Thread by @GoodLawProject

BREAKING: the Court has granted a cost-capping order in our judicial review with @EveryDoctorUK over the award of huge PPE contracts without competition to Ayanda, Pestfix and Clandeboye. THREAD rebrand.ly/ppe-keep-fight…

In awarding the cost-capping order, the Judge seemed to agree:

“All citizens are likely to have an interest in whether or not the procurement on the part of the government is done using good governance procedures and integrity."

The Judge continued: "And therefore there is a real wider public interest that has been represented by the claimant group, which is a not-for-profit group, in bringing this challenge”

After Government said it would cost an unbelievable £1million pounds to defend the case, we asked the Court to cap our exposure to Government’s legal costs at £100k. We are a small not-for-profit that relies on crowdfunding.

After reviewing our fundraising efforts for the case so far, this is the figure we could afford. Instead, the Court has granted a cost-capping order of £250k. It means if we lose the case, we are liable to pay a quarter of a million pounds - as well our own legal costs.

Despite huge support from members of the public, generous individuals and organisations, we are still short. But we will not stop fighting. If you are in a position to donate to the legal challenge, you can do so here:
crowdjustice.com/case/108millio…

Despite huge support from generous members of the public we are still short. But we will not be bullied out by costs. This case, which we are bringing alongside @EveryDoctor, is simply too important. If you are in a position to donate you can do so here:
crowdjustice.com/case/108millio…