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
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.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the decision in the case against two investigative journalists and their employer, the Journalism Development Network
A court has issued a ruling in favour of Daniel Balint-Kurti and Will Jordan
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition calls for the Anti-SLAPP PMB to be amended to ensure it protects everyone speaking out in the public interest.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition is disappointed that the shortcomings found in the Anti-SLAPP provisions of the ECCTA have been reproduced almost word-for-word in the Anti-SLAPP PMB
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes Wayne David MP’s Anti-SLAPP Bill
Today, Wayne David MP will present the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill, his Private Members’ Bill, to the Houses of Parliament. This is a crucial milestone for the UK to stamp out all SLAPPs targeting public interest reporting.
Anti-SLAPP campaigners from across Europe stand in solidarity with the Russian dissident authors after an injunction was secured against their publisher in Germany.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition joins members of the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) calling for the injunction against Hachette, the publisher of Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan’s book, The Compatriots.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr following Supreme Court decision
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition reiterates its support for Carole Cadwalladr following the Supreme Court decision to refuse her permission to appeal the costs order made by the Court of Appeal in May 2023.
UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition’s response to the King’s Speech
The absence of an anti-SLAPP Bill in today’s King’s Speech is a significant disappointment for members of the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition and the public watchdogs they support.
