English courts get new powers to dismiss Slapp cases against reporters
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#61K8D)
Strategic lawsuits against public participation have been used by rich to try to stifle free speech
Courts in England and Wales are to be granted new powers to dismiss lawsuits employed by wealthy claimants to stifle free speech, the government has said.
The justice secretary, Dominic Raab, announced proposals on Wednesday for a three-stage test to tackle at an early stage intimidatory legal actions against reporters and publishers, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation, or Slapps.
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