News & Updates
Here is the latest news from the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, including public statements and news updates on our campaign to stamp out SLAPPs in the UK
Threatening legal letter sent to every sitting MP as Parliament delays establishing anti-SLAPP protections
A legal letter from a London-based law firm was sent to every sitting MP threatening abusive legal action, exposing worrying vulnerabilities in protecting public interest speech from SLAPPs and abusive legal threats.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition response to the 2024 King’s Speech
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition is disappointed that an anti-SLAPP Law was not included in yesterday’s King’s Speech, especially considering the cross-party support for reform and the progress already made towards this vital issue.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the new Government and calls on them to finish the work stamping out SLAPPs
Following the UK General Election on 4 July 2024, the co-chairs of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition have today written to the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Justice, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Foreign Secretary welcoming them to Government and calling on them to bring forward a robust standalone Anti-SLAPP Law.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition calls on all parties to not turn this snap election into a SLAPP election
While elections are moments of heightened stakes and scrutiny, politicians and others connected to political parties should not resort to legal threats to counter negative publicity or media reporting in the public interest.
A Missed Opportunity: The July General Election leaves the UK Government’s commitment to stamping out SLAPPs unrealised.
With the announcement of the General Election, the SLAPP Bill has been discarded. The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition responds to this missed opportunity and calls on the incoming administration to pick up where the current Government left off.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition expresses support for Greenpeace as they face legal action from Shell
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition expresses its support for Greenpeace as it faces a legal action claiming more than three quarters of a million pounds in damages as a result of their peaceful protest against the activities of the multinational oil and gas company, Shell.
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 place yesterday, Wednesday 8 May.
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.
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.
