Guido has been warning of the class action threat to British business posed by an incoming Starmer government. US style left wing lawfare is coming at Britain fast…
The consciousness of some co-conspirators has been jogged: they recall that Pogust Goodhead, one of the biggest names in the class action industry, teamed up with now disgraced former Labour MP Geraint Davies to promote Clean Air Day. Davies later lost the whip in 2023, after multiple allegations of unrelated wrongdoing emerged. Unfortunate…
Tom Goodhead, founder and CEO of the company, is on record: “This isn’t an NGO, though I know we look like one. We are here to make a profit… I’ve got trainee solicitors earning 150k.” The firm has also been receiving some less-than-stellar reviews from former employees on review site Glassdoor. One post reads: “The London lawyers come to Brazil to sexualise the women in the company. They invite the team out when the London lawyers are here and we’ve had situations where some of the girls were being groped, sexually harassed and they were also overheard calling the women gold diggers.” Another says: “(the) company’s image of fighting for human rights felt hollow. Making the whole concept feel like a mere marketing ploy. I felt exploited to see clients being shuffled around for press opportunities”. Will Labour vow not to pursue controversial class actions if they enter government, despite their extensive links to the industry?
Guido brought British business advance warning of the class action lawsuit avalanche set to be unleashed on UK PLC under a Labour Government. Not long now until the FT and others wake up…
Co-conspirators have now been in touch with further evidence of Labour links to the lawfare industry – beyond would-be Attorney General Emily Thornberry’s ties to soldier-bashing Leigh Day. Bewigged sources point to Lucy Rigby – Starmer’s candidate in Northampton North – who has spent her career bringing forward class action suits. She even worked on the infamous Mastercard v Merricks case – known for being the first Collective Proceeding brought on an “opt out” basis. The potential earnings for class action law firms in this type of case are enormous…
Rigby also appears to be heavily involved in the leadership of CORLA – The Collective Redress Lawyers Association. The organisation, who campaign to expand collective action lawfare in the UK by “developing relationships with Ministry of Justice, Select Committees, the Civil Justice Council, and the Judiciary”, is funded by leading law firms in the sector. Guido predicts a ‘Labour lawfare scandal’ will one day be a thing…
Big backers of the project include law firm Pogust Goodhead, who are currently spearheading the biggest class action claim in British legal history – seeking some £36 billion in damages. The firm been in the spotlight in the past for hiking fees in its Dieselgate case to up to 50% of damages, hitting claimants in the pocket. The left leaning lawfare industry is about to have some very close friends in Parliament…
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”