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  • 1 March 2023
    Hancock WhatsApps expose threadbare FOIA regime

    Lawyers acting for Good Law Project have today written to the Information Commissioner’s Office asking it to refer the Department of Health and Social Care to the High Court for potential contempt of court proceedings after the DHSC, once again, failed to release Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages.

    Hancock WhatsApps expose threadbare FOIA regime
  • 27 February 2023
    MP’s daughter threatened to sue for ‘VIP lane’ commission

    Victoria Aitken claimed “I had it fast-tracked” and demanded commission on “all the contracts that came via [her] connections”. But the Government’s published record of the VIP lane doesn’t mention Victoria Aitken at all.

    MP’s daughter threatened to sue for ‘VIP lane’ commission
  • 27 February 2023
    Our partnership with Asylum Aid to help those fleeing Ukraine

    VIDEO: A year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we look back on our partnership with Asylum Aid to fund a legal caseworker to assist those displaced by the war in Ukraine and help them claim asylum.

    Our partnership with Asylum Aid to help those fleeing Ukraine
  • 24 February 2023
    Charity Commission must act to ensure climate commitments are upheld

    Bear with us, because we’re about to explain how a small piece of charity law could have big consequences for the UK’s efforts to reach net zero; that the Charity Commission is letting it happen, and how the Good Law Project is teaming up with RSPB to call on the Commission to act.

    Charity Commission must act to ensure climate commitments are upheld
  • 24 February 2023
    Revealed: Company with just £85 in the bank made £20m profit after Dominic Cummings referred Innova Medical into the ‘VIP’ lane

    Good Law Project has seen emails revealing that former No.10 advisor Dominic Cummings referred an offer from two middlemen representing US-based Innova Medical Group within a single hour of being approached.

    Revealed: Company with just £85 in the bank made £20m profit after Dominic Cummings referred Innova Medical into the ‘VIP’ lane
  • 23 February 2023
    We’ve won another freedom of information battle with Government

    The Department of Health & Social Care have now been ordered to reply to our request for a copy of all WhatsApp messages between Matt Hancock and his publican friend, Alex Bourne. The Information Commissioner’s office ruled that the DHSC breached Freedom of Information guidelines.

    We’ve won another freedom of information battle with Government
  • 23 February 2023
    Alice Litman’s Story

      *CONTENT WARNING*- SUICIDE

    Alice Litman’s Story
  • 20 February 2023
    Good Law Project threatens action against Met for refusing to investigate Matt Hancock

    Good Law Project has written to the Metropolitan Police Service asking it to investigate apparent breaches of the coronavirus regulations by Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo.

    Good Law Project threatens action against Met for refusing to investigate Matt Hancock
  • 16 February 2023
    Bringing Down Goliath

    Our Executive Director, Jo Maugham, is pleased to announce his upcoming book.

    Bringing Down Goliath
  • 12 February 2023
    REVEALED: Greg Hands referred close political contact for £25m VIP contract

    The new Conservative Party Chairman, Greg Hands, helped Luxe Lifestyle Ltd, a company closely associated with the then Chair of his local constituency party, Mark Higton, land a £25m ‘VIP’ PPE deal. This is despite the company having no experience in providing protective equipment. 

    REVEALED: Greg Hands referred close political contact for £25m VIP contract
  • 9 February 2023
    WE WON: Government commits to publishing £248m missing Covid contracts after breaching transparency guidelines

    Back in March 2021, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, told Parliament that details of all Covid contracts were now “on the record”. A month later, Cabinet Minister Julia Lopez, claimed “all historical Covid-related contracts” had been published.

    WE WON: Government commits to publishing £248m missing Covid contracts after breaching transparency guidelines
  • 7 February 2023
    NEW: We’re supporting an intervention in a Supreme Court appeal against sewage dumping

    We are delighted that the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), supported by us, has been given permission to intervene in a landmark case about whether water companies are legally accountable for sewage dumping.  

    NEW: We’re supporting an intervention in a Supreme Court appeal against sewage dumping
  • 6 February 2023
    Sunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109m
    Sunak-linked hedge fund sees pandemic profits soar to £109m
  • 30 January 2023
    REVEALED: Dominic Raab did use WhatsApp for official business, but Government didn’t retain a copy of his messages

    For 17 months, the FCDO refused to answer our questions regarding Raab’s WhatsApp use. But, following an intervention from the ICO, they’ve finally come clean.

    REVEALED: Dominic Raab did use WhatsApp for official business, but Government didn’t retain a copy of his messages
  • 26 January 2023
    PPE losses rise to £14.9 billion

    The Department of Health and Social Care’s annual accounts for 2021-22 have revealed a further £6 billion write down in connection with PPE and other inventory. This follows a staggering £8.9bn write down in 2020-21.   

    PPE losses rise to £14.9 billion
  • 24 January 2023
    REVEALED: Politically connected broker made £17m profit on ‘VIP’ PPE contracts

    An investigation by Good Law Project has uncovered the huge profits made by Zoe Ley after she brokered a £250m PPE deal for Hong Kong-based Worldlink Resources – a firm who landed two huge contracts via the unlawful ‘VIP’ lane.

    REVEALED: Politically connected broker made £17m profit on ‘VIP’ PPE contracts