As the UK looks to introduce legislation against strategic lawsuits against public participation, SA’s Constitutional Court is deciding just such a case, writes CarmelRickard.
While SA waits for the Constitutional Court’s decision on a particularly pernicious threat to free speech, the UK government plans to introduce new laws to deal with the same problem — strategic lawsuits against public protection, or Slapps.
Introducing his plans, UK deputy prime minister and secretary of state for justice Dominic Raab described Slapps as a growing threat to freedom of speech and a free press...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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