Understanding Your Duties Under the SRA Code of Conduct - 2026 Update & Refresher

Introduction

The SRA Codes of Conduct have been in place for several years and aside from recent amendments addressing wellbeing, there have been few changes.

However, the exposure legal professionals receive to ethical codes during training may require revisiting - especially in light of ongoing investigations such as those involving Axiom Ince, SSB and the Post Office.

This short webinar provides an essential reminder of the key duties demanded of legal professionals. It will focus on the obligations under the SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and serve as a practical refresher on responsibilities, best practice, and the potential risks of personal liability.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• SRA approach to compliance and enforcement
• Recent trends in enforcement actions, key lessons from recent cases, and how regulators are interpreting ethical obligations in practice
• SRA Principles
• An overview of the SRA’s fundamental principles that govern all legal professionals - what they mean in practice, common pitfalls and how to integrate them effectively into your professional decision-making
• Obligations around costs, conflicts and confidentiality
• Your duties regarding client costs, managing conflicts of interest and safeguarding confidential information and how to avoid common breaches that could lead to personal liability
• Best practice for dealing with undertakings
• How to give, accept and discharge undertakings correctly, the consequences of failing to comply and how to implement processes that protect both your clients and your professional standing
• The impact of AI on professional obligations
• How the growing use of AI in legal practice affects your duties under the SRA Code of Conduct, the risks around confidentiality, competence and reliance on technology and strategies for using AI responsibly without compromising ethical obligations

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 31st March 2026

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