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High Court Hears Government £122m Claim Against Mone-Linked PPE Firm

The High Court will decide if PPE Medpro delivered gowns that did not meet sterilisation standards under its Covid-era contract.

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Overview

  • The trial opened on June 11 before Mrs Justice Cockerill as the DHSC seeks repayment of £122 million and £11 million in storage and disposal costs for 25 million surgical gowns.
  • Government lawyers say the gowns lacked a validated sterilisation process and improper CE marks, with lab tests finding the majority of samples non-sterile.
  • PPE Medpro maintains it met all sterility requirements and that UK officials approved its manufacturing and inspection in China.
  • Baroness Michelle Mone recommended PPE Medpro to ministers in May 2020, securing contracts through the government’s VIP lane, and she and husband Doug Barrowman deny any wrongdoing.
  • A separate National Crime Agency probe into the procurement has been ongoing since 2021 and led to a January 2024 court order freezing £75 million of the couple’s assets.