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Survive & Thrive: Thriving in the Profession in Adversity

Timothy Dutton CBE QC, Chairman of the Bar Council in 2008, and Head of Chambers at Fountain Court from 2008-13, was Called to the Bench in 2003. In this talk, moderated by Master Etherington, Master Dutton will speak to his own experience of thriving in the profession in adversity.

Covering the essential attributes of an advocate, Master Dutton will discuss the impact of the diagnosis of a chronic disease at school, its impact on entry to and in the profession; adversity of a non-health kind and dealing with it; diagnosis of a second and terminal disease, and its impact on life in the profession