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News / Events: January 2019

Efe Avan-Nomayo talks about the benefits of RED (Running Every Day) January

Running on Empty It’s January and the office is returning to normal services after a period of Christmas fever. The cheesy decorations have come down, and the special Christmas jumper goes back into storage for another year. Personally, Christmas is a period that I normally dread. Putting aside the shorter days and colder nights, it’s […]

Wellbeing at the Bar: Our New Chair 2019

Plans for Wellbeing at the Bar in 2019 In 2019 I am chairing the Bar Council’s Wellbeing at the Bar (‘WATB’) Working Group. It would be impossible to start my time as chair in any way other than by paying tribute to the outgoing chair, and indeed our only chair to date, Rachel Spearing. Rachel […]

Wellbeing at the Bar: Reflections from the outgoing Chair

I am writing my final blog as chair of the working group in the last days of December, juggling festive planning in between deadlines and preparation of new trials for 2019, amid this panic and chaos I stop to write this blog! Pausing to take a breath and reflecting, prioritising the wellbeing blog deadline amongst […]

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