manage negotiations during crises and high-pressure situations.
  • Develop institutional negotiation strategies.
  • Communicate effectively within public-sector environments.
  •  

Who Should Apply?

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Commercial and Contract Lawyers
  • In-House Counsel
  • Transactional Lawyers
  • International Trade and Investment Practitioners
  • Arbitration and ADR Professionals

Trainers

 Shozab Majeed.

International Law Expert & Mediator

  • Director of International Law, Ministry of Defence Pakistan
  • Advisor, World Bank Power Sector
  • LLM International Law (UK) | MBA Negotiations & ADR (USA)
  • IMI & CMC Certified Mediator
  • United Nations Medal Recipient

Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Organizational Negotiation is designed to develop practical negotiation and conflict-resolution skills for professionals operating within workplace, governance, and organizational environments. The programme equips participants with the ability to manage workplace disputes, facilitate constructive dialogue among internal stakeholders, navigate shareholder and partnership negotiations, address governance conflicts, and apply effective leadership communication strategies. Through a focus on organizational dispute resolution, human resource negotiations, and collaborative decision-making, participants will gain the skills required to strengthen relationships, resolve conflicts constructively, and contribute to organizational stability and performance.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Handle workplace conflict constructively.
  •  Handle governance/organizational conflict.
  •  Negotiate effectively in shareholder and partnership scenarios.
  •  Develop leadership communication skills.
  •  Manage organizational stakeholders effectively.
  •  Resolve organizational conflicts effectively.

 

Who Should Apply?

  • Employment and Labour Lawyers
  • HR and Employment Relations Specialists
  • In-House Counsel
  • Corporate Governance Professionals
  • Partners and Managing Lawyers
  • Legal Managers and Team Leaders

Trainers

Fehem Hashmi

Corporate & M&A Lawyer

  • Partner, Vellani & Vellani, Pakistan (since 2017)
  • Former Senior Associate, Clifford Chance | Associate, Baker & McKenzie
  • Expertise: M&A, FDI, Joint Ventures & Dispute Resolution
  • Called to the Bar of England & Wales, Lincoln’s Inn (2008)

 

Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation

Resolution Representation

Duration: 10 Hours

Programme Overview:

The Advanced Executive Certificate in Family, Custody & Inheritance Negotiation is designed to develop advanced negotiation and mediation skills for professionals managing sensitive disputes within family, custody, and inheritance contexts. The programme equips participants with the ability to facilitate emotionally complex negotiations, manage high-conflict family dynamics, conduct custody and parenting discussions, address inheritance and succession disputes, and design sustainable settlement outcomes. Through a focus on interest-based family negotiation, constructive communication, and practical mediation frameworks, participants will gain the emotional intelligence and strategic tools needed to achieve durable, relationship-preserving outcomes in some of the most personally challenging negotiation environments.

Learning Outcomes

Participant will be able to:

  • Facilitate family-focused negotiations effectively.
  • Manage emotionally complex disputes.
  • Conduct custody and parenting negotiations.
  • Address inheritance and succession conflicts constructively.
  • Design practical and sustainable family settlements.
  • Apply mediation techniques within family dispute settings.

Who Should Apply?

  • Family Lawyers
  • Succession and Estate Practitioners
  • Mediators
  • Child Rights Practitioners
  • Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Community Dispute Resolution Professionals

Trainers

Dawn Stainer

Mediator & Trainer

  • Founder, Lakeland Mediation Solutions (8+ years)
  • CMC Registered Mediator — Workplace, Family & Civil/Commercial
  • Moderator, Civil Mediation Council Registered Training Courses
  • BA (Hons) Law, Oxford Brookes | PGCE, Lancaster University

 

Laricelle Fouchee

Civil, Commercial & Employment Mediator

  • IMI-Qualified Mediator | Registered Member, Civil Mediation Council
  • Founder, Fouchee Mediation (UK) | Former Attorney, South Africa
  • LLM Mediation & International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Newcastle University
  • Specialises in Workplace, Civil & Commercial Mediation

 

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