Use of strategic lawsuits against public participation

Foreign Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 7 Mar 2022 Closed: 20 Jul 2022 Parliament page
The purpose of this one-off session is to look at the impact of ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’ (SLAPPs) on the media’s ability to investigate and report on sources of dirty money in our financial systems and the subsequent impact on UK’s security and international reputation.
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
30 Mar
2022
Correspondence
23 Mar
2022
Correspondence
16 Mar
2022
Correspondence
15 Mar
2022
Oral evidence
15 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
15 Mar 2022
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Arabella Pike · William Collins Catherine Belton Susan Coughtrie · Foreign Policy Centre Tom Burgis · Financial Times
Correspondence 3 letters
30 Mar 2022 Correspondence from the Solicitors Regulation Authority following the FAC oral evidence session on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs), dated 17/03/2022
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23 Mar 2022 Correspondence from the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice relating to the call for evidence on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), dated 17/03/2022
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16 Mar 2022 Correspondence from ENRC Ltd relating to the Committee's evidence session on the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation, dated 14/03/2022
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