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From Harmful to Holistic in Law Practice

Barrister, Acting Solicitor, and Holistic Law Consultant Amber Turner BSc (Hons) LLM, opened Gibraltar’s first Holistic Law Firm in March 2013. Since then, her international network in the field of law and legal education has grown substantially, with a rising interest in her Holistic approach to Law Practice. Amber presented her innovative 7-Ste…

Guest Speaker at the 2nd UK Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Health Law Conference at Manchester University

Amber Turner, The Holistic Lawyer, is honoured to be invited by Anna Kawalek and Nicola Glover-Thomas as a Guest Speaker at the 2nd UK Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Health Law Conference at Manchester University. Here, Amber will be sharing some of the core features of her 7-Step Model to Holistic Law Practice- part of 'building the new'- away fro…

Justice as Peace

Some of us are called to become lawyers or judges when we suffer an experience of injustice as children. Bullying in the playground, the premature death of a loved one, warring or divorcing parents- the list goes on. As law students, the world of duality comes into sharper focus as we are trained to practice in traditional adversarial (oppositiona…

Lawyers as Healers- Injustices as Breaches in Our Human Community

During my visit to Washington D.C I visited the Martin Luther King Jr memorial where I stood in front of every quote, pausing, reflecting on the power of King’s divine messages of hope, love, and justice. I contemplated the following quote for a good while. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable ne…

A Non-Profit, Philanthropic Law Firm!

Hold on to your hats because this article is about something that I had never encountered until I met Douglas Ammar, the Executive Director of the Georgia Justice Project (GJP). We were both guest speakers at a justice conference in the USA in October 2023 and I was excited to hear Doug speak of a non-profit, philanthropic law firm funded by (drum…

How are Spirituality, Law, and Politics Linked?

In 2020 I joined a unique organisation, one that unites 3 words I had previously never seen stitched together before - spirituality, law, and politics. Whilst spirituality plays a core role in my own unique model of Holistic Law Practice, I had ironically until then seen ‘politics’ generally as bereft of compassion and kindness and more about powe…

Why & How Cases Are Linked To Intergenerational Trauma

20 September 2023

Based on an interview between Amber and Manuel Mora Fernandez, Amber Law’s Client Wellbeing Collaborator for many years, a Family and Systemic Constellations Consultant and direct pupil of Bert Hellinger, the German psychotherapist associated with a therapeutic method best known as Family Constellations and Systemic Constellations, now practiced b…

Peace and Pain In The Justice System

13 September 2023

“Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace”. Dr Martin Luther King Amber’s Model of Holistic Law Practice reminds us of the goal in any legal case- which is to attain justice as peace. In adversarial court processes- have we lost sight of what justice means? Dr Mar…

From Despair to Peace in Amber’s Holistic Process - Jeff's Story

12 September 2023

“The essence of trauma is disconnection… So, the real question is: how did we get separated and how do we connect?” In this video interview (available as of October 23) Jeff, a former client of Amber Law, shares with us his experience of Amber’s holistic approach to conflict. He takes us on a journey from what he describes as initial shock and de…

From Anger to Justice as Peace

12 September 2023

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose” Dr Wayne Dyer. When legal problems come, when conflict bangs on your door, it is a survival instinct to go into fight, fligh…

Audacious Visions Of A Better Future For Lawyer Well-being

The legal profession is globally facing an unprecedented mental health crisis and the layers of plaster that historically covered over the cracks is finally coming undone, exposing the fissures: alarming rates of lawyer stress, anxiety, catastrophic thinking, insomnia, substance misuse, depression, suicidal ideation- the list goes on. In the conte…

Why and How Children Harm Themselves

“Self preservation is the first law of nature”, Samuel Butler. Qu: Did you know that not forgiving your ‘ex’, can damage the mental health and well-being of your child? Here’s why, how, and what you can do about it. Practising law holistically means seeing beyond what appears on the surface of legal documents, facts and evidence and digging deep…

How Your Level of Self Care is Linked to Why Your Child May Refuse Contact

18 February 2023

“When we form heart-centred beliefs within our bodies, in the language of physics we’re creating the electrical and magnetic expression of them as waves of energy, which aren’t confined to our hearts or limited by the physical barrier of our skin and bones. So clearly, we are speaking to the world around us in each moment of every day through a la…

10 Ways Separating Parents May Unconsciously Emotionally Harm Their Children

18 January 2023

“Pain that is yet to come, can be avoided!” Nalanie Chellaram. 1. Is ‘winning’ over each other, more important than your child’s health? Life? 2. Do you worry about how your Separation or Divorce is affecting your child/ren? Most parents want their children to grow up as happy, healthy adults, attracting in turn happy and healthy relationships…

What Children See in Childhood, The Inner Child in Their Adulthood Repeats An Awakening About Domestic Violence

18 December 2022

“We choose not randomly each other. We meet only those who already exist in our subconscious”, Sigmund Freud. 1. Why do some people choose an abusive partner and is this a conscious (i.e. intentional) or subconscious (i.e. unintentional) choice? 2. Can generational cycles of domestic violence be broken? If so, how? When I started law practice as…

The ‘Outer Justice’ System

20 November 2022

“No-one can hurt you without your permission”, Mahatma Ghandi “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent,” Eleanor Roosevelt I have witnessed thousands of cases as to why, how, and when relationships break down. Here I share with you one of the insights I gained -that the quality of your relationships with others is linked to the mea…

The Inner Justice System

15 October 2022

“The basic thing is to love yourself so totally that the love overflows you and reaches others”, OSHO. 1. Is life generally ‘just’ or ‘unjust’ to you? 2. If you could change how you relate to ‘injustice’, could you be happier? Many of us tend to think of, ‘justice’, or ‘injustice’, as something that is external to us, that only happens outside o…

The Lawyer As A Human Being

14 September 2022

Lawyers As Guardians of Light, Standing by Portals “As you do anything, is how you do everything” T Harv Eker 1. Do you have the human skills set and professional training to provide your clients with a Holistic approach to their legal problems? 2. Would you like to learn new skills that will ensure you succeed in positively transforming your c…

The AUJ say of Amber’s Holistic Law Model, “Perhaps the time will come when this approach is the norm”

Featured in the Alliance for Unitive Justice June 2022 Newsletter! A growing number of lawyers who entered the profession in the last few decades are finding ways to practice law--and be fully grounded in connection while doing so. British Barrister, Acting Solicitor and Mediator Amber Turner who has practiced law in Gibraltar since 1998, opened…

Part Two: About Eric and his E-M-Power Challenge 2022...

The Extraordinary Eric Rowbottom’s E-M-Power Challenge 2022! “One Disability, Many Abilities…” Eric contracted polio when he was 8 years old and has been a wheelchair user ever since. He is now 59 years old. He is married to his soulmate Cathy and has two children and seven beautiful grandchildren. He is a performing musician and avid creati…

Part One: How I met Eric, our friendship and his positive impact on my life...

The Extraordinary Eric Rowbottom’s E-M-Power Challenge 2022! “One Disability, Many Abilities…” I first met Eric when I was 17 years old. I had managed to secure a summer placement at the local telephone company as a Customer Services Rep, where Eric was designated my boss. We instantly hit it off as Eric has a great sense of humour and a mag…

Amber meets global trauma expert Dr Gabor Mate in Sofia, Bulgaria

"Many Lawyers represent clients who have a legal problem as a consequence of their childhood traumas. I travelled to Sofia, Bulgaria to meet internationally renowned trauma expert, retired physician, best-selling author and speaker Dr Gabor Mate. His vision is, “to bring compassion, respect, acceptance, insight, healing, freedom and connection to…

Feelings are our prayer to the Universe by Peggy O'Neal

An important element to the eventual success of anything we do is the feeling quality we bring to the activity. Yet, many of us pay very little, if any attention, to what we feel. We often have to be still to notice, smile. Instead, we stay busy, turn on the television, get on the phone, get on email and aren’t aware of our experience. As I paus…

Let’s Collaborate’s Lundi Mqina invites Amber Turner as Guest Speaker for Law Students in South Africa

“A human being is a human being because of other human beings” Ubuntu and the Law in South Africa- Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. So many of us dream of making this challenging world a more peaceful place; one where there is more equanimity, love and justice. But few of us take the bold and courageous step of actually taking action towards this hum…

Do You Want Change or Do You Want Happiness?

There is nothing to change. Pause. I invite you to let that sink in if you will. There is nothing to change. Your thinking mind might now be saying things like: “But I need to lose weight!” “I need to get along better with my children – boss – direct reports.” “I need to be a better leader.” “I need to change careers, make more money, get a r…

Meet Omar Madhloom, Senior Law Lecturer at the University of Bristol, Solicitor and author, friend of Amber Law

Omar Madhloom LLB (Hons), BSc (Microbiology), LPC, PGCE, MPhil is one of the trailblazers of our time. Omar is responsible for creating the space for law students to access more expansive conversations about innovative ways in which we can integrate well-being tools in the study and practice of law. I only wish my fellow students and I had enjoyed…

Vicarious Trauma: When Another’s Pain Becomes Our Own

In January 2022 I attended the Institute of Well-being in Law (USA) First Annual weekend conference (online due to Covid19) where I first met Judge Steve Hornsby, JD, CLC and Family Lawyer Cindy Pensoneau, JD, YTT. I was struck by their powerful joint presentation on a subject close to my heart: vicarious trauma/ secondary trauma and other detrime…

Connecting the Dots: The Man Box and The Law

Mike Kasdan explores the parallels between dominance-based masculinity and traditional law firm culture and its effect on diversity, inclusion and equity, as well as mental health. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the parallels between dominance-based traditional masculinity (AKA “toxic” or “Patriarchal” masculinity or “the Man Box’) and t…

Meet Surianne, singer, songwriter, musician and creative artist, friend of Amber Law

Surianne is one of those rare people you meet who leave a lasting impression on you. She radiates positivity, always greeting you with a smile even on a cloudy day and emits a very pure energy of genuine love and passion for the work she does in the world and all the people she selflessly serves by it. I have known Surianne for the better part of…

Profoundly Human: The Need for Meaning

Meet the amazing Peggy O’Neal, friend of Amber Law. A USA based lawyer for 12 years turned life coach who has for a few decades helped people know who they truly are and with that as a foundation, discover and express what they feel called to do. Countless people are openly stating that they want to experience meaning in the work they pursu…

Power in a Time of Uncertainty

08 February 2022

by J. Kim Wright We want to be able to plan. We want to have some certainty. We want to know what is coming next. Security has always been an illusion but nowadays we are more present to that than ever before. For many of us, our very survival is in question. What if I get the virus? Will my family be okay? Will I lose friends? We don’t know i…

Amber Turner Guest Speaker at Pioneering Approaches to Law Event, 3rd February 2022

31 January 2022

Register here. Many pursue careers in law from a passion to create a safer, more just world. Paradoxically in this pursuit, many of us end up working in highly stressful environments. Over a long period of time this leads to chronic stress which negatively impacts our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health: anxiety, heart palpitations…

The Conscious Contracts - Process in Family Law

30 January 2022

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Meet Matt Hrutkay “Practising law to me is as stressful as when I was in combat in Iraq”

28 January 2022

“The only other time in my life when I felt such intense stress and imbalance was when I was in the army in combat. In many ways lawyering is just as stressful if not more stressful. Let that sink in… Lawyers’ stress levels are fairly comparable to what a veteran experienced in combat. As lawyers we go into combat every day and the stakes are very…

Our latest news on Amber Law’s Collaborator Marie Fox of Artful Remedy, providing an emotional outlet to youngsters in need

30 November 2021

Art therapy classes will be held later this month for those in need and will aim to give youngsters a healthy medium to understand and process their emotions. No artistic experience is needed, the workshops are free and all art materials will be provided for the youngsters. The workshops organised by Marie Fox have been sponsored by the Sovereig…

Amber Law Supports Wheelchair Treadmill Marathon - over £3,000 raised for Little Smiles Charity

20 November 2021

Benji Borastero is a force of good to be recognised! He is a young, compassionate Gibraltarian wheelchair user who initiated the idea of creating a wheelchair marathon to raise funds for Little Smiles charity. This, whilst juggling University! Little Smiles was set up by the parents and carers of children attending St.Martins School to raise fund…

Meeting Stu Webb: Founding Father Of the Global Collaborative Law Movement

As a barrister of 17 years’ litigation practice mainly in the field of family and children law, I fully understand that the adversarial process does not work for families. Not only does it not work but the process is, in my view, mentally and emotionally damaging for all involved, particularly for children. Children do not belong in court rooms. C…

Part 2 - The Covert Narcissist in Family & Workplace Environments

24 February 2021

Identifying the 4 Main Relationship Stages As I mentioned in Part 1 of this Blog, until I met London based International Life Coach and Speaker, Judymay Murphy, I was only familiar with the, ‘extraverted,’ or ‘exhibitionist’ Narcissist. Those who you, ‘see coming,’ given their haughty and arrogant behaviour. I did not know about the, ‘covert,’ or…

A Shout Out to Dr Mike Talbot

17 February 2021

Founder & CEO UK Mediation As Martin Luther King said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”. I think this quote was intended for those who find themselves in challenge and controversy ‘unintentionally’. Mike has chosen a career w…

Lessons From the Souk on The Art of Negotiation- Building Rapport!

05 October 2019

Dignity At Work Day

04 October 2019

Purposeful Values Based Contracts Workshop led by J Kim Wright

19 July 2019

What Do Leaders Really Do? A Seminar led by Jeff Grout

19 July 2019

Meeting Reco Price a.k.a. McSupernatural, in London

08 July 2019

Global Legal Changemakers Café, London.

05 July 2019

Temple Women’s Forum Cross- Profession Garden Party

03 July 2019

Bright Med Gibraltar World Music Festival- Celebrating the value of Convivencia - Coexistance

19 June 2019

First Meeting of the UK Chapter on Therapeutic Jurisprudence

06 June 2019

Reunion with Alexander Roseman - Piccadilly, London

05 June 2019

Global Woman Catwalk Event at Designer Diane Von Furstenberg's Boutique, Mayfair, London

27 May 2019

Elevated Women Event Hosted by Judymay Murphy at the Ritz Carlton, London

25 May 2019

Ocean Village Premier Magazine

20 May 2019

THE BEST YOU: Finding focus and legacy building

29 March 2019

Madrid - Working With Your Energy

24 November 2018

Gibraltar’s Literary Festival

18 November 2018

Gabriel Moreno’s Book Launch, ‘The Passer-by’, London

18 October 2018

Private Viewing of Christian Hook's work at the Clarendon Gallery Mayfair

11 October 2018

Christian Hook Exhibits At Althorp, Home Of The Spencer Family & The Althorp Literary Festival

08 October 2018

Mindfulness and Music Workshop with Terry Oldfield at IYC Sotogrande

23 September 2018

Website Meeting at Biancas

03 September 2018

GBC TV recording Client Testimonials at Amber Law

21 August 2018

GBC TV ‘Are We Aware?’

18 August 2018

Meet Marie Fox The Lady Behind Art as Therapy

25 July 2018

Meeting with Amber Law Creative Collaborators Surianne & Gyan

23 July 2018

Lawyer Wellbeing & Travel - Marrakesh

05 June 2018

Transformational workshop With Anita Moorjani in Bristol

04 June 2018

Global Woman Club Meeting, London Piccadilly

26 March 2018

Business Strategies Course, London

15 March 2018

Business Skills Development Course and Banksy, Amsterdam

18 February 2018

The Best You Expo, London Olympia

16 February 2018

I need a Book Coach!

06 February 2018

Book launch of Ayelet Mamo Shay at the Gibraltar World Trade Centre

02 January 2018

How to build your website, London

01 December 2017

Enlightened Warrior Training Camp Lumut, Malaysia

05 October 2017

Gibraltar Moroccan Culture Show

28 September 2017

Personal and Professional Development Course Gone Wrong!

28 September 2017

Integral Yoga Centre Gibraltar Celebration of World Peace Day

26 September 2017

Art as a Practice of Observation, Self-Reflection & Contemplation

21 September 2017

Train the Trainer: Personal & Professional Development in Frankfurt, Germany

15 September 2017

Lawyer Amber Turner attends opening of Andrew Warhol's 30th Anniversary Exhibition in Marbella

20 July 2017

Non Violent Communication Skills & Conflict Management Training, London

14 July 2017

Amber Turner Personal and Professional Development London

11 July 2017

Artist Tessa Neish Metamorphosis Exhibition

25 June 2017

Amber Law Attends Bright Med

15 June 2017

Being One Madrid

15 May 2017

Gibraltar Health & Wellbeing Day

12 April 2017

Success Resources Weekend Workshop London

30 March 2017

Meeting two friends and authors in London

24 March 2017

Amber Law at Women In Business Dinner

15 March 2017

The Essence Foundation, Huelva, Spain

15 February 2017

Amber Law & Luna Law- Collaboration over Competition

20 November 2016

Amber Turner invited to Christian Hook's private painting of Actor Simon Callow

29 October 2016

Amber Turner meets Dr Ramesh Pattni DPhil Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

27 October 2016

Meeting Dawn French at the Vaudeville Theatre London

16 October 2016

Continued Research is a ‘must’!

16 October 2016

Renowned Artists Mario Finlayson and Vin Mifsud at the Gibraltar Fine Arts Gallery

27 June 2016

Women In Leadership - AmCham & Professor Ada E Yonath

15 June 2016

GWA Committee Guests of the Hon Chief Minister

16 April 2016

Amber Law Team at the 'I'm In' Campaign Dinner

14 April 2016

Amber Turner: “Queremos que la Asociación de Mujeres de Gibraltar sea un tapiz que represente todos los colores de nuestra sociedad”

27 March 2016

Gibraltar Women's Association Celebrates 50th Anniversary

27 March 2016

Barrister and Holistic Lawyer Amber Turner -Spanish Newspaper La Verdad (the Truth) "Diversity Enriches Us"

15 March 2016

Amber Turner attends Sculptor Victor Quintanilla's Extraordinary Exhibition

15 March 2016

Amber Law Team attend Women in Leadership Debate - Viewpoint

15 March 2016

Donation of £600 to Father Grima of Gib Mission Africa

26 February 2016

Amber Law's Christmas Fundraiser for GBC's Open Day Charity Event

12 December 2015

Holistic Lawyer Amber Turner celebrates Artist Christian Hook's Award of the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar

18 November 2015

Amber Turner voted Chair of the Gibraltar Women's Association on its 50th Anniversary

15 October 2015

Amber Turner is a Guest Speaker on World Peace Day for the Gibraltar Integral Yoga Centre

06 October 2015

Amber Law Attends 'One Voice' Concert at Sotogrande, Spain

15 August 2015

Sunborn Yacht Hotel Invites Amber Law Lawyers to Sotogrande Polo

14 August 2015

GBC TV - Profiles with Amber Turner

02 July 2015

Gibraltar Citizens Advice Bureau International Conference: Pathways to Resolution: Ending Negativity, Ending Conflict

24 June 2015

Amber Law supports Sandpits Tennis Club; keeping our Community at heart

23 June 2015

Barrister and Holistic Lawyer Amber Turner reunited with Mike Talbot Founder of UK Mediation for further Training at the Caleta Palace Hotel Gibraltar

22 June 2015

Amber Turner pictured with His Worship Solomon Levy MBE JP former Mayor of Gibraltar

15 June 2015

Amber Law hosts a Speed Networking event at Sacarellos for local Holistic Practitioners who support our clients and the local community

18 March 2015

Amber Law attends 'Women in Business' Annual Dinner

17 March 2015

Amber Law Featured in Bmag Issue 76

17 March 2015

Amber Law Supports Westside School on International Women's Day

16 March 2015

Amber Turner & Francisca Luna Ivars Invited to Marbella Women Entrepreneurs' Network Brunch

12 March 2015

Amber Law Celebrates its 2nd Anniversary

24 February 2015

Amber Law in The Olive Press Celebrating its 2nd Anniversary

19 February 2015

Amber Lawyers Now Accredited Mediators!

18 July 2014

Amber Law Speaks At European Holistic Justice Conference

15 July 2014

Successful 1 Day Training for Employment Discrimination Mediation

07 May 2014

Amber Law Supports Homeless Shelter 'Hogar Betania'

22 January 2014

New Law Firm in Gibraltar

13 June 2013