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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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30 March 2023Case Update New Net Zero plan – has the Government done enough this time?New Net Zero plan – has the Government done enough this time?
Today, the Government has published its revised Net Zero plan – just a day before the court-ordered deadline – as a result of the legal challenge we brought together with Friends of the Earth, Client Earth and environmental campaigner, Joanna Wheatley. The High Court found in our favour – ruling that the original strategy was inadequate and unlawful, thereby forcing the Government to produce a new plan.
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30 March 2023News Why our founder would refuse to prosecute climate protestersWhy our founder would refuse to prosecute climate protesters
Jo Maugham, founder and director of Good Law Project explains why he’s supporting the Barristers’ Declaration.
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29 March 2023News Dark Money UncoveredDark Money Uncovered
In a series of investigations, we expose the web of influence tangled around British politics.
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29 March 2023Case Update Home Office to disclose identities of missing asylum-seeking children after Court hearingHome Office to disclose identities of missing asylum-seeking children after Court hearing
The Family Division of the High Court has heard an urgent application seeking to provide protection to a group of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK who are missing.
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29 March 2023News Tory private members’ club pockets £50k from alleged far-right German donorTory private members’ club pockets £50k from alleged far-right German donor
A company controlled by a wealthy donor, believed to be a major funder of the far right in Germany, has donated another £50,000 to the Carlton Club – which has in turn given £1.3m to the Conservative Party.
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28 March 2023Case Update We have a court date for our fight against fossil fuel drilling in the Surrey HillsWe have a court date for our fight against fossil fuel drilling in the Surrey Hills
We are supporting the campaign group, Protect Dunsfold, to challenge the Government’s decision to allow a fossil fuel exploration scheme on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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27 March 2023News NEW: Water firms have dumped raw sewage into English waterways for over 7 million hours since 2020NEW: Water firms have dumped raw sewage into English waterways for over 7 million hours since 2020
New figures show that, in 2022 alone, raw sewage was dumped into rivers and coastal areas across England 300,953 times by private water companies – an equivalent of 824 spills every single day for a total of 1.7 million hours.
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24 March 2023News The Daily Mail don’t like it when we stand up for our planetThe Daily Mail don’t like it when we stand up for our planet
Our Director, Jo Maugham, explains why he and 120 other leading barristers have signed a Declaration of Conscience to stop representing fossil fuel interests.
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24 March 2023Case Update NHS England must ensure rights of young trans people are protectedNHS England must ensure rights of young trans people are protected
Good Law Project has written to NHS England asking for an update on the new specialist service for trans young people and children in England, including assurances that protections outlined in the Equality Act are properly implemented.
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23 March 2023Case Update NEW: Family Court to hear Good Law Project-backed case to protect missing asylum-seeking childrenNEW: Family Court to hear Good Law Project-backed case to protect missing asylum-seeking children
This Friday, the Family Division of the High Court will hear an application which seeks to provide protection for a group of children without any parent or guardian who are seeking asylum in the UK – who have gone missing.
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21 March 2023News Water company told its business model is “based on breaching statutory duties” over sewage discharges into Manchester Ship CanalWater company told its business model is “based on breaching statutory duties” over sewage discharges into Manchester Ship Canal
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16 March 2023News REVEALED: Tory donor’s firm lobbied health minister two weeks before landing controversial hotel quarantine contractREVEALED: Tory donor’s firm lobbied health minister two weeks before landing controversial hotel quarantine contract
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13 March 2023News £250m wasted on ‘VIP’ Covid tests£250m wasted on ‘VIP’ Covid tests
An investigation by Good Law Project has revealed the Department of Health and Social Care wasted a staggering £246.6m of taxpayers’ money procuring 126 million “unusable” Covid tests.
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10 March 2023News HMRC and the £600m tax loopholeHMRC and the £600m tax loophole
One of Britain’s most controversial tax loopholes might not even exist at all. It’s time for HMRC to apply the law properly.
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10 March 2023News How we work with partnersHow we work with partners
An update from our Executive Director, Jo Maugham, on our partnership programme.
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9 March 2023News NEW: The Government’s failure to publish an updated list of ministers’ financial interests may be unlawful. We’re taking action.NEW: The Government’s failure to publish an updated list of ministers’ financial interests may be unlawful. We’re taking action.