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All the latest updates and news from Good Law Project
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12 February 2023REVEALED: Greg Hands referred close political contact for £25m VIP contractREVEALED: Greg Hands referred close political contact for £25m VIP contract
The new Conservative Party Chairman, Greg Hands, helped Luxe Lifestyle Ltd, a company closely associated with the then Chair of his local constituency party, Mark Higton, land a £25m ‘VIP’ PPE deal. This is despite the company having no experience in providing protective equipment.
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9 February 2023WE WON: Government commits to publishing £248m missing Covid contracts after breaching transparency guidelinesWE WON: Government commits to publishing £248m missing Covid contracts after breaching transparency guidelines
Back in March 2021, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, told Parliament that details of all Covid contracts were now “on the record”. A month later, Cabinet Minister Julia Lopez, claimed “all historical Covid-related contracts” had been published.
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7 February 2023NEW: We’re supporting an intervention in a Supreme Court appeal against sewage dumpingNEW: We’re supporting an intervention in a Supreme Court appeal against sewage dumping
We are delighted that the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), supported by us, has been given permission to intervene in a landmark case about whether water companies are legally accountable for sewage dumping.
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6 February 2023Sunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109mSunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109m
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30 January 2023REVEALED: Dominic Raab did use WhatsApp for official business, but Government didn’t retain a copy of his messagesREVEALED: Dominic Raab did use WhatsApp for official business, but Government didn’t retain a copy of his messages
For 17 months, the FCDO refused to answer our questions regarding Raab’s WhatsApp use. But, following an intervention from the ICO, they’ve finally come clean.
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26 January 2023PPE losses rise to £14.9 billionPPE losses rise to £14.9 billion
The Department of Health and Social Care’s annual accounts for 2021-22 have revealed a further £6 billion write down in connection with PPE and other inventory. This follows a staggering £8.9bn write down in 2020-21.
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24 January 2023REVEALED: Politically connected broker made £17m profit on ‘VIP’ PPE contractsREVEALED: Politically connected broker made £17m profit on ‘VIP’ PPE contracts
An investigation by Good Law Project has uncovered the huge profits made by Zoe Ley after she brokered a £250m PPE deal for Hong Kong-based Worldlink Resources – a firm who landed two huge contracts via the unlawful ‘VIP’ lane.
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12 January 2023
REVEALED: Government fails again to publish Covid contracts worth £248mREVEALED: Government fails again to publish Covid contracts worth £248m
We have taken the first formal step in legal proceedings over the Cabinet Office’s three year delay in publishing the contracts awarded to suppliers as part of the Government’s controversial ‘Ventilator Challenge’ programme.
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21 December 2022REVEALED: The names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” laneREVEALED: The names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane
Introductions from just six Conservative Party politicians led to ‘VIPs’ being awarded contracts worth an eye-watering £5 billion.
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15 December 2022REVEALED: PPE storage costs hit £1bn as ‘VIP’ firm Uniserve’s profit soarsREVEALED: PPE storage costs hit £1bn as ‘VIP’ firm Uniserve’s profit soars
An investigation by Good Law Project can reveal that the cost of storing unused PPE and Covid testing kits has now exceeded an eye-watering £1 billion.
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12 December 2022REVEALED: Tory donor’s company awarded £4.5 million Government contract to take care of mountain of unusable PPE wasteREVEALED: Tory donor’s company awarded £4.5 million Government contract to take care of mountain of unusable PPE waste
A £4.5 million Government contract has been handed to a company headed up by a major Conservative Party donor to dispose of unused PPE, Good Law Project can reveal.
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5 December 2022Mother 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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29 November 2022Just how successful are we?Just how successful are we?
Our impact across all the cases we have ever brought.
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27 November 2022Good 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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22 November 2022Conclusion 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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21 November 2022The 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.