Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

"A weapon to intimidate people who are exercising their constitutional rights, restrain public interest in advocacy and activism; and convert matters of public interest into technical private law disputes”

Publication Date: January 2021

Research and Editorial Team: Gillian Phillips for International In-house Counsel Journal

Link: https://www.iicj.net/library/showpaper?pfile=HCjaJeCPDOaDwlJGk0zlctPQjzKCEXdpFmRC7vOBQmlYBX3h2luyA79s9lv5AIcKBfJKcFJduxL6apwHcQVNyQ==&enc=y

In this paper, GILLIAN PHILLIPS, Director Editorial Legal Services, Guardian News and Media Limited, UK, come to the conclusion that one of the most basic solutions is improving courts handling of SLAPPs by way of the introduction of a harmonised set of procedural rules to stop cross border forum shopping and to introduce consistent and proportionate procedural protections so as to limit the availability of SLAPPs against journalists, activists and citizens.

The author gives a world overview of cases and legislation, and mentions several studies and researches on the topic.

Tags: SLAPP

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