As changes in technology proceed at a seemingly relentless pace, law firms continue to be vulnerable to data protection and cyber security breaches. This session will set out the latest guidance from the SRA and will also look at the new requirement to have a data protection complaints procedure (with effect from 19th June 2026)
Topics for discussion will include:
SRA expectations for 2026
Appropriate governance, systems and controls to ensure you are using technology responsibly.
- Appropriate leadership and oversight,
- Undertaking risk and impact assessments
- Creating policies and procedures
- Undertaking training and awareness
- Monitoring and evaluation impact of the technology to avoid unintended consequences.
Essential Security Controls
- Multi-factor authentication
- Encryption
- Patches
- Disaster recovery
- Using AI securely
- Examples of ICO enforcement action
Data Protection Complaints Procedure
- Ways in which complaints can be made
- Content of complaints procedure
- Acknowledgement of complaints
- Investigation of complaints
- Provision of outcomes to the data subject
- Records to be kept
Cyber Resilience Bill
- Impact on the legal profession
- Key requirements
This webinar forms the fifth session of five as part of For Legal's dedicated Regulation and Compliance Webinar Day: Navigating SRA Expectations.
The programme covers:-
- Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing (EDI&W)
- Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions
- SRA Accounts Rules & Financial Stability
- Ethics & Professional Conduct, and
- Technology & Cyber Security
Each webinar is priced at £69 + VAT, giving you the flexibility to attend the sessions most relevant to your role and responsibilities. You can book onto individual webinars or select multiple sessions across the day, depending on your firm’s needs.
- Individual webinars: £69 +VAT per session
- Full day access (EXCLUSIVE OFFER): £250 +VAT per session
EXCLUSIVE OFFER - To celebrate For Media Group's 5th birthday, you can now book the entire day for £250 +VAT, making each webinar only £50 +VAT.
Lawyers and non-lawyers with an interest in contracts.
All Levels – this can be picked up throughout anyones professional career regardless of experience.
- To understand the latest guidance from the SRA.
- To consider essential security controls.
- To comprehend the approach to enforcement taken by the ICO
- To understand the requirement to have a data protection complaints procedure
- To consider the likely impact of the Cyber Resilience Bill on law firms
- Understand the SRA’s latest guidance
- Be aware of and implement essential security controls
- Adapt existing complaints procedures to deal with data protection complaints
This live webinar contains a 45-minute presentation from Keith Markham, a 15-minute Q&A session where you can ask any questions you'd like directly to Keith. You can download your own copy of the presentation and resources to refer to during and after the live webinar.
You will be able to actively listen to the course and ask questions to the speaker.
This live webinar provides you with 1 hour of learning.
Attendees will receive a CPD certificate upon completion of this course.
The live webinar begins at 15:30.
The £69 +VAT price includes:
- 45-minutes of topical content
- 15-minute interactive Q&A
- Comprehensive lecture notes
- Digital CPD certificate
Of course. To book multiple delegates, increase the amount of tickets you wish to buy and add them to your basket. Once your payment has been processed, you will then be asked to assign the tickets to the delegates attending. Each delegate will then receive an email with instructions on how to finalise their booking
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Keith Markham
Keith Markham qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and now works as a freelance consultant.
After beginning his career in private practice he moved in-house in 2004 and worked at comparethemarket.com. During his time there Keith advised extensively on all areas of commercial contracts and data protection. He also conducted contract negotiations of a complex nature, often with major blue chip companies.
In 2007, Keith joined BPP Professional Education, one of Europe’s leading providers of professional development training. He worked there as both an in-house lawyer dealing with data protection and commercial contracts and also as a presenter of training courses before going freelance in 2009.
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