Helping launch a new law firm for a better world

When Good Law Project asked for our support, we knew their ambitions were perfectly aligned with our values.

Good Law Project is a not-for-profit campaign organisation that uses the law to help create a better world. They focus on demanding good governance from those in power, protecting the environment and empowering those experiencing injustice or inequality. From covid testing scandals to water companies dumping waste along our coastlines, they’re tackling a range of issues head-on.

Although Good Law Project already had some internal legal support, they still used external lawyers extensively which came at a significant cost. The Project team came to Anthony Collins (AC) with their solution – creating their own law firm. Conversations started around how to make this possible and what it would mean for Good Law Project.

Launching an independent firm

What Good Law Project wanted to do is quite unusual. Most law firms are owned by solicitors, so the team needed to get the go-ahead from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

We provided support throughout the entire process, from discussing the shareholder agreement to advising on the governance documents. We also had conversations about how the law firm would work around the existing organisation and how the different structures should relate to each other.

Helping more communities

With support from ACS, Good Law Project now has its own law firm, Good Law Practice. The firm will help tackle any issues that are important to the Project and its partners. It will build specialist advisory capacity to help communities create the ownership models that work for them.

The firm will be funded by Good Law Project, with its services offered to Good Law Project, and its partners, on terms they can afford. And it will show people that the law exists to serve the whole of society rather than only those who can pay.

“We’re so pleased to have been involved in helping set up Good Law Practice as it aligns with our values of improving lives, communities and societies. Having their own law firm means they’ll be able to better hold those in power to account.”
David Alcock, partner, Anthony Collins