Good Law Project: Civil Proceedings
(asked on 18th October 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of legal actions brought by the Good Law Project in each year since 2017.
The Good Law Project have issued proceedings in the High Court (Administrative Court) and the Court of Appeal in each year since 2017. The number of claims issued is as follows:
Year | Administrative Court | Civil Court of Appeal |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 2 |
2020 | 14 | 1 |
2021 | 11 | 4 |
2022 | 6 | 4 |
2023 year to date | 1 | 0 |
HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) does not capture detail on the total costs associated with administering individual cases. All proceedings issued attract court fees which are set by reference to the estimated cost to HMCTS for administering these types of proceedings. These fees contribute to the funding of HMCTS.