Judges in England and Wales are to be given more power to throw out lawsuits which allegedly help wealthy and powerful individuals and corporations gag the media. In March 2022, the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke out about the “chilling effect” of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), which he said were being used…
Nurses Who Opposed COVID Measures Say SLAPP Law ‘Turned on Its Head’
Three Ontario nurses are suing the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and a news organisation for libel. The nurses organised protests outside hospitals across the country on Sept. 1, 2021, against mandatory vaccinations for hospital staff. They say the organisations went beyond disagreeing with their stance on COVID measures, that they instead spread false and defamatory…
Nurses Who Opposed COVID Measures Say Anti-SLAPP Law ‘Turned on Its Head’
Three Ontario nurses are suing the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and a news organisation for libel. The nurses organised protests outside hospitals across the country on Sept. 1, 2021, against mandatory vaccinations for hospital staff. They say the organisations went beyond disagreeing with their stance on COVID measures, that they instead spread false and defamatory…
70 UK Newspaper Editors Urge Raab to ‘Move Swiftly’ to Outlaw SLAPPs
A group of more than 70 newspaper editors, lawyers, and publishers has written a letter to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, calling on him to “move swiftly” to stop wealthy individuals from muzzling the British media with strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). The letter calls on Raab to “make good” on a commitment the Ministry…
UK MPs Told of ‘Bullyboy Tactics’ Used in SLAPP Lawsuits
The House of Commons Justice Committee has been told London has become the world leader in law firms perpetrating strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs. Michelle Stanistreet, the general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, described SLAPPs as “bullyboy tactics” used to intimidate journalists or “tie them up in knots” in order to…
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