Category Wellbeing
THERE ARE 110 POSTS ON THIS SITE: HERE IS A GUIDE TO HELP YOU TAKE YOUR PICK
This site has been going for a month now. During that time there have been 110 individual posts across a wide range of subjects. To help readers we thought it was time that the posts were catalogued in an easily available way. (To further assist most of the posts are categorised in any event. If, […]
Becoming more virus-resilient: tips on dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus situation
We are grateful to Professor Hugh Koch for giving us permission to reproduce his articles on dealing with the psychological aspects of coronavirus. These originally appeared in the PI Brief Update Journal. We are doing well and most of us are becoming more and more informed about COVID-19. We are not alone; we are […]
THE VALUES OF COLLABORATION AND SOLIDARITY: RUNNING A CHAMBERS THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Head of chambers Nigel Poole QCwrites on how Chambers has adapted to the challenges caused by coronavirus. * Lawyers are nothing if not adaptable. On 27 February my chambers purchased additional hand sanitisers and issued advice about travel abroad. By Monday 23 March all barristers and staff had moved entirely to home working and we […]
TALES FROM THE HOME FRONT: WELCOME PARTY FOR NEW MEMBERS (DEALING WITH SOCIAL ISOLATION)
On Friday Kings held a long-planned welcome party for new members of chambers. As it turned out this was a party with a difference… We wanted to welcome new (or newish) members Gerard McDermott QC, Gordon Exall, Elliot Kay, and Jasmine Chan, ZOOMING IN ON SKILLS Of course, in this day and age, […]
WORKING FROM HOME: A 10 POINT PLAN
Home working can at first feel daunting if you have not been used to it, however it can be very productive and actually quite enjoyable. Fiona Ashworth considers 10 key points. I have spent most of my time working from home for the last 20 years. Obviously there are court appearances and JSM’s, but […]
KIDS AT HOME: RESOURCES FOR HOME SCHOOLING: RINGING THE BELL…
Constanze Bell considers what resources are available for parents who are educating children at home Resources for home schooling The Coronavirus offers a unique opportunity for skills sharing: who is Twitter? What is Stormzy? How do I Facebook a WhatsApp? Your teen or pre-teen can help with all of these issues (and please do […]
HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY MIND: SILKY GUIDE TO FITNESS APPS
Mark Harper QC provides a list of apps that help with home fitness. With gyms closing and appreciating the importance of exercise to people’s mental and physical well-being, I have put together a list of apps that help with home fitness. Peloton – They go way beyond spinning classes, with running, cycling, bootcamp, […]
STAYING AT HOME AND SOCIAL ISOLATION: GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE
It is useful for individuals and employers to have easy links to government guidance on staying at home, vulnerable people and households with possible infection. Some of this guidance was issued today and we have collated it here. We plan to update the links to guidance regularly so it may pay to check back often, […]
CORONAVIRUS: WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH: USEFUL LINKS AND GUIDANCE
We have prepared a list of useful resources and links for wellbeing and mental health. Mental Health Foundation advises keeping in touch with other people regularly on social media, e-mail or on the phone and to create a new daily routine that prioritises looking after yourself. They also advise managing how you follow the outbreak in […]
CORONAVIRUS: GUIDANCE FOR LAWYERS AND BUSINESSES 
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