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With the government finally publishing the long-awaited white paper on gambling, our investigation has found that Conservative Party MP, Philip Davies, lobbied ministers to reduce regulations on behalf of an exclusive, London-based casino.  

A group of cross-party MPs has backed our legal challenge to force the Government to take tougher and quicker action to tackle the sewage dumping scandal.

Good Law Project plans to bring forward a legal challenge ahead of the next General Election to ensure new rules of mandatory photo ID don’t disenfranchise people and deprive them of their democratic rights.

We will be challenging the Government over its inadequate plan to tackle the huge amounts of raw sewage being poured into England’s rivers and seas at a hearing from 4 to 6 July 2023.  

Content warning: this blog contains references to sexual assault.

Prompted by Good Law Project, NHS England says it will now consider how its policies impact on young trans people waiting for healthcare – following our legal challenge that led to a Judge concluding that they should be better protected.

The Metropolitan Police Service (the Met) has confirmed it will not open an investigation into apparent breaches of the coronavirus regulations by Matt Hancock MP and Gina Coladangelo in May 2021.

Most people believe that jail sentences are a fitting punishment for water bosses when their companies are responsible for major pollution spills in our rivers, waterways and shores. The strength of public feeling is revealed by an exclusive YouGov poll commissioned by Good Law Project.

We are disappointed to have to tell you that the Supreme Court has decided not to hear our appeal against decisions of the lower courts challenging the lawfulness of the use of private communication channels to conduct public business.

In a Good Law Project-backed case, children’s charity Article 39 has written to the government to reiterate its concerns that housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels is unlawful.

The new book, Bringing Down Goliath, by our Executive Director, Jolyon Maugham, will be released on 27th April.

A year on since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, we can reveal that the Conservative Party is still receiving large donations from individuals and companies with links to Russia.

We’re supporting three legal challenges to protect our coastline and rivers from pollution.

Today it’s been revealed, perhaps unsurprisingly, that the North West based water company United Utilities is the worst offender for dumping sewage into our local rivers and coastal waters. 

Today, the Government has published its revised Net Zero plan – just a day before the court-ordered deadline – as a result of the legal challenge we brought together with Friends of the Earth, Client Earth and environmental campaigner, Joanna Wheatley. The High Court found in our favour – ruling that the original strategy was inadequate and unlawful, thereby forcing the Government to produce a new plan.   

Jo Maugham, founder and director of Good Law Project explains why he’s supporting the Barristers’ Declaration.