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Wellbeing at the Bar

Rachel Spearing reviews the results from the Bar Council’s first survey of the wellbeing of the profession   The Bar, by its very nature, is a stressful place to work, regardless ...
26 May 2015 / Rachel Spearing
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Are you well?

The life of the self-employed barrister; the background to, and results of, the recent Bar Council “Wellbeing Survey”; what was revealed; and the action now needed.   No-one has ...
26 May 2015
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Opening up on mental health

Barristers have responded in record numbers to the Bar’s wellbeing survey, the first of its kind to assess the mental health of a whole profession in any country.   Over 2,500 ...
10 February 2015
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Flying solo

A day in the life of a single mother at the Bar. By Gulshanah Choudhuri   A typical day would see me crawling from my bed at around 7am, asking the girls to get up. Once the mele ...
31 August 2013
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Stress at the Bar

Stress remains the most common reason for calls to LawCare, the advisory and support service for the legal profession.   Of the 378 case files opened in 2012, 42 were for ...
31 January 2013
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Barristers' Benevolent Association

Terence Mowschenson QC explains the work of the BBA   The Barristers’ Benevolent Association (BBA) exists to support, help and comfort those members of the Bar in England and ...
31 January 2013
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Second Bar Council Disability Conference

Profession Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, in his keynote speech welcomed the opportunity which the Bar Council Disability Conference gave to play an important part ...
30 November 2012
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Portrait of an Alcoholic

Where can a lawyer turn to when managing drink, work and life proves hard? LawCare explains how it is here to help.   When you think of an alcoholic, do you think of a shambling, ...
31 December 2011
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