Bringing Down Goliath: How Good Law Can Topple the Powerful

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Jolyon Maugham KC founded Good Law Project in 2017 with the belief that the law can also put power into the hands of ordinary people. This kind of challenge to a decision from a government or other public body is known as ‘judicial review’ - and it’s the main avenue GLP uses. With astonishing panache and determination, Jolyon Maugham has taken on some of the most powerful and corrupt interests in the UK - and won. In particular, the chapter on the PPE procurement scandal is breathtaking, even for those of us who thought we knew the facts. Already the largest legal campaign group in the UK, Good Law Project is shining light into corners the establishment would rather keep dark - from the failures of Brexit to the still-developing PPE scandal, to the tax arrangements of business giants like Uber.

Critics say the declaration unfairly demonises barristers doing their job and is an empty gesture from lawyers (like Maugham, a tax specialist) who aren’t asked to prosecute climate activists. The explanation for these contradictions is simply that, to Maugham, ideology is the first condition of judging, and the law is merely an instrumentality to achieve his preferred political ends. He has already attended 5 x Interviews and had 4 x Job offers and is hoping to make his decision tomorrow. I believe Mercy Grant is a true American Hero for standing up for the rights of all of us and taking on our corrupt legal system. I highly suggest reading the upgraded second edition if you like crime stories filled with drama and action!In March, the signatories vowed not to act for new fossil fuel projects or to prosecute peaceful climate protesters. Autobiographical and alluring, Jolyon Maugham portrays his uneasy relationship with the establishment in Bringing Down Goliath , which speaks to people who believe in the power of public law. As to a lack of facts, she detailed very well the actions she took and on what basis and laws she took those actions, even relating what rules and laws the attorneys and judges had broken.

Alongside journalist George Monbiot and Ecotricity founder Dale Vince, they landed on challenging a government planning policy which favoured fossil fuel over renewable energy infrastructure. He explains some of the most important legal and constitutional crises of our times and why they needed to be understood. In arguing that the law can be a force for good, it patrols the fracture lines between what is right and what is legal. All in all this story is enlightening and the value it brings to all of us should be admired because our justice system and the attorneys who run things, need to be examined.In the same way as human rights are enshrined by the UK’s Human Rights Act - a touchstone for judges - this could provide an overarching code against which environmental damage is assessed. Since its inception in 2017, Good Law Project has become the biggest legal campaigning group in the country, has won some of the leading constitutional cases of our times and set the political agenda exposing the government's pandemic sleaze.