Lobbying by omission
The absence as the story. Each entry is an entity active on one disclosed influence axis
(political donations, ministerial-diary meetings, government contracts, the lobbyist register)
but conspicuously absent on another where its sector peers appear. A property developer
with hundreds of donations and no ministerial meeting; a heavy donor never listed on the
lobbyist register.
How to read this
Every entry is a computed discrepancy over disclosed public
records, not evidence that any meeting, payment or lobbying took place or was withheld.
Disclosed data is a floor: an absence may simply mean the entity does not engage on
that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. The signal is a prompt to look,
nothing more. Gaps are computed against sector peer cohorts and sharpen as entity
resolution improves (an entity split across duplicate records can look absent until
its activity consolidates).
5 matching computed discrepancies 349 open in total· clear filters Absent from the donation ledger · Law Firms
Active on government contracts, absent on political donations
In the disclosed record, Sparke Helmore Lawyers holds 47 disclosed government contracts but shows no disclosed political donations, while 90% of its Law Firms sector peers are present on political donations. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.
The disclosed facts
- 47 contracts disclosed for Sparke Helmore Lawyers (the axis it is active on).
- no disclosed political donations found for Sparke Helmore Lawyers in our data.
- 74 of 82 live Law Firms peers (90%) are present on political donations.
- Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
Absent from the donation ledger · Law Firms
Active on government contracts, absent on political donations
In the disclosed record, DLA Piper holds 19 disclosed government contracts but shows no disclosed political donations, while 90% of its Law Firms sector peers are present on political donations. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.
The disclosed facts
- 19 contracts disclosed for DLA Piper (the axis it is active on).
- no disclosed political donations found for DLA Piper in our data.
- 74 of 82 live Law Firms peers (90%) are present on political donations.
- Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
Absent from the donation ledger · Law Firms
Active on government contracts, absent on political donations
In the disclosed record, King & Wood Mallesons holds 31 disclosed government contracts but shows no disclosed political donations, while 90% of its Law Firms sector peers are present on political donations. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.
The disclosed facts
- 31 contracts disclosed for King & Wood Mallesons (the axis it is active on).
- no disclosed political donations found for King & Wood Mallesons in our data.
- 74 of 82 live Law Firms peers (90%) are present on political donations.
- Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
Absent from the donation ledger · Law Firms
Active on government contracts, absent on political donations
In the disclosed record, List A Barristers holds 9 disclosed government contracts but shows no disclosed political donations, while 90% of its Law Firms sector peers are present on political donations. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.
The disclosed facts
- 9 contracts disclosed for List A Barristers (the axis it is active on).
- no disclosed political donations found for List A Barristers in our data.
- 74 of 82 live Law Firms peers (90%) are present on political donations.
- Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.
Absent from the donation ledger · Law Firms
Active on ministerial-diary meetings, absent on political donations
In the disclosed record, King & Wood Mallesons appears in 2 ministerial-diary meetings but shows no disclosed political donations, while 90% of its Law Firms sector peers are present on political donations. This is a COMPUTED DISCREPANCY over disclosed public records — not evidence that any meeting, lobbying or payment took place or was withheld. Disclosed data is a floor: the absence may simply mean this entity does not engage on that axis, or that the relevant register does not yet cover it. It is a prompt to look, not a finding.
The disclosed facts
- 2 meetings disclosed for King & Wood Mallesons (the axis it is active on).
- no disclosed political donations found for King & Wood Mallesons in our data.
- 74 of 82 live Law Firms peers (90%) are present on political donations.
- Computed by gap-engine-v1 over disclosed public records; a discrepancy, not an allegation.