Welcome to 2007

Wishing people a Happy and Prosperous New Year has something of a hollow ring given all we know about what is afoot. We do nonetheless extend that thought ot all our readers.
Somewhat depressingly one of the first e-mails thorough is from a committed and long-standing client, who has finally realised that our equally long-standing advice that they should move away from publicly funded work makes business sense. I guess that this will not be an uncommon experience in the next 12 months and that any number of small market towns will become Legal Aid advice deserts.
We do however continue to believe that those making a resolution to stick with it, and having the commitment to deal with the new schemes, should be able to make a go of it. At JRS we move into our 11th year of trying to assist those starting out with that intent.