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  • 12 January 2023
    News REVEALED: 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.   

    REVEALED: Government fails again to publish Covid contracts worth £248m
  • 9 January 2023
    Case Update They’re paying our costs

    The final details of the case have been sewn up. We have received the consent order confirming that the case has been withdrawn and that E2BN will pay £10,000 of our costs.

    They’re paying our costs
  • 22 December 2022
    Case Update Michael Gove let off the hook after awarding £840,000 pandemic contract to associates

    In June 2021, the High Court ruled that Michael Gove acted unlawfully and demonstrated apparent bias in giving the PR company, Public First, a £840,000 contract without competition during the pandemic – a firm with links to both him and Dominic Cummings. 

    Michael Gove let off the hook after awarding £840,000 pandemic contract to associates
  • 21 December 2022
    News REVEALED: 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.

    REVEALED: The names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane
  • 16 December 2022
    Case Update Partygate: Permission hearing in our case against the Met Police’s handling of probe into Downing Street parties

    As we mark two years since the lockdown-busting Downing Street Christmas Party, Good Law Project can confirm that there will be a hearing to decide whether we can bring our case, along with former Deputy Assistant Commissioner Lord Paddick, against the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the Partygate investigation to the High Court. That hearing will take place on 22 February 2023.

    Partygate: Permission hearing in our case against the Met Police’s handling of probe into Downing Street parties
  • 15 December 2022
    News REVEALED: 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.

    REVEALED: PPE storage costs hit £1bn as ‘VIP’ firm Uniserve’s profit soars
  • 14 December 2022
    Case Update Good Law Project visits oyster farm under threat from sewage dumping

    Tom Haward’s oyster firm (Richard Haward’s Oysters) has been in his family for eight generations, going back 300 years. He says that he has been “lucky” that his oyster beds have not been impacted by sewage dumping so far. But Tom is worried about the “immediate threat” that these discharges by water companies pose to his business and marine life around Mersea Island, if they are allowed to continue.

    Good Law Project visits oyster farm under threat from sewage dumping
  • 12 December 2022
    News REVEALED: 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.

    REVEALED: Tory donor’s company awarded £4.5 million Government contract to take care of mountain of unusable PPE waste
  • 7 December 2022
    Case Update Supreme Court hears the fight to stop park sell-off

    Their council sold some treasured local parkland without letting them have their say, but yesterday a group of residents from Shrewsbury had their voice heard in the Supreme Court. 

    Supreme Court hears the fight to stop park sell-off
  • 5 December 2022
    News Mother of teenage girl who took her own life after watching disturbing content online is pleading for change

    Judy Thomas shares her story.

    Mother of teenage girl who took her own life after watching disturbing content online is pleading for change
  • 2 December 2022
    Case Update High Court hears ‘extreme’ waiting times for trans healthcare are unlawful

    We’ve been at the High Court this week bringing our legal challenge against NHS England over long-standing, lengthy and unlawful delays to meeting the trans community’s healthcare needs.

    High Court hears ‘extreme’ waiting times for trans healthcare are unlawful
  • 1 December 2022
    Case Update A dark day for accountability

    The Courts will not control the use by Ministers – in breach of Government’s own policies – of private phones and messaging services, including to negotiate commercial deals with VIPs or share sensitive national security information, the Court of Appeal has this morning ruled. 

    A dark day for accountability
  • 29 November 2022
    News Just how successful are we?

    Our impact across all the cases we have ever brought.

    Just how successful are we?
  • 28 November 2022
    Case Update Marine Conservation Society joins our case against sewage dumping

    We are delighted that the Marine Conservation Society has now joined as a co-claimant in our legal case to protect our coastal waters from sewage dumping.     

    Marine Conservation Society joins our case against sewage dumping
  • 27 November 2022
    News Good 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.

    Good Law Project to launch Scotland office in 2023
  • 22 November 2022
    News Conclusion 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.

    Conclusion of our Ofgem Case