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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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16 March 2023REVEALED: 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 2023£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 2023HMRC 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 2023How 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 2023NEW: 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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6 March 2023Environmental 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 2023Government 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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1 March 2023Hancock WhatsApps expose threadbare FOIA regimeHancock WhatsApps expose threadbare FOIA regime
Lawyers acting for Good Law Project have today written to the Information Commissioner’s Office asking it to refer the Department of Health and Social Care to the High Court for potential contempt of court proceedings after the DHSC, once again, failed to release Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages.
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27 February 2023MP’s daughter threatened to sue for ‘VIP lane’ commissionMP’s daughter threatened to sue for ‘VIP lane’ commission
Victoria Aitken claimed “I had it fast-tracked” and demanded commission on “all the contracts that came via [her] connections”. But the Government’s published record of the VIP lane doesn’t mention Victoria Aitken at all.
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27 February 2023Our partnership with Asylum Aid to help those fleeing UkraineOur partnership with Asylum Aid to help those fleeing Ukraine
VIDEO: A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we look back on our partnership with Asylum Aid to fund a legal caseworker to assist those displaced by the war in Ukraine and help them claim asylum.
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24 February 2023Charity Commission must act to ensure climate commitments are upheldCharity Commission must act to ensure climate commitments are upheld
Bear with us, because we’re about to explain how a small piece of charity law could have big consequences for the UK’s efforts to reach net zero; that the Charity Commission is letting it happen, and how the Good Law Project is teaming up with RSPB to call on the Commission to act.
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24 February 2023Revealed: Company with just £85 in the bank made £20m profit after Dominic Cummings referred Innova Medical into the ‘VIP’ laneRevealed: Company with just £85 in the bank made £20m profit after Dominic Cummings referred Innova Medical into the ‘VIP’ lane
Good Law Project has seen emails revealing that former No.10 advisor Dominic Cummings referred an offer from two middlemen representing US-based Innova Medical Group within a single hour of being approached.
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23 February 2023We’ve won another freedom of information battle with GovernmentWe’ve won another freedom of information battle with Government
The Department of Health & Social Care have now been ordered to reply to our request for a copy of all WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock and his publican friend, Alex Bourne. The Information Commissioner’s office ruled that the DHSC breached Freedom of Information guidelines.
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23 February 2023Alice Litman’s StoryAlice Litman’s Story
*CONTENT WARNING*- SUICIDE
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20 February 2023Good Law Project threatens action against Met for refusing to investigate Matt HancockGood Law Project threatens action against Met for refusing to investigate Matt Hancock
Good Law Project has written to the Metropolitan Police Service asking it to investigate apparent breaches of the coronavirus regulations by Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo.
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16 February 2023Bringing Down GoliathBringing Down Goliath
Our Executive Director, Jo Maugham, is pleased to announce his upcoming book.