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<p><del class="ministerial">There were 52 cases against His Majesty’s Government in
which the Good Law Project were involved as a party which concluded in the period
since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 14 and lost 2 of
those cases, 15 cases were settled, and 31 cases withdrawn by the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">In total, the Good Law Project has paid £539,766.19 in legal costs
to HM Government, while HM Government has paid £63,738.71 in legal costs to the Good
Law Project.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2017-2018,
no payments were made or received.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial
year 2018-2019, £40,000.00 was paid to, and £4,753.00 was received from, the Good
Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial year 2019-2020, £0
was paid to, and £59,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">In financial year 2020-2021, £0 was paid to, and £10,000.00 was
received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial
year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £270,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">In financial year 2022-2023, £23,738.71 was paid to, and £196,000.00
was received from, the Good Law Project.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">In financial
year 2023-2024 to date, no payments have been made or received.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">There
were 42 case files opened in respect of actual court proceedings between His Majesty’s
Government and the Good Law Project during the period since the start of the 2017-18
financial year. HM Government won 19 and lost 6, 7 cases were settled, and 9 cases
were withdrawn by the Good Law Project. One has yet to deliver an outcome.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">In total, in regard to these 42 cases:</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins
class="ministerial">The Good Law Project has paid £984,098.45 in legal costs to HM
Government, while HM Government has paid £160,925.71 in legal costs to the Good Law
Project.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2017-2018,
no payments were made or received.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial
year 2018-2019, £40,000 was paid to, and £4,753 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">In financial year 2019-2020, £0 was paid to, and £59,013.19 was
received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial
year 2020-2021, £85,000 was paid to, and £10,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">In financial year 2021-2022, £0 was paid to, and £286,000 was
received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial
year 2022-2023, £35,925.71 was paid to, and £544,000 was received from, the Good Law
Project.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In financial year 2023-2024, £0 has
been paid to, and £80,332.26 has been received from, the Good Law Project.</ins></p>
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