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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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7th December 2022
Case Update Supreme Court hears the fight to stop park sell-offSupreme Court hears the fight to stop park sell-off
Their council sold some treasured local parkland without letting them have their say, but yesterday a group of residents from Shrewsbury had their voice heard in the Supreme Court.
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5th December 2022
News Mother of teenage girl who took her own life after watching disturbing content online is pleading for changeMother of teenage girl who took her own life after watching disturbing content online is pleading for change
Judy Thomas shares her story.
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2nd December 2022
Case Update High Court hears ‘extreme’ waiting times for trans healthcare are unlawfulHigh Court hears ‘extreme’ waiting times for trans healthcare are unlawful
We’ve been at the High Court this week bringing our legal challenge against NHS England over long-standing, lengthy and unlawful delays to meeting the trans community’s healthcare needs.
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1st December 2022
Case Update A dark day for accountabilityA dark day for accountability
The Courts will not control the use by Ministers – in breach of Government’s own policies – of private phones and messaging services, including to negotiate commercial deals with VIPs or share sensitive national security information, the Court of Appeal has this morning ruled.
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29th November 2022
News Just how successful are we?Just how successful are we?
Our impact across all the cases we have ever brought.
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28th November 2022
Case Update Marine Conservation Society joins our case against sewage dumpingMarine Conservation Society joins our case against sewage dumping
We are delighted that the Marine Conservation Society has now joined as a co-claimant in our legal case to protect our coastal waters from sewage dumping.
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27th November 2022
News Good Law Project to launch Scotland office in 2023Good Law Project to launch Scotland office in 2023
Good Law Project is delighted to announce the opening of its Scotland office. We have a proud history of litigating in the Scottish courts and we believe Scotland is an important jurisdiction from which to hold power to account. But our expansion is forward looking.
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22nd November 2022
News Conclusion of our Ofgem CaseConclusion of our Ofgem Case
When the Government intervened to introduce the Energy Price Guarantee, capping costs at a lower rate, we paused our Ofgem challenge to assess what the Guarantee meant for our legal arguments.
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21st November 2022
News The Charity Commission is reviewing our evidenceThe Charity Commission is reviewing our evidence
Charity Commission are reviewing our evidence and investigating the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
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21st November 2022
News Generational Gerrymandering? New voter ID requirements will disenfranchise young peopleGenerational Gerrymandering? New voter ID requirements will disenfranchise young people
Good Law Project is concerned about how the Elections Act 2022 could specifically disenfranchise young people. The vast majority of voter IDs approved by the Government are available to older people, whilst very few are targeted at people under 60.
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16th November 2022
Case Update Our challenge to trans healthcare delays: what you need to knowOur challenge to trans healthcare delays: what you need to know
We’ll be in court at the end of the month to challenge NHS England over long-standing, lengthy and unlawful delays to meeting the trans community’s healthcare needs.
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14th November 2022
News Re-imagining who we areRe-imagining who we are
We’re pleased to share with you the first phase of our work to re-imagine Good Law Project. We have a new website and you will have noticed that our logo, font and colour scheme have all changed.
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11th November 2022
Case Update PCR Test Scandal Finally Published: 55,000 avoidable COVID infectionsPCR Test Scandal Finally Published: 55,000 avoidable COVID infections
In September 2020 – and then again in August 2021 – Government handed huge sums of public money over to a company called Immensa to carry out Covid testing: first £119m and then a further £50m.
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11th November 2022
Case Update Private Emails: Update from Appeal HearingPrivate Emails: Update from Appeal Hearing
Over the last two days, Good Law Project has been in the Court of Appeal to challenge the High Court’s decision to allow the widespread use of personal phones, private emails and instant messaging by Ministers, their advisors and senior civil servants, to conduct important Government business.
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11th November 2022
Case Update We are back in court to challenge the Government’s use of private emails and WhatsAppsWe are back in court to challenge the Government’s use of private emails and WhatsApps
Good Law Project will be in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th November to challenge the High Court’s decision to allow the Government’s wide-scale use of private emails and messaging apps to conduct official business.
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11th November 2022
Case Update Standing together against transphobiaStanding together against transphobia
We’ll be in court next week for the final stage of the hearing of Mermaids versus the Charity Commission regarding the charity status of LGB ‘Alliance’. After witness evidence was concluded in September 2022, the Tribunal will hear legal arguments in the case on November 7 and 8. A judgment can be issued at any point from next week, but we expect a delay possibly of months.
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