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
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.
A landmark moment – but we can’t stop here
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the passage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECB2), which includes the first anti-SLAPP provision in UK law.
Over 60 editors, journalists, writers, publishers and experts call on the UK Government to commit to a standalone anti-SLAPP law in the King’s Speech
Over 60 editors, journalists, writers, publishers, academics and experts have written to Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC MP to request that a standalone anti-SLAPP Bill is included in the King’s Speech.
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the establishment of UK Government SLAPPs Taskforce
The UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition welcomes the establishment of a UK Government led taskforce on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs),...
