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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

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Dorsey & Whitney—Mark Churchman

Private equity specialist joins as partner in London

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

Haynes Boone—Philipp Kurek

International arbitration practice bolstered by London partner hire

NEWS
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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