Jolyon Loses Judicial Assessment Case In opposition to Hancock on All Grounds
Simply as everybody’s about to clock off for the weekend, Jolyon’s managed to lose in court docket once more. This time it’s for the Good Regulation Venture’s landmark case in opposition to Matt Hancock and the Division for Well being and Social Care over its awarding of lateral stream check contracts to Abingdon Well being – i.e. the case splashed everywhere in the Good Regulation Venture’s web site as “a canopy up”. A canopy up so dangerous the decide has dismissed Jolyon’s declare on all grounds…
“Mr Justice Waksman has dominated in favour of the DHSC on all grounds, together with lack of state help to Abingdon Well being and dismissed all claims introduced by the GLP. The judgement confirms that contract award selections by the DHSC for the event and manufacture of lateral stream check kits for COVID-19 antibodies by Abingdon Well being have been lawful and complied with the rules of public legislation. All grounds introduced by the GLP on this case have been dismissed.”
A spokesperson for Hancock tells Guido:
“We’re delighted the division has gained one more court docket case in opposition to Jolyon Maugham’s discredited GLP. The court docket has dismissed all 4 grounds introduced by the GLP and in doing so highlighted the distinctive circumstances Ministers and Civils servants have been working in. It’s excessive time the GLP stops losing the court docket’s time and taxpayers’ cash, on completely absurd claims.”
Possibly, ultimately, Jolyon will get the message and cease losing everybody’s time like this. Not at present although.
