Good Law Project
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| Formation | January 2017 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Jolyon Maugham |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Activism |
Official language | English |
| Website | goodlawproject |
The Good Law Project is a United Kingdom-based political[1] non-profit company. Founded by Jolyon Maugham, the Good Law Project states that its mission is to achieve change through the law.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the government appointed people closely connected to Conservative politicians to influential positions without interview process or open competition, and awarded lucrative contracts to companies without relevant experience. Examples include appointing Dido Harding, wife of a Conservative MP, to head the new National Institute for Health Protection, and awarding a contract for more than £250m of personal protective equipment to a Florida-based jewellery company, with a £21m payment to an intermediary, without advertisement or competitive tender process. The Good Law Project challenged the alleged "culture of cronyism and the highly secretive use of billions of pounds of public funds".[2]
History[]
The Good Law Project was founded in January 2017 as a company limited by guarantee under English law[3] headed by Maugham. It is a non-profit but not a registered charity. In 2019 it launched a crowdfunded challenge to the prorogation of parliament by Boris Johnson's Conservative government, which was ultimately successful. The prorogation was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court,[2] but by this time Johnson's government had pushed through their Brexit deal so the issue was moot. However, the £200,000 raised enabled Good Law Project to hire more staff and launch other fundraisers to take on more cases.
As of September 2021 Good Law Project has applied for Judicial Review in 14 cases and been granted approval in 11.
References[]
- ^ "Good Law Project". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ a b Adams, Tim (22 November 2020). "'I don't like acts of dishonesty by the state': Jolyon Maugham QC on Covid cronyism". The Observer.
- ^ "Good Law Project Ltd Companies House Information". gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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