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Find all of our current and past legal cases in one handy place.

Displayed below are all of our cases, Click to see only ongoing cases
  • Help protect trans people’s right to safety

    Good Law Project is making sure the voices and experiences of trans people are heard at the Supreme Court, when a case affecting the freedoms they have relied on for 20 years is heard. 

    Help protect trans people’s right to safety
  • Ofcom must keep GB News in check

    In early March 2024, Ofcom suggested that the rightwing broadcaster GB News doesn’t have to meet the same impartiality standards as broadcasters with a bigger audience. But we think this two-tier approach is unlawful.

    Ofcom must keep GB News in check
  • MPs launch complaint against Institute of Economic Affairs

    Good Law Project has teamed up with a cross-party group of politicians to demand the Charity Commission take action over the radical rightwing charity the Institute of Economic Affairs.

    MPs launch complaint against Institute of Economic Affairs
  • Help us fight dangerous misinformation on gambling

    GambleAware should be helping people quit gambling. Instead it’s propping up an industry that preys on the public. It’s time for the Charity Commission to step up.

    Help us fight dangerous misinformation on gambling
  • We’re challenging the Government to build homes fit for the future

    The Government is putting roadblocks in the way of local councils who want to improve energy efficiency. But we need housing that tackles fuel poverty and the climate crisis.

    We’re challenging the Government to build homes fit for the future
  • We’re taking legal action to uncover Palantir’s blanked-out contract

    Almost three quarters of the contract between the tech giant and the NHS is completely blanked out. It’s time to see what it’s hiding.

    We’re taking legal action to uncover Palantir’s blanked-out contract
  • We’re challenging the Tories to unleash onshore wind

    The Government has been blocking onshore wind since 2015. We’re taking legal action to help spark a revolution in renewable power.

    We’re challenging the Tories to unleash onshore wind
  • General Election: Help us stop political parties misusing your data

    We’re all working on the assumption that Rishi Sunak will find the courage to call a General Election sometime this year. Political parties are keener than ever to speak directly to you – but they can’t get into your inbox or social media feed unless they can capture your personal data.  With trust in political processes at an all-time low, being open, transparent and accountable about the use by political parties of your data is essential for a healthy democracy. But early indications show some political parties are riding roughshod over crucial data rights.

    General Election: Help us stop political parties misusing your data
  • Father of 3 home for Christmas after we help him appeal

    Climate crisis protester is the first to have been sentenced with jail time for the controversial new Section 7 offence. We funded his bail application and will support him to appeal this draconian sentence.

    Father of 3 home for Christmas after we help him appeal
  • We’re helping fight medical misinformation

    When Dr Aseem Malhotra spread covid vaccine scares, the General Medical Council refused to investigate. Now we’re helping a doctor make sure the regulator does its job.

    We’re helping fight medical misinformation
  • Holding the Scottish Government to its climate pledges

    Good Law Project and the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland are challenging the Scottish Government over its failure to uphold its commitments over the climate crisis.

    Holding the Scottish Government to its climate pledges
  • 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
  • Protect NHS patient data

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

    Protect NHS patient data
  • We’re challenging the Home Office’s lack of action on spiking

    The Home Office has failed to publish a plan to tackle drink spiking. Good Law Project is teaming up with The Gemini Project to challenge their lack of action.

    We’re challenging the Home Office’s lack of action on spiking
  • Net Zero II: We are taking the Government back to court

    Good Law Project is taking legal action with Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth for the second time to ensure the Government tackles the climate crisis.

    Net Zero II: We are taking the Government back to court
  • HMRC: Close the private equity tax loophole!

    Together with Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, we are launching a legal challenge against HMRC to close the £600m ‘carried interest’ loophole in tax paid by private equity fund managers.

    HMRC: Close the private equity tax loophole!