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Steve Hynes is a freelance consultant and writer. He was previously director of LAG. He is a well-known commentator in the written and broadcast media on legal aid and access to justice issues.
Figures released by the Ministry of Justice on 28 June 2018 show a slight increase in expenditure on civil legal aid over the past two years.
The review is the hook on which hang many hopes of getting the government to reverse the main adverse impacts of LASPO, particularly on vulnerable...
It was LAG that first highlighted the plight of Commonwealth citizens unable to prove their immigration status after emigrating to the UK as children.
The housing crisis is not something that can be tackled through law reform alone, as government policies are failing to get to grips with what is at...
The successful challenge to employment tribunal fees brought by the trade union Unison has been welcomed by many. The case is an important...
The chickens are coming home to roost as government announces the procurement process for education/discrimination law advice has been abandoned.
Steve Hynes reflects on the domestic violence gateway regulations, which were introduced to implement the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of...
As with much of the current febrile state of politics, Brexit is one of the main causes of the ministerial revolving doors at the Ministry of Justice....
Legal Action presents our top five access to justice stories of the year.