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Government finds £27m to save financial inclusion fund

The government has found £27m in a last-minute move to save the financial inclusion fund from closure and allow law centres and CABx to continue providing specialist debt advice.

Poor relation

It is safe to say much of Ken Clarke's Valentine's haul was made up of love letters to another. Legal aid has got lawyers' hearts a flutter with yesterday marking the closure of the consultation into what the MoJ openly admits is to be the biggest shakedown of the system since its inception 60 years ago.

Exile on main street

Come 2020, lawyers will be as rare as period features in the de-skilled world of conveyancing, predicts Andrew Lund

Smart money

Charities seeking to plug a financial shortfall using some of their reserves can end up falling foul of rules on asset management, warns Michael Fahy

Silent majority

Witness statements in employment tribunals should only be read aloud in exceptional circumstances, argues Mark Conway

Rise and shine

As we edge closer towards the ABS big bang, Stuart Bushell uncovers the impact of ILEX

Update: licensing

Roy Light considers appeals in the magistrates' courts, conditions on premises licences and the powers of licensing committees, as well as the latest guidance, books and legislation

Ignorance is bliss

Challenging times? Hideous, more like. Jeannie Mackie clocks on to witness notification