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  • 11 September 2023
    News MPs find discrimination at polling stations and declare voter ID risks ‘injustice’

    Cross-party group says election officials took action that was ‘clearly discriminatory’, and calls for more forms of ID to be accepted

    MPs find discrimination at polling stations and declare voter ID risks ‘injustice’
  • 30 August 2023
    Case Update We’re challenging the Government to come clean on risks of missing net zero

    The Government refused to publish the risks facing its plan to reach net zero. Now the High Court will hear our case to force them to disclose the data.

    We’re challenging the Government to come clean on risks of missing net zero
  • 17 August 2023
    News Video: Sued for speaking out

    “We’ll never end violence against women if we are not allowed to speak about it.” – Nina Cresswell

    Video: Sued for speaking out
  • 16 August 2023
    Case Update We’re heading to court to stop illegal coal mining

    Good Law Project is supporting Coal Action Network to end the illegal coal mining operation at Ffos-y-Fran in Wales.

    We’re heading to court to stop illegal coal mining
  • 11 August 2023
    News Facing prison for holding a placard

    Trudi Warner held up a sign reminding jurors they could decide a verdict according to their conscience and now could face up to two years in prison. We’re helping her fight back.

    Facing prison for holding a placard
  • 10 August 2023
    News Top Tory failed to declare shares in Shell whilst Environment Secretary

    Evidence of a lack of transparency in Boris Johnson’s Government just continues, way after he’s departed. The latest revelation is that the MP Theresa Villiers, who held the post of Environment Secretary, did so while having shares in the oil and gas giant, Shell. And this fact has only just come to light.    

    Top Tory failed to declare shares in Shell whilst Environment Secretary
  • 10 August 2023
    Case Update Millions go to shareholders linked to illegal mine

    REVEALED: Firm pays out £50m while leaving a massive hole in the fund to restore the mining site.

    Millions go to shareholders linked to illegal mine
  • 03 August 2023
    Case Update Stop fossil fuel drilling in Surrey – we aren’t backing down

    We’re supporting Protect Dunsfold as they appeal a High Court judgment which upheld the Government’s decision to allow drilling for gas in the Surrey Hills.

    Stop fossil fuel drilling in Surrey – we aren’t backing down
  • 01 August 2023
    Case Update Home Office promises to report on drink spiking thanks to our challenge

    Government has responded to our legal threat and pledged to publish their long overdue report on drink spiking.

    Home Office promises to report on drink spiking thanks to our challenge
  • 31 July 2023
    Case Update Court dismisses appeal in trans healthcare case

    We are disappointed to let you know that the Court of Appeal has dismissed the case challenging the years-long waits faced by transgender people in the UK when trying to access healthcare.

    Court dismisses appeal in trans healthcare case
  • 25 July 2023
    Case Update We’re taking action against illegal coal mining in Wales

    Good Law Project is supporting Coal Action Network and the local residents they work with living in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, to end the illegal extraction of coal at the Ffos-y-Fran open-cast coal mine.

    We’re taking action against illegal coal mining in Wales
  • 20 July 2023
    News NEW: Scale of election greeters enforcing voter ID at last May’s elections revealed

    An investigation by Good Law Project can reveal for the first time the number of greeters deployed at last May’s local elections to help enforce the government’s voter ID rules – and the possible under-reporting of those turned away because they lacked the correct ID.

    NEW: Scale of election greeters enforcing voter ID at last May’s elections revealed
  • 20 July 2023
    Case Update Should NHS England hand your medical records to a spy-tech firm run by a billionaire Trump supporter?

    People trust their healthcare providers with the most intimate kinds of personal information – and the NHS can’t do its job without that trust.

    Should NHS England hand your medical records to a spy-tech firm run by a billionaire Trump supporter?
  • 20 July 2023
    Case Update Court upholds Government approval of fossil fuel drilling scheme

    We are incredibly disappointed that the High Court has ruled against a legal challenge we are supporting to force the Government to reconsider its approval of a gas exploration scheme on the edge of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  

    Court upholds Government approval of fossil fuel drilling scheme
  • 13 July 2023
    Case Update This week in Court: the trans healthcare appeal

    On Tuesday, we were in Court to support the appeal challenging the years-long waits faced by transgender people in the UK when trying to access healthcare.

    This week in Court: the trans healthcare appeal
  • 12 July 2023
    Case Update Sewage scandal: Government will pay some of our legal costs

    The Government has already agreed to consult on expanding its plan to tackle sewage in coastal waters as a result of our legal challenge. We’re pushing for more action.

    Sewage scandal: Government will pay some of our legal costs