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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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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.
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7 March 2023Case Update Good Law Project takes legal action to protect unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UKGood Law Project takes legal action to protect unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK
Good Law Project is bringing a set of legal challenges to seek the proper protection of children without any parent or guardian who are seeking asylum in the UK.
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6 March 2023News Environmental Charity, backed by Good Law Project, in the Supreme Court todayEnvironmental Charity, backed by Good Law Project, in the Supreme Court today
The water company, United Utilities, is being challenged in the Supreme Court today over its attempt to escape legal accountability for sewage dumping. The Environmental Law Foundation, supported by us, is intervening with the permission of the Supreme Court.
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3 March 2023News Government finally publishes missing £248m ventilator contracts and reveals it hired a firm to destroy unused equipmentGovernment finally publishes missing £248m ventilator contracts and reveals it hired a firm to destroy unused equipment
The Cabinet Office have finally published the remaining Covid Ventilator Challenge contracts – and the waste is shocking.
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2 March 2023Case Update Victory: Green light given for legal fight against fossil fuel drilling in the Surrey HillsVictory: Green light given for legal fight against fossil fuel drilling in the Surrey Hills
We are delighted that campaigners from Protect Dunsfold- who we have been supporting- have been given permission by the High Court to challenge the Government’s approval of a gas exploration scheme on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.