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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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25 October 2023News Protesters face prison and £200,000 bill over injunction they knew nothing aboutProtesters face prison and £200,000 bill over injunction they knew nothing about
Government agency targets climate protesters with civil charges on top of their criminal prosecution.
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13 October 2023News ‘Bold and brave’ Alice let down by ‘underfunded and insufficiently resourced’ gender-affirming care‘Bold and brave’ Alice let down by ‘underfunded and insufficiently resourced’ gender-affirming care
Alice Litman was left feeling ‘hopeless and helpless’ after facing an extremely long wait for gender-affirming healthcare, with ‘sporadic’ mental health support, the coroner concluded today as the inquest into her death closed.
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11 October 2023Case Update Private equity’s sweetheart deal with tax authorities was always a ‘charade’Private equity’s sweetheart deal with tax authorities was always a ‘charade’
Documents released to Good Law Project show how Norman Lamont and Nigel Lawson pushed Inland Revenue officials to give private equity fund managers special treatment.
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9 October 2023News Recovering the billions lost on wasted PPE needs political willRecovering the billions lost on wasted PPE needs political will
Labour has promised to appoint a Covid Corruption Commissioner if it wins power. Good Law Project is continuing our work exposing waste and sleaze by commissioning legal advice on how Government could claw back wasted money.
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6 October 2023Case Update We have a date in court with the Government to demand honesty about net zeroWe have a date in court with the Government to demand honesty about net zero
The Government is withholding vital information from the public about its net zero plans. We’re now going to the High Court in February with Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth to demand transparency.
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5 October 2023Case Update Win: Private equity managers could face £420m annual bill after legal challengeWin: Private equity managers could face £420m annual bill after legal challenge
UK tax authorities admit to undercharging managers of buyout funds since 1987.
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4 October 2023News Tory Minister will determine fate of the TelegraphTory Minister will determine fate of the Telegraph
As bidders circle the ‘in-house journal’ of the Conservative Party, research commissioned by Good Law Project suggests Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will have ‘considerable discretion’ over whether to intervene.
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26 September 2023News Sewage pollution plan to include coastal waters in a win for Good Law ProjectSewage pollution plan to include coastal waters in a win for Good Law Project
Legal challenge brings missing storm overflows into Government’s plan to tackle sewage dumping.
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25 September 2023News Hundreds copy Trudi Warner’s banner in backlash against Solicitor GeneralHundreds copy Trudi Warner’s banner in backlash against Solicitor General
With Trudi Warner facing up to two years in jail for holding a sign, over 200 people have turned up at courts around England with the same banner.
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21 September 2023News We’re demanding answers from Government about how it can still expect to hit net zeroWe’re demanding answers from Government about how it can still expect to hit net zero
Despite his rowing back on climate pledges, Rishi Sunak claims that his Government can somehow still hit its legally binding net zero target, so we have asked it to show its working.
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21 September 2023Case Update Scottish Government admits climate law breach and says it will fix itScottish Government admits climate law breach and says it will fix it
Good Law Project and the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) have forced the Scottish Government to accept it has breached climate commitments and to start “urgent work” on a “remedy”.
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20 September 2023News As the PM goes cold on net zero we are keeping up the legal heatAs the PM goes cold on net zero we are keeping up the legal heat
Rishi Sunak’s shameful rowing back on key climate pledges shows why the legal challenge we are bringing with Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth is more important than ever. We are holding the Government to account to ensure their plans to reduce emissions are effective and transparent.
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20 September 2023News Government gives Tory donor £137m in hidden paymentsGovernment gives Tory donor £137m in hidden payments
Frank Hester, who gave the Conservatives £5m, continues to rake in £800,000 a week.
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19 September 2023News Solicitor General launches proceedings for holding a placardSolicitor General launches proceedings for holding a placard
Attorney General’s Office claims that a case against Trudi Warner, who could face up to two years in prison for reminding jurors of their rights, is ‘in the public interest’.
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18 September 2023News Brexit deal was only ever a ‘starting point’Brexit deal was only ever a ‘starting point’
Research from Good Law Project shows that Keir Starmer would have plenty of room to renegotiate Boris Johnson’s disastrous EU deal in 2025.
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15 September 2023Case Update High Court upholds Government’s shoddy plan to tackle sewage dumping as lawfulHigh Court upholds Government’s shoddy plan to tackle sewage dumping as lawful
We are disappointed that the High Court has today ruled in the Government’s favour on the rump of our challenge to its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, which allows water companies to continue to dump sewage until 2050 and beyond.