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New UK sanctions rules to halt libel cases following Prigozhin case

The government is tightening its rules after openDemocracy revealed it helped a sanctioned warlord sue a journalist

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 30 Mar 2023

New UK sanctions rules to halt libel cases following Prigozhin case

Putin’s warlord planned new legal attack on BBC with UK government help

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads the notorious Wagner army, sought to attack the BBC two months before the Ukraine invasion

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 21 Mar 2023

Putin’s warlord planned new legal attack on BBC with UK government help

Лицензии для военного преступника: как британское правительство поддержало иск Евгения Пригожина против независимого журналиста

Расследование openDemocracy раскрыло детали иска о клевете, предъявленного Евгением Пригожиным основателю платформы Bellingcat Элиоту Хиггинсу в 2020 году. Пригожин действовал через лондонскую адвокатскую фирму, а британское правительство систематически и на всех этапах поддерживало иск военного п

By Oliver Bullough, Редакторы oDR and Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 27 Jan 2023

Лицензии для военного преступника: как британское правительство поддержало иск Евгения Пригожина против независимого журналиста

Labour calls for probe into Treasury’s role in case against journalist

Rishi Sunak’s old department gave go-ahead for Yevgeny Prigozhin to circumvent sanctions and bring case in London

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 25 Jan 2023

Labour calls for probe into Treasury’s role in case against journalist

Revealed: UK government helped sanctioned Putin ally sue British journalist

UK Treasury, then under Rishi Sunak’s control, let Yevgeny Prigozhin circumvent sanctions to target Eliot Higgins

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 23 Jan 2023

Revealed: UK government helped sanctioned Putin ally sue British journalist

MPs slam top ‘lawfare’ firm for keeping finances secret

Exclusive: Carter-Ruck has been accused of harassing journalists for wealthy clients. But its profits remain secret

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 14 Dec 2022

MPs slam top ‘lawfare’ firm for keeping finances secret

Revealed: Election watchdog’s stark warning to government over voter ID

Electoral Commission chair told ministers their plans are not ‘workable’ or ‘secure’. But the government ignored him

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 30 Nov 2022

Revealed: Election watchdog’s stark warning to government over voter ID