Reworked into a practical introduction to all three ESG pillars for everyone in a law firm. It includes current professional and regulatory context, greenwashing risks, and role-relevant actions, supported by a new filmed SA Law B Corp case study. The refreshed structure and optional manager-focused content are aimed at making it easier for firms to build shared ESG awareness and translate commitments into practice.

CPD: 0.92

SRA Competencies: A1(a), A1(c), A1(e), A2(d), A5(a), B7(b)

Redesigned to reflect the SRA Compliance Officers Thematic Review published in December 2025 and the realities of the role. It adds clearer guidance on notifications versus discretionary reports, written reporting requirements, under-reporting, the forthcoming role-separation rule and practical compliance scenarios. A new panel featuring two practising COLPs, Rebecca Palmer and Michelle Rosen, brings varied practitioner perspectives and makes the course more engaging and actionable.

CPD: 0.67

SRA Competencies: A1(c), A1(d), A2(d), A5(a), B7(b), C3(b), C3(c), D1(b)

Maintained to reflect the current legislative context, including the Employment Rights Act 2025's equality and harassment provisions, commencing 1 and 30 October 2026.

CPD: 0.84

Maintained to reflect the current legislative context, including the Employment Rights Act 2025's harassment package.

CPD: 0.67

The Solicitors Regulation Authority carried out a thematic review of the Compliance Officer regime in 2025 and found some serious issues around the reporting of breaches. This webinar covers what the SRA found and what firms can do to address any compliance gaps they may have.

CPD: 1.00

The webinar provides insights into the regulatory basis for continuity planning, the duties compliance officers must play, how to carry out a business impact assessment, recognising the most common causes of continuity failure, and the practical steps firms can take to strengthen their arrangements.

CPD: 1.00

The webinar provides insights into how firms can create an effective file audit process, including the regulatory and accreditation obligations around file audits, what makes an effective file audit, and learning from file audit data.

CPD: 0.67

The webinar looks at effective supervision within law firms, the regulatory foundations, what good supervision looks like in practice, and the implications of the Mazur judgment.

CPD: 1.00

A practical guide to complaints handling — from understanding definitions to meeting regulatory requirements.

CPD: 1.00

The webinar provides insights into the obligations firms and employees have around the giving and receiving of undertakings.

CPD: 1.00

On the first Thursday of each month, Brian Rogers hosts a 45-minute compliance update webinar for the legal profession. These sessions have proven very popular with our clients, attracting over 5,000 registrants for the live broadcast. These update webinars focus on current and upcoming events within the legal regulatory space and some of the topics covered in this edition were:

CPD: 1.00

On-demand recordings of these webinars are made available through our LMS. You can find these recordings, as well as other webinars, inside the 'Monthly Compliance Updates' catalogue. You can also register to attend the live sessions by registering here.

The webinar provides CQS firms with insights into how they can effectively meet their compliance obligations.

CPD: 1.00

File Review Policy (v2.0)
Updated to reflect the SRA's latest Guidance on Effective Supervision (June 2026), following the Court of Appeal's Mazur ruling - your file review process now aligns with the SRA's current risk-based approach to supervision, including oversight of AI-assisted work.

File and Case Management Procedures Manual (v2.0)
Ending a client relationship: Updated in line with the SRA's new guidance (May 2026) on terminating a retainer, including clearer guidance on giving reasonable notice and protecting the client's position when a matter ends early.

Sanctions checks: Updated to reflect that UK sanctions screening now runs against the single UK Sanctions List, following the retirement of the previous consolidated list earlier this year.

Supervision Procedures (v3.0)
Updated to reflect the Court of Appeal's ruling in Mazur & Stuart v Charles Russell Speechlys [2026] EWCA Civ 369, clarifying how unauthorised staff, including paralegals, trainees and CILEX members, can lawfully support litigation work under proper supervision. Also updated in line with the SRA's Guidance on Effective Supervision, with new provisions on supervising AI-assisted work.

We are currently undertaking a full realignment of our template policy library for law firms in England and Wales. Policies are being restructured into a consistent format with a clear focus on obligations, procedures and the regulatory framework that underpins them.

Updated policies are being released on a rolling basis through 2026. Where a policy has been updated, the version number and review date will reflect the current release. Firms should replace earlier versions on issue. Questions about specific policies or the update programme can be directed to your usual contact.

The following policies have been updated to improve the format and now include customisation guidance to assist firms with the customisation process:

The following content has been retired this month and is no longer available in its respective library.

The following fixes have been made to content in the Access Legal Learning libraries since the August 2026 release.

This release will be made available to all GRC for Law Firms and Policies & Precedents for Law Firms subscribers on September 30th, 2026.

Please note, if you are a client utilising our ContentServe solution you will need to download the latest Pathways into your LMS.

We hope you enjoy this latest content release and if you have any queries, please look at our Access LMS Evo Help Centre.

If you would like to find out more information about our Legal Learning products or inquire on adding any of these products to your account, you can find more information regarding this here.