New UK bill cracking down on abuse of the legal system by wealthy elites
New UK bill cracking down on abuse of the legal system by wealthy elites
Crackdown on criminals silencing critics to be added to Economic Crime Bill
Judges will be given greater powers to dismiss lawsuits designed purely to evade scrutiny and stifle freedom of speech through government amendments to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bi...
Legal cases usually referred to as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are often aggressively used by wealthy individuals or large businesses to intimidate and financially exhaust opponents, threatening them with extreme costs for defending a claim. SLAPPs have been used prominently by Russian oligarchs to silence critics including investigative journalists, writers and campaigners to avoid scrutiny, often on bogus defamation and privacy grounds that prevent the publication of information in the public interest.