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Legislation proposed to stop lawsuits used to silence journalists and whistleblowers

Private members’ bills to crack down on use of Slapps are likely to attract cross-party support

The Guardian - UK

Woman who raised concerns over self-swab rape kit firm threatened with legal action, MP claims

A woman was told she would face damage to her “personal reputation … career prospects … and future opportunities” if she continued posting about Enough, Conservative MP Alicia Kearns said

The Independent UK

UK will go further to stop ‘abusive’ Slapps lawsuits, Lammy says

Justice secretary says government wants to protect journalists and activists who ‘shine a light on corruption’

The Guardian - UK

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Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs

Cross-party group cites legal threats used to hide Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed

The Guardian - UK

Labour delays proposals to ban oppressive Slapps lawsuits

Labour justice minister in Lords says there is ‘need to protect access to justice’ for legitimate claims

The Guardian - UK

Ministers to back crackdown on Slapp lawsuits aimed at intimidating critics

Government will back bill to curb spurious lawsuits often used by very rich to stop exposure of wrongdoing

The Guardian - UK

‘Designed to distress and deter’: the impact of Slapp lawsuits on journalists and free speech

Individuals and campaigners tell of damage done by powerful people using the courts to try to shut down investigative reporting

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Training offered to police dealing with journalists reporting at protests

In November 2022, an LBC radio journalist and two others were wrongfully arrested as they tried to report on a Just Stop Oil protest.

The Independent UK

Ministers urged not to shelve plans to outlaw oppressive lawsuits

Ministers urged not to abandon non-legislative measures to prevent so-called Slapp suits against critics and journalists

The Guardian - UK

UK judges to be given powers to dismiss oppressive Slapps lawsuits at early stage

Amendments to bill address concerns that strategic lawsuits against public participation stifle free speech

The Guardian - UK

Courts to gain powers to throw out lawsuits designed to silence critics

Legal threats known as Slapps are often used by the rich and powerful to intimidate and financially exhaust opponents.

The Independent UK

Solicitors in UK warned not to act as ‘hired guns’ to silence critics of super-rich

Regulator investigating 40 alleged ‘Slapp’ cases, including action by firm on behalf of Russian oligarch who runs Wagner group

The Guardian - UK

Tories call for action over legal threats from powerful figures facing scrutiny

Solicitors accused of using lawsuits to stifle criticism of prominent figures include those acting for Nadhim Zahawi

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP’s bill aims to stop the powerful using the law to stifle public debate

Private member’s bill from Bob Seely would enable courts in England and Wales to penalise wealthy figures using vexatious litigation known as Slapps

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Democracy is at risk. We can’t let oligarchs exploit British courts to silence their critics

The super-rich are using expensive, lengthy and often bogus lawsuits to menace those who scrutinise them, says Conservative MP David Davis

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Senior media figures call for law to stop oligarchs silencing UK journalists

Editors urge ministers to end ‘endemic’ use of Slapps – legal cases designed to hinder investigations

The Guardian - UK

UK minister rejects measure designed to tackle Slapp legal cases

Tom Tugendhat says economic crime bill is not right law to stop courts being used by super-rich to silence critics and journalists

The Guardian - UK

Four media outlets facing libel claims over Nursultan Nazarbayev reports

Complaints filed by charity named after ex-president reopen the debate over legal action against public interest journalism

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Carole Cadwalladr’s victory over Arron Banks is great news, but our libel laws need reform

There must be more protection for people who keep us informed, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

The Guardian - UK

EU announces plans to protect journalists from vexatious lawsuits

Anti-Slapp directive would also enable EU states to refuse to recognise judgments passed in UK

The Independent UK

Call for lawyers and oligarchs to be sanctioned over ‘abuse’ of UK courts

Journalists and lawyers told a Lords committee that more needed to be done to cut down on so-called Slapp lawsuits.

The Guardian - UK

UK to clamp down on libel ‘lawfare’ by the rich in English courts

Claimants will have to prove malice, as government seeks to curb ‘Slapps’ that use wealth to deter scrutiny

The Independent UK

Pass law to stop Russian oligarchs using UK courts to silence critics, Labour tells Boris Johnson

Notorious ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’ (Slapps) must be stamped out, Keir Starmer says

The Independent UK

Starmer urges action on oligarchs able to ‘sue critics into silence’

The Labour leader said urgent action needed to be taken to tackle so-called Slapps.

The Guardian - UK

What are Slapps and how are they connected to Russian oligarchs?

Liz Truss is looking for a way to crack down on lawsuits used by the wealthy to silence critics

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