By Press Association 2021
Jolyon Maugham QC, the founder of the Good Law Project
The founder of a campaign group challenging the Government over contracts for personal protective equipment has said their recent High Court battle “is just the beginning”.
The Good Law Project and EveryDoctor claim the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) unlawfully awarded contracts worth more than £700 million to supply PPE at the height of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
The campaign groups took legal action over contracts awarded to pest control firm PestFix and the hedge fund Ayanda Capital.
They argue that millions of pounds worth of equipment, which was “useless to the NHS”, was purchased in April and May 2020 without proper technical checks, at inflated prices, as a result of the contracts provided through a “VIP lane”.
This is just the beginning, says Good Law Project founder ahead of PPE ruling
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