SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation)

Experts welcome new task force set up to stop rich and powerful from silencing journalists, but say it’s not enough

By Anita Mureithi

/ 11 Sep 2023

New amendment will protect only those reporting on economic crime, sparking calls for government to go further

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 13 Jun 2023

Exclusive: Government-backed amendment to protect those reporting on corruption expected to be in Parliament this week

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 12 Jun 2023

MP asks ‘what are ministers trying to hide?’, as government refuses to publish original sanctions guidance

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 18 Apr 2023

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

London law firm that worked for Wagner Group founder faces call to be ‘struck off’ as regulator launches probes

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 14 Feb 2023

Tina Stowell said action to crack down on SLAPPs was ‘wholly inadequate’ following revelations by openDemocracy

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 26 Jan 2023

Ministers are considering giving more political oversight to a process that allowed a warlord to sue a UK journalist

By Adam Bychawski

/ 25 Jan 2023

PM denies involvement in key Treasury decision while chancellor – raising questions over lack of ministerial scrutiny

By Ruby Lott-Lavigna

/ 25 Jan 2023

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

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

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 23 Jan 2023

New legislation is set to target corporate corruption and attempts to silence journalists through SLAPP lawsuits

By Jim Fitzpatrick

/ 31 Dec 2022