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Steve Hynes

Consultant

Steve Hynes is a freelance consultant and writer. He was previously director of LAG (Legal Action Group).

Consultant

Steve Hynes is a freelance consultant and writer. He was previously director of LAG (Legal Action Group).

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Steve Hynes interviewed the former legal aid minister, Lord Bach (pictured), last month to discuss The Right to Justice , the final report from the Commission he chaired on access to justice policy

Can Bob fix it? Steve Hynes hopes the chairman of the Justice Select Committee can halt the catastrophic decline in civil legal aid

No other public service has suffered the same level of cuts as civil legal aid. Enough is enough, says Steve Hynes

Whoever is appointed (or reappointed) as the next Lord Chancellor will have a groaning in-tray, says Steve Hynes

Will a poor return on investment derail robot lawyers? Steve Hynes reports

Will the government learn from past criminal legal aid mistakes, asks Steve Hynes

The government should rethink its plans to revamp the legal aid housing duty scheme, says Steve Hynes

Steve Hynes shares the damning results of the latest report on the impact of legal aid cuts

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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