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7 June 2024Case Update Crown Prosecution Service confirms political deepfakes could be prosecutedCrown Prosecution Service confirms political deepfakes could be prosecuted
Disinformation could distort this general election. It’s time to take action on the AI-generated clips that pollute our politics.
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6 June 2024News Tories pocket another £5m from Frank Hester despite racism scandalTories pocket another £5m from Frank Hester despite racism scandal
The disgraced healthtech tycoon has now given the Tories over £15m to grease the wheels of their election machine.
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3 June 2024Case Update The Mail folds on its awkward appeal to human rightsThe Mail folds on its awkward appeal to human rights
Even the Daily Mail can’t dodge its legal obligations. It shouldn’t be that hard to find out what companies, campaigners and political parties know about us all.
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31 May 2024Case Update Ofcom must revise rules on political deepfakesOfcom must revise rules on political deepfakes
Political deepfakes could upend this election, but Ofcom’s advice to social media companies is ill-prepared. It’s time for the regulator to spell out what the law demands.
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30 May 2024News Tory treasurer’s offshore water company bagged £1.2m contract with the taxmanTory treasurer’s offshore water company bagged £1.2m contract with the taxman
Lucrative deals between the government and a water company owned by Tory treasurer and mega-donor Graham Edwards are under the spotlight.
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30 May 2024News Mick Woolley: ‘The Tories have failed us all on housing’Mick Woolley: ‘The Tories have failed us all on housing’
Good Law Project supporter Mick Woolley explains how he had to push against an outdated planning system to build himself a home for the future.
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28 May 2024News The fixers who made £98m from the Tories’ VIP laneThe fixers who made £98m from the Tories’ VIP lane
The government claims its Covid procurement was all above board. So why did companies spend millions of pounds on brokers who knew Tories?
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22 May 2024News High Court rules government attack on protest is unlawfulHigh Court rules government attack on protest is unlawful
The government overreached its powers when it introduced measures to crack down on protest without proper debate in parliament.
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21 May 2024News Secretive Tory dining club bags another £50,000 from firm linked to German far-rightSecretive Tory dining club bags another £50,000 from firm linked to German far-right
Henning Conle is reported to have given illegal donations to German far-right nationalists Alternative für Deutschland. His company has now given the Carlton Club a total of £200,000.
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21 May 2024News Reform UK suspends candidate who shared video shot at far-right protestReform UK suspends candidate who shared video shot at far-right protest
A candidate standing for Reform UK in Derbyshire has been suspended, after using an official party account to spread a video shot by a far-right activist.
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21 May 2024Case Update Charity Commission opens investigation into GambleAwareCharity Commission opens investigation into GambleAware
Gambling education charity reliant on industry funding faces regulatory compliance case, after a complaint supported by Good Law Project. Trigger warning: suicide
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20 May 2024Case Update High Court refuses permission to challenge Voter ID rulesHigh Court refuses permission to challenge Voter ID rules
Fresh evidence from the government raised difficulties for our claim, so we’ll be asking the court to re-examine its decision on costs.
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18 May 2024News Lawyers Who Care to unlock new legal talentLawyers Who Care to unlock new legal talent
UK group launches mission to help care-experienced people fulfil their dreams of a career in the legal profession.
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17 May 2024News When public protection turns KafkaesqueWhen public protection turns Kafkaesque
The government abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences more than a decade ago, but thousands are still serving them. Is it ever right to punish people for crimes they might go on to commit? Content warning: suicide.
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16 May 2024Case Update Charity Commission faces formal complaint over handling of rightwing think-tankCharity Commission faces formal complaint over handling of rightwing think-tank
The charities regulator ripped up its guidance and brushed off a complaint over the Institute of Economic Affairs in just 12 days. So we’re supporting a formal complaint over this irrational decision.
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15 May 2024News Solicitor general to appeal Trudi Warner decisionSolicitor general to appeal Trudi Warner decision
The High Court threw out the solicitor general’s ‘fanciful’ attempt to prosecute Trudi Warner for contempt of court. Now this Tory minister has lodged an appeal.