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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

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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