Profile picture
The Good Law Project
@GoodLawProject
, 6 tweets, 2 min read Read on Twitter
An update on our judicial review of serious shortage protocols.

Yesterday we learned that the High Court had refused permission to appeal. You can read the refusal here d2l6cjylzkj2qa.cloudfront.net/wp-content/upl…
We are not in the habit of criticising decisions of the Court but we think the reasoning is very poor and we have asked the Court for an urgent oral permission hearing. We will, of course, keep you updated.
We are also concerned that the permission decision was made on Friday and the Govt seems to have been told on Friday (see this extract from a debate yesterday about serious shortage protocols hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-0…) but when we spoke to the Court on Friday it refused to tell us.
We continue to believe it is critically important to establish whether what Government describes as a "thoroughly important measure... to address serious drug shortages... in the event of a no deal Brexit" is lawful.
But we need your financial support. It is highly irresponsible for Govt to choose to take the country off a cliff whilst serious doubts remain about a key plank in its planning to deal with No Deal. crowdjustice.com/case/not-ready…
It has been pointed out to us that the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State may just have been saying that the decision was made last week and leaving open the possibility that she found out on the morning of the debate. We acknowledge that could be so.
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to The Good Law Project
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @GoodLawProject see all

Profile picture
The Good Law Project
@GoodLawProject
So we sought, have now obtained, and will soon pay for, urgent legal advice from specialist election law Counsel. But the advice, I am afraid, is rather discouraging. THREAD
The starting point is to identify legal failures by the returning officer.

Even this stage of the exercise is likely to be difficult because the returning officer is very likely to have an audit trail justifying their decisions to post on date x or use service y. /1
But it gets worse still. Even if you are able to identify legal failures you then have to show an effect on the outcome of the election for the election to be voided and re-run. /2
Read 8 tweets
Profile picture
The Good Law Project
@GoodLawProject
At 11am today our Serious Shortage Protocols Judicial Review returns to the High Court for an oral hearing.
The issue is whether the Government's 'Serious Shortage Protocols,' which enable pharmacists to substitute what your doctor prescribed with a different drug or dosage or delivery mechanism to cope with serious shortages on No Deal, are lawful. More here. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The issue is of profound concern to many who rely on prescription drugs or treatments to stay alive. (For scale almost half of us regularly take prescription medicines although mostly to deal with conditions that are not life threatening.)
Read 10 tweets
Profile picture
The Good Law Project
@GoodLawProject
Earlier today we wrote to HMRC with a formal threat to issue judicial proceedings if they continue to refuse to issue VAT assessments against Uber to protect what we believe to be over £1,000,000,000 of unpaid VAT. /1
This is money we desperately need to fund schools and hospitals and other vital services. And the reasons HMRC have given for refusing to raise assessments just don't stack up in law. /2
We won't stand by and watch as the UK becomes a place where the poor and the powerless and small businesses get a hostile environment and the wealthy and powerful get the red carpet.

You can support our work here: goodlawproject.org/membership/ /3
Read 4 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
The Leaflet
@TheLeaflet_in
Day 9

#AyodhyaHearing

Bench has assembled.

Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan resumes his arguments for that deity (Ram Lalla).
CSV: High Court having held that the suits are barred by time could not have granted the relief it granted. This is my submission. Relief granted to waqf board and Nirmohi Akhara is nothing contemplated in any law.

#AyodhyaHearing
CSV now citing cases in support of submission that if hindus are having the belief and faith to worship the place of birth, it should be treated as religious worship.

#AyodhyaHearing
Read 75 tweets
Profile picture
Kimberly Robinson
@KimberlyRobinsn
Wet day here at #SCOTUS where we’ll get orders at 9:30, opinions at 10.
We've had 42 opinions in argued cases so far this term, with 27 (!) remaining.
See what's left as #SCOTUS enters the homestretch of its 2018 term. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Read 33 tweets
Profile picture
WaterBluSky
@MsMariaT
New complaint filed in SDNY this week: Former Trump Assoc Felix Sater Accused of Laundering Millions Through Real Estate Projects Linked to President #Khrapunov #Giuliani #Kazakhstan #Almaty h/t ⁦@RYP__⁩ newsweek.com/donald-trump-f…
I have to head out, yet later I will pull up the Complaint 🤓
Here's a thread re the Dutch Complaint for fraud and money laundering against Rudy Giuliani, that was mentioned in the Newsweek article. Rudy set up the vehicle for the money to flow to Trump.

They know everything ; )

Read 40 tweets
Profile picture
Jo Maugham QC
@JolyonMaugham
Extraordinary for the Department of Health to be pushing advice that epilepsy sufferers should simply "Keep calm and carry on". THREAD.
Lots of extraordinary things about that tweet - not least the denial of a linkage to Brexit. Here's what the Department of Health's rushed consultation said.

The linkage, literally, could not be clearer.
Indeed, that rushed consultation (why was it rushed if not because it was in contemplation of No Deal?) goes on explicitly to contemplate that No Deal might generate "multiple large shortages".
Read 6 tweets
Profile picture
Wordsmith
@ZinaSpeaks
APPEAL COURT "STAY OF EXECUTION" AND THE PREMATURE EJACULATION OF RIVERS APC.

For clarity, Even if APC Rivers is on the ballot, PDP will beat them silly at the polls. But this is not the bane of discuss.
Today APC Rivers state got a "STAY OF EXECUTION " From the Appeal Court in respect of the Federal High Court declarative Judgement restraining INEC from recognising all APC candidates in the 2019 election.
First, getting a stay is normal in all civil matters. However, we need to know that a stay is not a judgement but a ruling. A stay can only be effective when the order or judgment has not been enforced. On this APC issue,
Read 8 tweets
Profile picture
FaceTheCuban© SirLRO🎈{Interactive}
@FaceTheCuban
...#Positivity is in each & everyone of us. Let it flow more often, makes a better day. #SirLRO
...#Positivity ~none said it was easy, all you have to do is one step at a time. I know you can, keep going. #SirLRO
~ #Positivity there is no need for deprecating others with words, when it calls for~there is a need for compassion, it’s in you, #SirLRO
Read 246 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Apart #MarieColvin #Listen #You #EarthDay #ImmigrantHeritageMonth #600days #UPDATE #HappyMemorialDay2019 #cunyoer #Alert #Amazing #trees #Update #plants #Dreamy #HappyMothersDay2019 #FreeIUVENTA #openpedagogy #Night #FeedAmerica #NationalHugDay #Poetry #Lovely #SCOTUS
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!