We use limited cookies
We use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service.
View our privacy policyLatest
All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
-
17 November 2023News New Environment Secretary bankrolled by funder of climate denial group weeks before taking on roleNew Environment Secretary bankrolled by funder of climate denial group weeks before taking on role
We can reveal that just before he was appointed Environment Secretary, Steve Barclay accepted a donation from a Conservative Party peer who has funded the Global Warming Policy Foundation – a group that lobbies against policies to tackle the climate emergency.
-
17 November 2023Case Update We’re helping fight medical misinformation in courtWe’re helping fight medical misinformation in court
When Dr Aseem Malhotra spread covid vaccine scares, the General Medical Council refused to investigate. Now we’re helping a doctor make sure the regulator does its job.
-
17 November 2023News Win: Scouts to increase child protectionWin: Scouts to increase child protection
Good Law Project has been supporting Yours in Scouting – a campaign led by abuse victims – to overhaul safeguarding in the Scouts. ‘Our voices have been heard,’ says Sheanna Patelmaster.
-
14 November 2023News PPE contracts worth £1.04bn ‘at risk’ of fraud and errorPPE contracts worth £1.04bn ‘at risk’ of fraud and error
Almost 10% of PPE contracts signed by the Government show ‘some degree of dissatisfaction’, with storage costs for unused equipment currently running at £14m a month. by Max Colbert
-
9 November 2023News As schools crumble, Tory donor’s company lands £11.5m contractAs schools crumble, Tory donor’s company lands £11.5m contract
Government failure has left children at risk from failing concrete. Now a company owned by a Tory donor is set to clean up.
-
8 November 2023News Dark money anti-abortion group ramps up activity in the UKDark money anti-abortion group ramps up activity in the UK
The UK arm of Alliance Defending Freedom, a US pressure group which helped overturn Roe v Wade, almost doubled its spending between 2020 and 2022.
-
6 November 2023News Tory donor’s company snags £546,000 PPE storage contractsTory donor’s company snags £546,000 PPE storage contracts
The boss of Wernick Buildings Limited has given the Tories over £71,000. by Max Colbert
-
3 November 2023News Two-thirds of beds bought for Nightingale hospitals were unfit for useTwo-thirds of beds bought for Nightingale hospitals were unfit for use
Millions have been wasted on sub-standard beds bought during the pandemic for the Government’s seven Nightingale hospitals, our latest investigation with the Daily Mirror has revealed.
-
2 November 2023News Company that donated to Tories bags slice of £260m PPE dealCompany that donated to Tories bags slice of £260m PPE deal
Last year the Government spent £312m on storing unused or unusable PPE bought during the pandemic. Why are they handing out huge new contracts for facemasks?
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.