A Message From Our President

President Chris Andrews John Fowlers Colchester Tel: 01206 576151 Fax: 01206 761916 Email: chris@johnfowlers.co.uk

Vice President Amanda Timcke Birketts Ipswich Tel: 01473 406215. Email: Amanda-Timcke@birketts.co.uk

Deputy Vice President Louise Goodenough Haywards Solicitors Stowmarket Tel: 01449 613631 Fax: 01449 613851 Email: louise.goodenough@haywards-solicitors.co.uk

Honorary Secretary Ivana Radovic Birketts Chelmsford Tel: 01245 211289 Email: ivana-radovic@birketts.co.uk

Honorary Treasurer Louise Cardwell Ashtons Legal Tel: 01473 261320 Email: louise.cardwell@ashtonslegal.co.uk

Honorary Council Member Roger Buston Birkett Long Colchester Tel: 01206 217335 Mob: 07770 305 977 Email: rbuston@apblaw.co.uk

PRO/PLO Louise Goodenough Haywards Solicitors Stowmarket Tel: 01449 613631 Fax: 01449 613851 Email: louise.goodenough@haywards-solicitors.co.uk

Education & Training Officer Amanda Timcke Birketts Ipswich Tel: 01473 406215. Email: Amanda-Timcke@birketts.co.uk

Administrative Secretary Christine Kettle Lavender House 1 High Street Kessingland NR33 7UT Tel: 07749 576193 Email: snels@topcopysec.co.uk

Dear All,

It has remained a challenging time for us all in the legal profession and I start by sending my best wishes to you, families and colleagues. We remain in odd times it seems, the light at the end of the tunnel is clearly there but perhaps a little further than we might have hoped for, but we must remember that better times are ahead. As we approach the festive period, it will, this year, be one that we will be able to spend with our loved ones and a time perhaps to reflect on the past few years and the challenges we have all faced, but, on a more positive note, looking to the future and the opportunities and possibilities that we all have in front of us. No matter what area of law you are associated with we all, I know, have wondered at times what we are doing and why we do it! Looking back I think we have the sense that we wish to help others as a driving force, to provide support at difficult times and to find solutions to problems for those that we act for. We do have to realise however that we are only human and concentrate on our own wellbeing and mental health, something that at times we may overlook with the 24 hour culture that has emerged over the years. I am though pleased to hear when speaking to colleagues and friends in the profession that they feel supported largely by their firms and feel confident about the future of the profession, as whilst there are significant changes ahead for us, I do strongly believe that if we stick together and support one another we can make the profession ever stronger for the future. On a final note, we have not had many activities over the last 18 months, but watch this space as we are hoping to start to arrange some in-person events as soon as is safe to do so, the key at present being to keep everyone around us safe. Best wishes,

Christopher James Andrews

President, Suffolk & North Essex Law Society