Committee stage misses key opportunity to resolve remaining flaws in SLAPPs Bill, leaving the effectiveness of UK’s potential anti-SLAPP law uncertain
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition remains seriously concerned about the viability of the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill (SLAPP Bill), after key opportunities were missed to strengthen the Bill during the House of Commons committee stage that took...
Leading experts call for the Anti-SLAPP Bill to be amended to ensure it can protect everyone speaking out in the public interest
Over sixty editors, journalists, writers, publishers, academics, and experts have written to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC MP calling on the Government to support amendments to the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill. Signatories include the...
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition expresses concern at defamation action threatened by Gerry Adams’ solicitor
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition expresses concern at the defamation action that has been threatened against Matthew Jury, a solicitor at McCue Jury & Partners LLP, in relation to a press release issued by his law firm earlier this year. The press release followed a...