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  • 31 May 2024
    Case Update Ofcom 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.

    Ofcom must revise rules on political deepfakes
  • 30 May 2024
    News Tory 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.

    Tory treasurer’s offshore water company bagged £1.2m contract with the taxman
  • 30 May 2024
    News 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    Good Law Project supporter Mick Woolley explains how he had to push against an outdated planning system to build himself a home for the future.

    Mick Woolley: ‘The Tories have failed us all on housing’
  • 28 May 2024
    News The 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?

    The fixers who made £98m from the Tories’ VIP lane
  • 22 May 2024
    News High 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.

    High Court rules government attack on protest is unlawful
  • 21 May 2024
    News Secretive 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.

    Secretive Tory dining club bags another £50,000 from firm linked to German far-right
  • 21 May 2024
    News Reform 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.

    Reform UK suspends candidate who shared video shot at far-right protest
  • 21 May 2024
    Case Update Charity 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

    Charity Commission opens investigation into GambleAware
  • 20 May 2024
    Case Update High 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.

    High Court refuses permission to challenge Voter ID rules
  • 18 May 2024
    News Lawyers 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.

    Lawyers Who Care to unlock new legal talent
  • 17 May 2024
    News When 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.

    When public protection turns Kafkaesque
  • 16 May 2024
    Case Update Charity 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.

    Charity Commission faces formal complaint over handling of rightwing think-tank
  • 15 May 2024
    News Solicitor 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.

    Solicitor general to appeal Trudi Warner decision
  • 15 May 2024
    Case Update Charity Commission will report on climate denial think-tank

    After more than a year of delay, sustained legal pressure has forced the charities regulator to confirm it will report on whether the Global Warming Policy Foundation has breached charity law.

    Charity Commission will report on climate denial think-tank
  • 9 May 2024
    Case Update We have a date in court to demand greener, better homes

    Michael Gove’s guidance to local authorities is a policy disaster. We’re heading to the High Court in June with Rights Community Action to unlock the next generation of green homes.

    We have a date in court to demand greener, better homes
  • 8 May 2024
    News As government climate plan ruled unlawful, Tories hand out fossil fuel bonanza

    Firms are set to cash in on a tranche of licences to look for oil and gas in the North Sea, handed out on the same day the High Court ruled ministers’ plan to reach net zero is inadequate.

    As government climate plan ruled unlawful, Tories hand out fossil fuel bonanza