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
Support increases for anti-SLAPP protections being included in the King’s Speech
After 39 new signatories add their name to the letter to Sir Keir Starmer, over 160 editors, lawyers, academics, publishers, journalists and civil society representatives call for anti-SLAPP provisions to be included in the King’s Speech.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition monitors Dan Neidle’s test of the UK’s only existing anti-SLAPP protections
Today in the Royal Court of Justice, tax transparency expert and lawyer, Dan Neidle challenged the legal threat brought against him and Tax Policy Associates in the first test of the UK’s only anti-SLAPP provisions included in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), passed in 2023.
Over 120 editors, lawyers, academics, journalists, publishers and civil society representatives call on the Government to give parliamentary time to stamp out SLAPPs.
On 28 January 2026, marking the 5th anniversary of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition, 127 representatives from a wide cross section of society co-signed an open letter sent to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer joining the Coalition’s call for anti-SLAPP provisions to be included in the next King’s Speech, expected in May.
By threatening to sue the BBC, President Trump’s use of legal threats to stifle protected speech has gone global
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition condemns the legal threat brought against the BBC by the US President, Donald Trump and calls for everyone who values an independent press to support the public service broadcaster.
Recognition of SLAPPs in new UK Anti-Corruption Strategy is welcome but underscores urgency for universal anti-SLAPP law
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the inclusion of SLAPPs in the UK Government’s new anti-corruption strategy, but repeats calls for a universal anti-SLAPP law.
“Scottish Government agrees that the law should be reformed to address SLAPPs”: Response to public consultation published
The Scottish Government agree that Scots Law should be reformed to address SLAPPs after they publish their report following the public consultation.
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.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition stands in solidarity with Dan Neidle as he applies to test England and Wales’ only anti-SLAPP protections following a legal action brought against him.
“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
A new report exposes how the legal system is being weaponised to silence survivors of sexual and gender-based violence
A new report by coalition co-chair Index on Censorship reveals how survivors of SGBV in the UK and Ireland are being silenced through abusive legal actions known as SLAPPs.
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