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  • 30 May 2023
    The power to tell the truth

    Our Executive Director, Jo Maugham, writes about the power to tell the truth.

    The power to tell the truth
  • 27 May 2023
    Firm that hired Liam Fox MP to lobby the Prime Minister fined for breaching rules

    Earlier this year, it was revealed that Conservative MP, Liam Fox, lobbied the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, on behalf of an advisory group that had paid him £16,000 for just 21 hours’ work. According to reports, Fox wrote to the PM lobbying for a tax break for exporters.

    Firm that hired Liam Fox MP to lobby the Prime Minister fined for breaching rules
  • 19 May 2023
    REVEALED: Rishi Sunak sought to “evade” US securities law

    US court documents show how the hedge fund that Sunak worked for used ‘exotic derivatives’ to keep share prices down.

    REVEALED: Rishi Sunak sought to “evade” US securities law
  • 18 May 2023
    EXCLUSIVE: WhatsApp messages reveal Matt Hancock helped Tory donor win covid contract that cost the taxpayer £38m

    Mustafa Mohammed, who had donated over £230,000 to the Conservative party, lobbied Hancock on behalf of two companies.

    EXCLUSIVE: WhatsApp messages reveal Matt Hancock helped Tory donor win covid contract that cost the taxpayer £38m
  • 16 May 2023
    Revealed: PM refuses to answer questions on secretive “business council”

    The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has refused to reveal the names of the companies on his PM’s Business Council (PMBC). No.10 also refused to release copies of minutes from the PM’s meeting with the group, held last December.

    Revealed: PM refuses to answer questions on secretive “business council”
  • 15 May 2023
    Gagging Juries

    If juries cannot hear all the evidence, justice cannot prevail. Our Executive Director, Jo Maugham, writes on the threat that gagging juries poses to our justice system – and to our planet.

    Gagging Juries
  • 10 May 2023
    “Like a vampire from sunlight”: Rishi Sunak and transparency

    What if Rishi Sunak had invested part of his fortune in Oil and Gas shares? You’d want to know, right, because his failure to adopt a meaningful windfall tax on the obscene war-profits of Oil majors would then have a different complexion?

    “Like a vampire from sunlight”: Rishi Sunak and transparency
  • 9 May 2023
    Good Law Practice Parish Notices

    Good Law Project and Good Law Practice are delighted to announce the hiring of the nationally renowned protest lawyer, Lochlinn Parker.

    Good Law Practice Parish Notices
  • 3 May 2023
    REVEALED: Tory MP secretly lobbied ministers on behalf of gambling industry

    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.  

    REVEALED: Tory MP secretly lobbied ministers on behalf of gambling industry
  • 30 April 2023
    We’re ready to take action to protect the voting rights of young people and marginalised communities

    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’re ready to take action to protect the voting rights of young people and marginalised communities
  • 21 April 2023
    Met refuses to investigate apparent Covid breaches by Matt Hancock

    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.

    Met refuses to investigate apparent Covid breaches by Matt Hancock
  • 18 April 2023
    Exclusive YouGov Poll: Nearly two-thirds believe water company bosses should face prison over serious incidents of pollution

    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.

    Exclusive YouGov Poll: Nearly two-thirds believe water company bosses should face prison over serious incidents of pollution
  • 14 April 2023
    Bringing Down Goliath: Speaking Tour

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

    Bringing Down Goliath: Speaking Tour
  • 11 April 2023
    Revealed: The Tories are still receiving funds from Russia-linked donors

    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.

    Revealed: The Tories are still receiving funds from Russia-linked donors
  • 4 April 2023
    The sewage scandal – and what we’re doing about it

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

    The sewage scandal – and what we’re doing about it
  • 31 March 2023
    United Utilities dumps the most sewage in 2022

    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. 

    United Utilities dumps the most sewage in 2022