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
Scottish Government launches consultation on SLAPPs
The Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on SLAPPs to explore what needs to happen to protect free expression for everyone in Scotland. The deadline in 23 May 2025
Prominent UK SLAPP by a cosmetic surgery clinic aimed at former patients and a patient advocate wins big at the 2025 European SLAPP Contest
A prominent SLAPP from the UK-based cosmetic surgery company wins big at the European SLAPP Contest, highlighting the need for a universal anti-SLAPP Law in the UK
Questions Unanswered, Concerns Remain: The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition calls for clarity and transparency from the SRA
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition wrote to the SRA seeking answers to a number of outstanding questions regarding its decision-making process as it relates to SLAPPs after it discontinued Eliot Higgins’ complaint against Discreet Law.
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition criticises the SRA’s closure of Higgins’ SLAPP complaint and points to need for universal SLAPP protections
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition is highly critical of the decision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to close the complaint brought by...
Silenced Stories: Documenting the impact of legal harassment
Yesterday, MPs from different political parties stood up in the House of Commons to describe press reports from media outlets across the country. What made this moment unique was that each story had never been published. The reason? Legal threats prevented them entering the public domain.
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.
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