The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition stands in solidarity with Dan Neidle as he uses the UK’s only anti-SLAPP protections to challenge a legal action brought against him.
On 20 October 2025, tax expert and lawyer, Dan Neidle filed an application to have a legal action against him thrown out in a landmark test of the anti-SLAPP provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA). The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition has been...
“My story could have happened to anyone” Nina Cresswell speaks about the personal impact of fighting a SLAPP
This piece by the SLAPP target, survivor and coalition member, Nina Cresswell was initially sent as a newsletter but is republished here after the report launch in the Houses of Parliament. Nina was due to join but explains why she was unable to attend in person I’m...
A new report exposes how the legal system is being weaponised to silence survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
A new report, From Survivor to Defendant: How the law is being weaponised to silence victims of sexual violence by coalition co-chair Index on Censorship reveals how survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the UK and Ireland are being silenced through...
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the judgment in the legal action brought against The Guardian by Noel Clarke
Photo: David Levene/The Guardian The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the High Court’s judgement that found in favour of The Guardian in relation to the legal action brought by the actor, producer and filmmaker, Noel Clarke. This is an important judgment in favour of...