Slapps

The growth of litigation crowdfunding could lead to 'inverse SLAPPs' which appear to funders to be in the public interest but are "simultaneously meritless as a legal matter", a new report says. The warning comes in new research published by the Legal Services Board (LSB) in England and Wales last w

A task force organised by UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will meet today to address the growing concern of strategic lawsuits against public participation (Slapps) aimed at curbing the freedom of the press. These vexatious actions, often launched by affluent individuals such as Russian oligarchs,

A review by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) shows that some law firms need to do more to guard against the risk of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) and other types of abusive litigation. Since the invasion of Ukraine, there has been significant public concern about

Professor Justin Borg-Barthet, convener of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub, has provided expert evidence at the European Parliament. Last Thursday, Ramona Strugariu MEP convened the first “shadows” meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil L

Courts will be able to dismiss lawsuits "seeking to stifle free speech earlier" under government reforms to protect the legal system from abuse. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has today set out a package of measures that take aim at so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).