Business man threatens to sue UK Government.

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Jimgym
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Business man threatens to sue UK Government.

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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/ma ... p478fTPn38
The government is facing a challenge to the legality of the coronavirus lockdown by a wealthy businessman who fears it will kill more people than it saves.

Simon Dolan, whose Jota Aviation company has been delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS, has put the health secretary on notice that he intends to issue proceedings for a judicial review, unless the government reverses some of the lockdown measures and reinstates freedom of movement.

He is taking the action, which echoes that taken by Gina Miller over Brexit, on the grounds that the lockdown was both legally defective and disproportionate in law. He is also seeking minutes of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) meetings this year, some of which involved Boris Johnson’s adviser Dominic Cummings. (rest of article available vial link)
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Re: Business man threatens to sue UK Government.

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1) Can a 'judicial review' be considered as sueing? Whatever it is just get on with it.
2) The report is as precise as Meghan's action against the Mail on Sunday! He wants some of the measures withdrawn....some???
3) He is putting Matt Hancock on 'notice'. What does that mean?

Good luck with that one (even though I am not a big supporter of the government's overall performance so far). I agree that the minutes of the SAGE group should be published if only to see what Dominic Cummins involvement, if any, was
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Re: Business man threatens to sue UK Government.

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I'm sure it has nothing whatsoever to do with saving his Airline :lol:
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