Training Module
Barristers and Chambers support staff regularly handle sensitive personal data, including confidential client information, case details, and legal documents, so a sound knowledge of their responsibilities under the GDPR is crucial. This is where training, and especially industry-relevant training, is vital for everyone in Chambers.
Reach out to Sarah, our dedicated Training Manager to discuss your Chambers’ training needs
The ABC GDPR training module has been developed specifically for Members of the Bar and Chambers’ support staff by Jane Sarginson of St Philips Chambers. It recognises the reality of life at the Bar, where barristers and staff routinely handle highly sensitive personal data, including confidential client information, case materials, and legal documents. A clear, practical understanding of obligations under the UK GDPR is therefore essential.
GDPR compliance is not simply a statutory requirement; it is a fundamental part of ethical legal practice. Effective, role-specific training helps Chambers and individuals safeguard clients, protect professional reputations, and reduce exposure to legal and financial risk.
This expectation is reinforced by the Bar Standards Board. The recently published Regulatory Expectations of Chambers states:
“We expect chambers to ensure barristers are familiar with their obligations (under the UK GDPR).”
Chambers have a responsibility to support their members, pupils, and staff in meeting these obligations. ABC’s online GDPR training, together with its popular Training Partnership initiative, offers a practical solution. Designed with busy practitioners in mind, the training is always available, flexible to complete, and tailored to the realities of Chambers. It also provides a simple way to evidence compliance by securely recording and storing training completion records.
ABC’s GDPR training makes it easier for Chambers to meet regulatory expectations while embedding best practice across the whole organisation.
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Specifically designed for the unique world of Chambers, our training is written by a practising barrister with particular expertise in the GDPR, especially for other barristers and Chambers support staff.
Devised with the busy barrister in mind. The content can be accessed on demand, 24/7. The total running time including the quiz is designed to be 45 minutes – which can be undertaken in manageable sections if preferred.
On demand content that is succinct and easily digestible, and training that can be completed even on the move – and can be left if interrupted and rejoined later on a different device if necessary.
The ABC training portfolio provides an unmatched combination of Chambers-specific training written by expert barristers practicing in that field; a user-friendly and easy to navigate e-learning platform, and a training provider renowned for its client-focussed and friendly approach.
Jane Sarginson is a highly experienced barrister and a member of St Philips Chambers’ nationally recognised Regulatory Group.
Called in 2000, Jane has particular expertise and interest in Information and Data Privacy Law. She has first-hand experience of helping organisations implement strategies to ensure compliance and providing practical and accessible training, incisive advice and robust representation in this area.
Jane is an accredited EU General Data Protection Regulation Practitioner, recognised by the International Board for IT Governance Qualifications and advises both those seeking to make and resist SARs, as to liability and quantum in situations where data breaches are alleged.
In 2017/18 Jane was embedded for over a year within Cadent Gas, the largest supplier in the UK, ensuring their compliance with the GDPR and implementing necessary policies.
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